Clinics & Services

Book your Covid / Flu vaccinations now

The Autumn Covid vaccination programme is due to start in October.  Clinics for the Covid / Flu vaccinations have been set up at Nettlebed Surgery and eligible patients can book their appointment now.

• Clinics dates are:
  • PM Wednesday 9 October
  • PM Wednesday 16 October
  • PM Thursday 17 October

Patients eligible to receive the Autumn Covid vaccination at Nettlebed Surgery are:

• • Aged 65 and over
  • Aged 18 – 64 in clinically ‘at risk’ groups (‘at risk’ patients aged 6 – 17years are eligible but will need to book online to receive their vaccination elsewhere)
  • Health care workers
  • Care workers in homes for older adults

Musculoskeletal self-referral Physiotherapy services

Musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapists assess and treat problems with muscle, bone and joints that may cause pain, stiffness and/or disability.
The team provide specialist assessment followed by expert advice and treatment for a wide range of service for any joint and muscular related problems including rehabilitation after orthopaedic surgery, sports injury rehabilitation and women’s health physiotherapy advice and treatment.
All eligible patients can now directly access NHS physiotherapy services, thorough our new self-referral servicewithout needing to go via their GP.
Patients under the age of 16 years will need a clinical referral. 

Please click the link to the staywell-bob website to access information on the self-referral eligibility criteria and details of how to self-refer in the area you are registered with a GP.

https://staywell-bob.nhs.uk/musculoskeletal/

Adults with ADHD

Regrettably this practice is not able to provide comprehensive NHS services for adults with ADHD.

National guidance expects long term involvement of specialists in reviewing adults with ADHD, along with their medical treatment, but this does not currently happen in Oxfordshire. Consequently the practice has taken the difficult decision that any new requests from specialists, both NHS and private, to prescribe ADHD medications to adult patients, will be declined. We will be making this clear to providers of ADHD services at the point we refer patients for a diagnostic assessment. The care of adults already receiving ADHD treatments remains under careful review. Patients may be able to access the care they need outside of the NHS, for instance by seeking a referral to a private provider from their NHS GP or NHS specialist. As your NHS GP, we will not enter into “shared care” arrangements with private providers.

Patients should not be left without the care they need due to a lack of comprehensive NHS funding, and our local representatives have raised this issue with local funding and decision-making groups. If you also wish to raise this issue you may want to contact the “planned care team” at BOB ICB, bobicb.plannedcare@nhs.net , and/or your MP.”

Family Planning

Make an appointment with a GP or nurse for confidential advice on contraception.

Antenatal Care

Royal Berkshire Hospital usually looks after all our mums-to-be. Their dedicated Maternity Appointments Line is 0118 322 8964/Option 1. They are open Mon-Fri, 8am – 6pm. Please ring for your first appointment with your Community Midwife. Clinics are run 7 days a week and this may be at a surgery, a local Children’s Centre or one of their hospital hubs.

Child Health

If you would like to contact a Health Visitor, please use the ChatHealth text line 07312 263081.

Immunisations

Baby immunisations for all ages are available during surgery times by appointment with our nurses.

Time: Year-round, normally afternoons.

Flu

We run a flu immunisation clinic in the autumn.

Time: Usually October and November. You will be contacted with the dates once confirmed if you are allegeable.

Asthma

Regular check-ups and advice from our pharmacists on lifestyle, inhaler techniques and medication.

Time: Specific Asthma appointments are available on request.

Diabetes

Regular check-ups and advice from practice nurses, dietician and doctors on management and medication.

Time: Year-round, letters will be sent when check-ups are due.