Practice Nurses

The practice nurses can carry out a wide range of services including:

  • Wound dressing and suture removal
  • Family planning advice
  • Cervical smear tests and the well woman clinic
  • Childhood immunizations
  • Minor casualty service
  • Blood tests
  • Special clinics
  • Well woman clinic
  • Asthma clinic
  • Diabetic clinic
  • Vascular clinic (stroke and heart problems)
  • Chest clinic
  • Health promotion and lifestyle advice (eg smoking, weight loss)
  • ECG tests
  • Chlamydia screening