Counsellor
Paula Williams offers counselling sessions on Friday mornings. If you feel you would benefit from counselling you need to make an appointment with a Doctor first who will then refer you on to Paula for up to six confidential sessions.
She can also see patients privately for longer term counselling.

Primary Care Mental Health Team
This team consists of a Liasion mental health worker and a graduate psychologist and extends the skills we have from the counsellor. If you have had a problem with depression, breavement or anxiety then they may be able to help. Contact your GP for a referral to the team.

Chiropody
Sue Walker is available at the surgery premises on Friday afternoons for private consultation. Book appointments at reception.
Some patients will qualify for NHS Chiropody and the necessary referral will need to be made by the doctor or Nurse Practitioner.

Hearing Help Sessions
Collect new batteries for your NHS hearing aid; CAMTAD Hearing Help hold drop-in sessions every three months at the Surgery. Dates for 2012 are as follows: Tuesday 31st January, Tuesday 24th April, Tuesday 31st July and Tuesday 30th October (all between 2.00 and 4.00 pm).

Non-NHS Services
Medical examinations for insurance, driving, employment or other purposes are carried out by appointment. Doctors will also sign BUPA/PPA forms and private certificates. There is a charge payable by the patient for most of these services, as the NHS does not cover them.
The fees are as recommended by the British Medical Association.

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Tracey is a qualified Nurse Practitioner and can assess patients and prescribe medication if required. If you have a minor illness or a minor injury you can book yourself directly into one of her clinics, and the Duty Doctor may also book patients in to see Tracey if they feel it is more appropriate for them to be seen by her. She will always consult a doctor if she feels it is necessary.

These illnesses might inclue:

• Sore throats
• Coughs, colds and sinus problems
• Ear aches
• Tummy aches
• Urine infections

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 Sasha is our Practice Nurse, and together with Tracey she carries out a full range of nursing services.

Appointments can be made for:

• Travel vaccinations
• Childrens' routine vaccinations
• Hormone implants
• Advice regarding diet, weight and smoking cessation
• Contraception advice
• HRT advice and monitoring
• Well Man and Well Woman checks
• Cervical smears
• Ear syringing
• ECG's (heart trace)
• Chronic Disease Clinics

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Claire is our Health Care Assistant (HCA) and undertakes nursing services such as:

• Blood tests
• Blood pressure checks
• ECG's (heart trace)
• New Patient health Checks
• NHS Health Checks
• Smoking cessation advice
• Long term dressing / wound care
• Leg ulcer clinic

Foreign Travel

The Practice Nurses have access to the latest recommendations for travel vaccinations so please download a form from this site or ask the receptionist for a form to complete if you are planning a trip abroad. As a general rule we need at least 6 weeks prior to travel to complete an immunisation course. Please leave the completed form at Reception and the Nurse will then contact you to make an appointment.

Dispensary hours and Contact information

Telephone: 01480 862892   Fax: 01480 862893

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 8.30 - 12.30 and 2.00 - 6.00 (we close at 12.30 on Wednesdays)

Repeat Prescriptions

Please note that we require at least two working days to process repeat medication as we cannot keep all items in stock and may need time to order them from our wholesaler. If there is a delay beyond our control we will try to contact you by phone.

We do not take requests for repeat medication over the telephone for safety reasons. This can be done as follows:

• By using the repeat medication slip attached to your last prescription or attached to the back of your packet. Please tick the items you require and either place in the box by the front door or post it to the surgery.
• You can order your repeat prescriptions using our EMIS on-line service by clicking on this link: CLICK HERE. Please ask at Reception to register for the online services or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
• If for any reason you do not have the printed slip but you know the name of the medicines you require, send a note of these along with your name, address and date of birth, and we can accept this instead. 

Repeat request received before 12.30           Ready for collection

Dispensing and Non-Dispensing patients

If you are a "Dispensing patient" this means that you live more than a mile from your nearest chemist and you can collect your medicines from the surgery. "Non-dispensing" patients are those who live within one mile of their nearest chemist and we unable to dispense medication except in an emergency - this means that we will issue a paper prescription for you to collect your medicines from a chemist of your choice.

If you are a non-dispensing patient there are several options:

• You can collect your paper prescription direct from our dispensary
• You can send us a stamped addressed envelope and we can post you the prescription. Obviously this is reliant on the postal service which is beyond our control.
• We have a courtesy service with The Old Swan Pharmacy in Kimbolton - we send prescriptions to them so you could have your medication dispensed by them if you wish. if you would like us to do this, please mark clearly to this effect each time you send us your repeat request.
• We can also arrange for your prescription to go to Boots the Chemist in St Neots, Tesco's in St Neots, or Lloyds Pharmacy at Eaton Socon Health Centre. Please ask one of the dispensers for details.
• If you live in Little Paxton or Buckden, you can take your repeat slip to the pharmacy there and they will forward them to us to dispense ready for you to collect. This takes longer than our usual 48 hour service.

Please remember to state clearly where you would like your prescription sent each time you forward your repeat request. We have a lot of patients and we cannot remember everyone's request.

Over-the-counter medicines

We also stock a selection of items of medication for sale without a prescription. These include popular brands for minor complaints such as pain relief, cough & cold medicines, teething gel and eye drops. Please see the display in the surgery or ask a dispenser for details. 

This rota is subject to change without notice to accommodate holidays, sickness, etc.

Duty Doctor

New medical problems will be seen as soon as possible. If you feel you need a 'same day' appointment, or have a small query, you will be able to discuss your problem with the duty doctor on telephone no. 01480 860770.  If an appointment is needed, the doctor will offer one later that morning. Please telephone the surgery between 8am and 10am on a weekday morning to access this service.

Appointments

Appointment times are generally 10 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes in the afternoon; if you require longer, please say so when booking and we will try to accommodate you. If you wish to register with the on-line facility for booking appointments please contact Reception.

Extended Access

In order to offer extended access for patients to see a GP out of routine hours, we hold a Saturday morning surgery and a Monday evening surgery once a month. These appointments are primarily for patients who find it difficult to attend during normal opening hours.

Out of Hours

This is covered by Urgent Care Cambridgeshire: 0330 123 9131