If you are over 65 or have asthma, COPD, heart disease, or diabetes, immunisation against flu is recommended. This is done annually between October and December. Appointments can be made for the flu clinics by contacting reception from September to November each year.

Monday 2.00 - 3.30pm
Thursday 9.00 - 11.30am
Wednesday 2.00 - 4.20pm

This clinic offers a comprehensive service for people with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes that includes starting and adjusting insulin. There is a strong emphasis on health promotion and working with people and their families to help them be as involved as they would like to be in the management of their diabetes. Invitations to attend the clinic are sent 3-6 monthly depending on individual requirements. If you are attending this clinic it is helpful if you can bring a urine sample, records of blood glucose readings and changes in insulin doses and a home blood glucose meter if one is used.

We have well-established links with The Oxfordshire Diabetes Centre at The Churchill Hospital http://ocdem.customers.composite.net/

Care is based on national guidelines for diabetes which can be found on the Diabetes UK website http://www.diabetes.org.uk/

Tuesday 9.00 - 11.30am

This clinic provides a service for people who have been diagnosed by their GP as having high blood pressure. Appointments include an assessment of blood pressure, blood test results and current medication as well as the opportunity to discuss how considering lifestyle issues i.e. diet, activity, smoking and weight can help improve blood pressure and general health.

Invitations to attend the clinic are sent 6 monthly and patients are encouraged to maintain contact with their GP between appointments. If you are attending this clinic and have a blood pressure machine at home, please bring a record of the readings with you.

Care is based on national guidelines for hypertension management which can be found on the British Hypertension Society website: http://www.bhsoc.org/default.stm

 Thursday 2.00 - 4.20pm

This clinic caters for people with a history of Heart Disease (angina, heart attack, coronary bypass surgery, stent insertion) and/or a Stroke (CVA) or mini-stroke (TIA).

Appointments include an assessment of blood pressure, blood test results and current medication. There is an emphasis on health promotion and an opportunity to discuss how considering lifestyle issues i.e. diet, activity, smoking and weight can help improve heart health.

Invitations to attend the clinic are sent 12 monthly and patients are encouraged to maintain contact with their GP between appointments. If you are attending this clinic and have a blood pressure machine at home, please bring a record of the readings with you.

Care is based on national guidelines, which can be seen at: http://www.stroke.org.uk and http://www.bhf.org.uk/

If you have heart disease and diabetes you will only need to be seen in the diabetes clinic.

Thursday 2.00 - 5.00pm (Please bring your inhalers with you)

This clinic is for people with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The emphasis is on helping you to manage your asthma by recognising your own symptoms and choosing the most appropriate inhalers. We also support parents in dealing with their child’s asthma.

Care is based on national guidelines, which can be seen at: http://www.asthma.org.uk/ and http://www.lunguk.org/copd.asp

According to national guidelines we operate a recall system for women aged between 25-65 years old.

We would ask women to make an appointment when they are mid-cycle i.e. approximately 14 days after the 1st day of a period and when you do not have any bleeding.

Further information can be found at: http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/

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