We are pleased to offer our registered patients a travel health service. Our nurse uses up to date information to advise you on your health needs related to destinations around the world. They can administer most vaccinations and provide prescriptions for treatments where needed.

Many people are taking long haul holidays requiring complicated courses of vaccines. Children also need to be vaccinated for travel abroad. Most travel vaccinations are provided by the NHS. To assist you in these requirements please see additional travel health information below.

Booking your Appointment with the Nurse

• Travel Assessment:
  Please download and complete a Travel Assessment Questionnaire, then forward it to the surgery for the attention of the Nurse.
• Arrange an Appointment:
  Once you have submitted your form, please book a travel clinic appointment with the nurse, but please leave a week between submitting the form and your appointment so we can process your details.
• Please Allow Plenty of Time:
  Patients are advised to allow plenty of time for vaccinations (at least two or three months) especially if traveling to an out of the way place where they’ll be living or working among local people. Some courses of vaccine such as rabies or Hepatitis B need to be given over several weeks.

Holiday Health

It is always a wise precaution to pack some essential items in case of illness on holiday. Do choose medicines according to your needs and the country you are intending to visit. lf you take prescription medicines regularly remember to pack them too.

You may want to consider packing the following:

• Paracetamol Travel Sickness tablets Plasters and a small crepe bandage
• Rehydration solutions such as Dioralyte, Anti diarrhoeal e.g. lmodium
• High factor sunscreen
• Anti material tablets, Water purification tablets, Insect repellent
• Condoms and other contraceptives
• Sunhats for yourself and children

Prescriptions

If you require a prescription for vaccinations this will be ready to collect 2 working days following your appointment.

Mosquito Bite Avoidance for Travellers

In many tropical countries, mosquitoes can spread diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, malaria, yellow fever and Zika. Here are five simple rules you should follow to reduce your risk of infections spread by mosquitoes.

Useful Travel Information Websites

The Travel Health Organisations section on this website has lots of useful links to help you.

Travel Vaccination Charges

We offer most of the travel health service at no additional charge to the patient. However the NHS does not cover the cost of all the treatments you may need. Therefore, for some services you may need to pay.

Malaria Tablets are NOT provided on the NHS and sometimes can be bought over the counter or may require a private prescription. The nurse can advise regarding this, or you could discuss with your pharmacist. REMEMBER some tablets have to be started at least one week before you travel, and you need continue to take them when you return to the UK for the advised length of time.

Medical Examinations (Non-NHS)

Certain services provided by the Doctors are not covered by the NHS and fees are payable for such items as:

• Large Good Vehicle (LGV) and Passenger Service Vehicle (PSV) licences
• Elderly driver licences
• Insurance
• Preemployment medicals
• Private certificates
• Holiday vaccinations
• Insurance claims
• Fitness for sports

Please ask the receptionist for such services. Charges are payable at the time of attendance, and the British Medical Association (BMA) recommended scale of fees is on display at the reception desk. For further information please see Why does my doctor charge fees?

It you have any queries regarding these, please enquire at Reception.

Medical Certificates

Self-certificates are available from your employer for sickness of up to one week. Any certificate required from the Doctor for periods up to the first week can only be provided as a private certificate for which there is a charge.

The treatment room nurse runs a clinic each morning for dressings, stitches removal and ear syringes. Appointments must be made by ringing the central booking line on 0161 426 9636. Brinnington Surgery does not provide this service and has no control over appointments.

There are several other services on offer at the health centre, including dental services, chiropody, physiotherapy, hearing tests for children under five and speech therapy.

The practice offers confidential sexual health advice, investigations and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Appointments can be made with the doctor or practice nurse. Sexual health advice is also available from the health visitors.

Stop Smoking Service

Ask at reception or speak to a doctor or practice nurse if you want to stop smoking.

(including antenatal, postnatal care and baby care)

There is a walk-in podiatry service available every Monday 1.30pm to 2.30pm. This is for acute problems such as: weeping, discharging wound; ingrown or infected toenail; loss of sensation; foot infection.

Please note, the ‘walk in’ podiatry service is based on ‘first come, first served’.

The practices provide services to the local nursing and residential homes. All residents are offered the opportunity to register with the practices if they so wish.

The doctors offer minor surgery, cryotherapy and removal of lumps and cysts. Appointments can be made after seeing any of the doctors.

Community midwives help to look after mothers and their babies before birth and in the immediate postnatal period. They work closely with our doctors and hospital doctors.