Childhood Immunisations and Child Health Surveillance
All Childhood Immunisations Years 0-5 are carried out by the Forth Valley Vaccination Team based in the Sensory Centre in Camelon. All recall and follow-up is administered by that team.
Babies will be seen by a GP at the Practice for their 8 week examination and we will contact you with an appointment.
If you have any queries about your child's vaccination schedule or appointment please contact Child Health directly on 01786 454599.
Cervical Smears
Women should book an appointment with a practice nurse for their smears as advised at the time of their last smear. The Scottish Cervical Call/Recall System (SCCRS) which was implemented in May 2007 will invite women due for cervical screening for the first time and those due to be recalled, based on the date and result of their last smear.
Health Review Clinics
If you suffer from one or more chronic disease i.e. asthma, COPD, diabetes or coronary heart disease, you will be invited to attend for a health review with one of our Practice Nurses. This will involve a 20-40 minute appointment. You may also be given an appointment to have blood tests prior to the health review so that the nurse has your results to discuss with you at your appointment. If you are unable to attend either of these appointments it is important that you inform the practice as soon as you can so that the appointment can be offered to another patient.
CTAC
This is a fairly new service based at Falkirk Community Hospital which provides patients with appointments for blood tests, BP checks and Chornic Disease management clinics. These apoointments are bookable only at Reception and you will be advised on where to attend.
Contraception Services
The doctors and practice nurse can give advice on all forms of contraception and some of the doctors are trained in the fitting of intra-uterine devices (coils), caps and implants. Emergency contraceptive services can be provide at your local pharmacy.
Mental Health Nurse
We offer appointments (both phone and face to face) with our Practice Mental Health Nurse every Tuesday and Thurday. These are bookable at reception.
Paediatric ANP
We have a Paediatric Advanced Nurse Practitioner who runs a clinic on a Monday and her appointments are available for under 16's for most health problems.
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
We have a clinic on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday with the Advanced Nurse Practitioner. She deals with urgent issues including infections, headaches, skin issues, ENT problems, coughs and colds etc.
Physiotherapist
Our Practice Physiotherpist consults on a Wednesday and will deal with most musculoskelital pains and is able to administer steroid injections.
Practice Pharmacy Team
We have an in house Pharmacy team who will deal with medication requests, outpatient hospital correspondance and medication reviews. You may be asked to book a review appointment with the team which would be done over the phone.