Services

The community midwife runs a clinic every Tuesday afternoon from 1:00 pm onwards.

Once you know you are pregnant, plan to see her anytime from eight weeks after your last period. She can give you a lot of information and will help you through your pregnancy until after your baby is born.

This clinic is run by our asthma nurses and is designed to help you keep your asthma under control.

Please arrange to see them regularly (at least once a year). We prefer to see you when you are well and help you stay that way rather than have to help you during an asthma emergency.

Everyone with asthma should know what their best peak flow rate is, understand the difference between preventer and reliever medicines, and know what to do if their asthma gets worse. Do you know this?

One of the practice sisters gives immunisations every Tuesday afternoon, and your child should automatically get an appointment.

The childhood immunisation programme in the UK helps protect children from unpleasant and sometimes dangerous diseases. We know that some parents may worry about immunising their children, so we ask you to talk with the health visitor, your doctor, or the nursing sister before making any decisions about your child's protection.

You might also like to look at Immunisation - the safest way to protect your child and Measles, Mumps and Rubella Vaccine (MMR), Department of Health.

All the doctors can give you advice about contraception during regular appointments. Dr Chesworth can also fit intrauterine contraceptive devices, known as "coils." If you want to talk about getting a coil fitted, please make an appointment with her.

If you need emergency contraception, you can buy the morning-after pill from any pharmacy or get it with a prescription during an appointment with one of the doctors. You need to take it within 72 hours after unprotected sex.

Remember, while the pill is a good way to prevent pregnancy, it's also very important to use a condom to protect yourself against sexually transmitted infections.

We work hard to invite everyone with diabetes to come for a yearly check-up in this clinic, which happens every three weeks on Wednesday mornings.

We send out an invitation ahead of time and ask you to have a blood test two weeks before your appointment so we have the results ready when you come. During the visit, we want to talk about your thoughts and worries about your diabetes, and we also check important things like your eyes and feet.

We recommend that you go for an annual eye screening at Watford General Hospital. You should get a reminder for this unless you are already going to see a consultant at an eye clinic, in which case you don’t need the extra screening.

Our main goal is to help you take control of your health. If you don’t know what your HbA1c level is, you need to come and see us.

Our pharmacists have special training and can help you with:

• Colds and coughs
• Throat or ear infections
• Conjunctivitis or rashes
• Wounds, bites, or stings
• Cystitis
• Thrush
• Diarrhoea or vomiting
• Head lice
• Morning-after pill

When you call to make an appointment, the receptionist may suggest that you talk to the pharmacist if your problem is one of these.

If needed, the pharmacist will always ask a doctor to see you.