The Charing Surgery

CLINICS

Travel Clinic

Our nurses have up-to-date information in this area and are able to give travel advice and to work out an appropriate immunisation schedule. Please allow at least three months before you travel in order to make the necessary arrangements. Charing Surgery is a registered yellow fever centre.

Ask for a travel clinic appointment with the practice nurse.

Well Persons Clinic

We are anxious to prevent disease as well as to treat problems. We offer a special invitation for regular checks to the elderly every year and to anyone who has not seen the doctor in the last three years. We offer a health check with our nurse and/or a doctor to include: blood pressure checks; height/weight; advice on diet and lifestyle; immunisation checks; cervical smears; heart examination and counselling on all aspects of healthy living.

Maternity Services

All our doctors are experienced and qualified in the care of expectant mothers.

Clinics are held by appointment. The attached midwife, Caroline Dodds, works in a midwifery group practice and will care for women in pregnancy, labour and after the baby is born.

Direct line to Caroline Dodds 07967 655861
On-call midwife 01233 616124 (Blue/Green Team)

Children's Clinic

These are held on Friday afternoons. All doctors are experienced in the care of children. Dr Lister runs the clinics with our health visitor Mrs Lynne Curtis:

6 - 8 weeks Assessment Clinic 1st and 3rd Fridays 2.00 - 3.30pm
Appointments are made through Mrs Curtis. Her direct line number is 01233 713296 .

Minor Surgery

Many minor surgical procedures can be carried out at the surgery to save the waiting and inconvenience of hospital clinics. Appointments can be made after discussion with the doctors or nurse practitioner.

Minor Injuries

Under the terms of the GP contract, Charing is designated a minor injuries centre.

Other Clinics

Our practice nurses run anti-coagulant clinics to save patients the time and expense of travelling to hospital. We also host regular consultant-led clinics in the following clinical specialties - gynaecology, orthopaedics and urology.

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Diabetic Podiatry
  • Audiometry
  • Phlebotomy (blood tests)
  • Complementary Therapies

Family Planning

All our doctors and nurses provide confidential contraceptive advice in normal consulting hours. A full service is provided, including advice on:

  • Contraceptive Pills
  • Coil Fitting
  • Diaphragm Sterilisation
  • Injections and Implants
  • Morning After Pill (within 72 hours)
  • Counselling for both Men and Women

Physiotherapy

Qualified physiotherapists practise from the surgery premises. This service is of great benefit in that it enables patients to have therapy with minimum delay.

Counselling

A counsellor is available at the surgery by appointment arranged by the doctor.

Immunisations

Childhood immunisation clinics are held regularly by the practice nurses at the surgery. Appointments will be sent to children when their immunisations are due.

At present the immunisation schedule for children is:
Two months 1st diphtheria, tetanus, accelular pertussis, inactive polio, HIB and 1st pneumococcal
Three months 2nd diphtheria, tetanus, accelular pertussis, inactive polio,
HIB and 1st meningitis C
Four months 3rd diphtheria, tetanus, accelular pertussis, inactive polio,
HIB and 2nd meningitis C and 2nd pneumococcal
12 months Booster HIB and booster meningitis C (1 injection)
13 months 1st MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) booster pneumococcal
3.5 - 4.5 years Pre-school injection (diphtheria, tetanus, accelular pertussis, polio) and MMR booster
15 years Tetanus, polio and diphtheria

Adults who have had five tetanus injections during their life do not need boosters.