Our Services & Clinics

 Urgent Care Clinic

We are now offering on the day appointments for urgent medical problems. Our trained receptionists will ask a few health related questions to direct you to the most appropriate appointment for your problem.

You may be offered an appointment with a GP, a nurse practitioner (Olga James), minor illness nurse (Abi Dowman/Suzanne Matthews) or a paramedic practitioner (Rachel Smith/Steph West)

Respiratory Clinic

The respiratory clinic which 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.
(Please bring your inhalers with you to the clinic)

Our respiratory team are Abi Dowman/Suzanne Matthews/Lisa Ponting.

Care is based on national guidelines, which can be seen at:

Asthma UK
British Lung Foundation

Cardiovascular Clinic

This clinic is 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).

Olga James is our lead cardiovascular nurse.  Her email is cardiovascular.manorsurgery@nhs.net

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.

Management of cardiovascular care is based on current national guidelines which can be found on the following websites:

NICE
Stroke Association
British Heart Foundation

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

Cervical Smear Appointments

According to national guidelines we operate a recall system for women aged between 25-65 years old. Most cervical smears are done by our practice nurses in their general clinics. When booking an appointment please tell the receptionist you are attending for a smear test.

Further information can be found at:

http://www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/

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/

ECG Clinic

We  provide an ECG service at the practice. Your doctor or nurse may recommend this and appointments can then be made at reception.

Flu Immunisation Clinics

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. This year we have also made our flu appointments available to book online via the NHS App or Patient Access.

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 and can be found on the following websites:

http://www.bhsoc.org/default.stm
http://www.nice.org.uk