Antenatal
Our GPs run antenatal clinics with the Community Midwife, to ensure the best possible outcome for mother and baby. Our Midwife and Health Visitors hold parent-craft classes at the Health Centre.

Anticoagulation
We provide the ongoing mangement of Warfarin therapy.

Asthma / COPD
We provide a service which follows locally agreed protocols for community managed respiratory disease. This is run by the Practice Nurse and doctor with a special interest in respiratory disease. Treatment is constantly improving. We offer regular review of treatment and instruction in inhaler use and self help. Your doctor or nurse will advise which patients should attend.

Cervical Smears

Women aged between 25 and 49 will be invited by letter to have a smear test every three years and women aged between 50 and 64 every five years. Tests are carried out by appointment by the Practice Nurse.

Child Health
These are run by Health Visitors. You may attend any time the clinic is open. An appointment is not needed. A Health Visitor is available to weigh your baby and discuss baby's progress and any problems you may have.

Clinics are held on:

Immunisations - It is vital that all children are protected from infectious diseasees.

Contraceptive Services / Family Planning
A full range of services is offered during normal surgery appointments; please ask your doctor or practice nurse for advice. Emergency contraception is available after discussion with a GP or nurse or through the local Walk-In Centres.

Counselling
Referral is by the doctor. Appointments are sent directly to the patient by the Brief Intervention and Counselling Service based at Woking Community Hospital. Counsellors are here to help you to work through a wide range of personal and family difficulties. The service provided is strictly confidential between the counsellor and the client.

Cryotherapy
Treatment for superficial skin lesions including viral warts.

Diabetic / Dietician
The nurses and doctors at the Health Centre work closely with the specialist diabetic clinic at St Peter's Hospital. All patients with diabetes on our register are invited for annual checks. We encourage patients to attend these reviews as good control of diabetes helps to avoid long-term complications.

District Nurses
The District Nursing service provided by Surrey Primary Care Trust is responsible for nursing care to patients in their homes or residential homes in the community. The District Nursing Sister is responsible for (a) assessment and review of the needs of each individual patient and carer and (b) provision of an appropriate care plan. Referrals to the District Nursing Service may be made either by your doctor or by a hospital.

Health Checks
These are available to all patients on request. They include lifestyle assessment and advice, e.g. diet, exercise, smoking cessation.

Health Visitors
This team, which comes under Surrey Primary Care Trust, takes care of children and the elderly. All team members are qualified nurses with specialist training in family health, child development and the elderly. Their primary responsibility is for the promotion of good health and prevention of ill health. They may be contacted on 01932 340411. A a Health Visitor is usually in the office between 09.00 and 10.00 and 16.00 and 17.00; otherwise a message may be left with the Health Visitor's secretary or receptionist. Our Health Visitors work closely with our midwife providing parenthood classes. Their prime function is to promote good health through education and to give parents an understanding of their child's development. Apart from child health clinics, they also carry out routine developmental checks on pre-school children.

Midwife
We have a fully qualified Community Midwife providing maternity care. She organises parenthood relaxation classes for parents-to-be. Mothers are seen at the antenatal clinics and visited at home in the early days following delivery.

Minor Surgery
For non-cosmetic skin lessions that require removal under local anaesthetic.

Podiatry
This service is via self referral (Telephone 01932 570607). Appointments are sent directly to the patient by the Podiatry Service at Chertsey Health Centre. Clinics are held at West Byfleet Health Centre.

Practice Nurses
We have a team of very experienced nurses, who work as part of the practice team in providing care. They run nurse-led services for asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, coronary heart disease and hypertension (high blood pressure). They also provide childhood immunisation and travel health services, suture removal plus general health checks for men and women - including lifestyle advice on weight management, smoking cessation and cervical smears. Appointments are made by contacting reception by appointment on 01932 340411 throughout the week, augmenting our Primary Care teams with such services as blood tests, ear syringing, suture removal and dressings.

Quit Smoking
If you are interested in giving up smoking, please book an appointment with a Practice Nurse or enquire at reception, where information about support groups is available.

School Nurses
The school nurses are part of the Community Health Services and are based in Woking Community Hospital. They visit local schools, monitoring children's health and providing advice to parents and children on relevant matters.

Specialist Medical Equipment
The Health Centre is uniquely equipped with an ultra-sound machine, which enables echocardiography, abdominal and pelvic examinations to be carried out without referral to a hospital. Some of the running costs of the machine, as well as the consultant's fees for abdominal examinations, are met by The Friends of West Byfleet Health Centre, click for information.

Specialist Nurses
A Macmillan Cancer Nurse is attached to the practice and meets regularly with the practice.

Travel Health
The practice nurses provide full and comprehensive travel advice and vaccination service. For information on vaccination required, visit www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk.