Practice Nursing

Members of the practice nursing team have different specialist skills and receptionists will be able to advise patients of the most appropriate clinician for their care:

• Debbie Russell RGN - Practice Nurse
• Yvonne Bennington - Practice Nurse
• Karen Thomas - Practice Nurse
• Libby Lawrey - Healthcare Assistant 
• Helen Marriott-Power - Healthcare Assistant

Appointments should be made for vaccinations (children and adults), travel advice, cervical smears, weight clinic, smoking cessation, blood pressure checks, COPD & asthma clinic, diabetic clinic, heart disease, INR clinics, health checks, ear syringing, dressings and removal of sutures.

Nursing sessions are held at the following times:  

Contraception and Family Planning

Advice is given on all forms of contraception including emergency contraception such as the morning after pill. Pre-conceptual advice is also available from the Practice Nurse or GPs.

Cervical Smears

The practice runs a screening programme with automatic recall as appropriate. This test is important for all women aged between 25-64. The test is done by appointment with either the Practice Nurse or a doctor.

Non NHS Services

Special appointments for medical examinations for insurance, driving, sports, employment, etc can be made through the receptionists. A fee is usually charged for these medicals.

Minor Surgery

Removal of moles, cysts, joint/soft tissue injections etc can be arranged by appointment. Please consult the Doctor first.

Sexual Health Services

Genitourinary Medicine (GUM) Clinics:

If you are worried about an infection which may be sexually transmitted it may be appropriate for you to attend a GUM clinic.  These offer totally confidential information, counselling, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections including HIV.  You can book an appointment for yourself, you do not need to ask your GP.  You do need to give your name and address.

• East Surrey & Caterham Dene Hospitals: telephone 01737 231725                       
• Mayday Hospital: telephone 020 8401 3002

Emergency Contraception:

Emergency contraception is available:

• at the GUM clinics (see details above)
• from some pharmacists - enquire at the chemist's
• East Surrey Hospital Brockham Ward 7 days a week 9am - 9pm
• request an urgent appointment with a GP or Nurse at Whyteleafe Surgery.

Family Planning:

• consult a GP at Whyteleafe Surgery
• Caterham Dene Hospital, Church Road, Caterham Telephone : 01883 837532  Wednesday 6.00 - 8.00pm by appointment

Surrey Chlamydia Screening Service

Chlamydia testing is available to all sexually active under 25 year olds. Full details about how this service can be accessed are available on the website:

http://www.surreycscreen.nhs.uk/

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

 

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment may be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines may have to be ordered if they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.  Appointments with a suitably qualified practitioner are limited at present and you are asked to notify us of your travel plans as early as possible. 

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

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Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

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