Beechwood Medical Centre

Services

We provide a wide range of services and clinics for patients at our practice.

You can find out more by clicking on the links.

Additional Healthcare Professionals Services

Talk to the reception team to find out more.

Appointments

We run all our surgeries by an appointment-only system. Appointments can be booked by telephoning the surgery, visiting the surgery in person or online. We try to make sure you ... [continue] Appointments

Clinics

Travel clinic Advice and travel vaccination Blood pressure Blood pressure checks Cervical cytology/Smear Test A cervical screening test (previously known as a smear test) is a method of detecting abnormal ... [continue] Clinics

NHS health information

There is plenty of information to help you manage your health on the NHS Choices website. These buttons will take you to different sections of NHS Choices and you can ... [continue] NHS health information

Non-NHS services

The NHS does not pay for some of the services we provide. These include private sick notes, insurance forms, holiday cancellation forms, medical reports, fitness to travel certificates, private prescriptions, ... [continue] Non-NHS services

Online services

There is now the facility for patients to book appointments with a doctor and order repeat prescriptions via this website. This is protected by the highest security and cannot be ... [continue] Online services

Repeat prescriptions

Repeat prescriptions can be ordered by completing the right-hand section of your previous prescription form and either leaving it at the surgery or sending it to us by post. You ... [continue] Repeat prescriptions

Self care

Did you know that 10 of the most minor ailments seen by GPs can also be treated by you at home? By treating yourself at home you could save a ... [continue] Self care

Sick certificates

You only need a doctor’s note if you are unable to work and are ill for longer than seven calendar days. Your employer will provide you with an SC2 self-certificate ... [continue] Sick certificates

Social Prescribing Service

We now offer Social Prescribing services in our practice. There are many things that impact our health and wellbeing, including feeling isolated or struggling with practical challenges. We have Social Prescribers in ... [continue] Social Prescribing Service

Test results

Since our telephones are very busy in the early morning, we ask you to telephone for test results (eg blood, urine, x-ray) between 11 and 12 noon each day. To ... [continue] Test results

Who should I see?

We try to keep our GP appointments for patients with more serious health problems. Before you book an appointment to see a doctor please consider whether an appointment with a ... [continue] Who should I see?

Date published: 28th August, 2014
Date last updated: 14th February, 2018