All GP practices are contracted to provide ‘essential services’, that is, basic treatment of ill people.  

We also provide the following additional services:

• Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team
• Contraceptive services including Implanon insertion and removal.
• Routine immunisation of children, with the Health Visiting team
• Immunisation for adults in relation to travel. Not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS, please ask our practice nurse for details. 
• All Travel vaccines must be arranged MUST GIVE 6WEEKS NOTICE prior to travel.  Alternatively contact your local travel clinic
• Cervical smears
• Minor Surgery

We also hold contracts with GGNHSB for the following ‘enhanced services’

• An annual flu immunisation programme to protect the elderly and patients at risk
• Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis
• Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease
• Annual comprehensive review for patients with diabetes; this includes appointments with the dietician and podiatrist
• Annual comprehensive review for patients who have had a stroke.

ANTENATAL CARE

Antenatal appointments are carried out in secondary care.   You call and arrange your own care by booking your appointments directly - Please call the midwifes booking number on 232 4005

Travel Vaccinations

The surgery can offer advice and vaccines required for travel abroad.   Please note we need a minimum of 6weeks notice prior to travel.

March 2018  UPDATE - there is some vaccine shortage accross Greater Gasgow for some travel immunisations.  Please DO NOT call the surgery for an alternative if a chemist has no supply patients are required to SOURCE another chemist or try again in a few days/weeks time

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to first collect a travel form at reception, complete and leave for the nurse to arrange prescriptions and travel information.  Once this is ready make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required. 

Some immunisations are not available on the NHS and there will be a set fee.    Please see below a list of our fees

BE AW

Non NHS Travel Immunisation

The following are NOT available under the NHS but can be given for an appropriate fee. The Vaccine is written on a private prescription rather than an NHS prescription. This means that the cost of the vaccine is not subsidised by the NHS. (private prescriptions are issued by the GP/ Nurse Prescriber at a charge of £15). The private prescription is then taken to the pharmacy where they will charge the patient per vaccine depending on their cost list.

Malaria Prophylaxis

This is not provided on the NHS. Some of the medicines can be purchased from the pharmacist without a prescription; others require a private prescription which costs £15.00 with the pharmacy then charging the patient per tablet required.

Ceiling Charges

If an individual requires several prescriptions and or injections Mearns Medical Centre will not charge more than £50.00. Please note that Yellow Fever will not be included in the ceiling charge

BEWARE: vaccinations should be kept in your fridge at home between 2° and 8°until required, if this is not possible then ask your pharmacy for storage facilities.  If you are having a course of injections then please only bring the necessary vials with you to your appointment leaving the additional vials in the fridge at home until your subsequent appointments.  Improper storage will reduce the efficacy of the vaccination therefore it is important to ensure they are stored properly at all times.

Information about countries and vaccinations required can be found on the links below:

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travelto allow the vaccines to work.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Bridges Primary Care Mental Health Team is a primary care psychological service

which offers a range of 1:1 and group therapy options to help with issues of stress/anxiety and depression/low mood.

How to Access the service

* You can go to your GP who may make a referral

* You can self-refer: 

* using the online form on:  http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/bridges

* If you are over 65 and wish to access the ‘Wise Connections’ service you can phone 0141 451 059, or

*  use the online self-referral form above

follow the link below -

http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/bridges

Boots Chemist               -   0141 639 5979

Breast Screening            -   0141 572 5800

Superdrug Chemist         -   0141 639 7191

Frasers Chemist            -   0141 639 8269

Rowlands Chemist         -   0141 639 1996

Glendinning Chemist      -  0141 639 2723

Eastwood Health Centre -  0141 451 0501 - Health and care centre, Drumby Crescent, G76 7HN

District Nurses              -   0141 451 0818

Health Visitors              -  0141 451 0775

Physio & Podiatry          -  0141 451 0570 ( wednesday and thursday for calls)

Southern General Hospital -   0141 201 1100  (Queen Elizabeth Hospital)

Victoria Infirmary           -   0141 201 6000

Dental Hospital             -   0141 211 9600

Sandyford/Barrhead        -   0141 314 0885 or 0141 211 8130

Health Board Registration-   0141 300 1300

Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice   -   0141 429 5599

Antenatal booking QEH   - 0141 232 4005

Ross Hall Hospital         -   0141 810 3151

Glasgow Royal Infirmary  -   0141 211 4000

Royal Alexandra Hospital -   0141 887 9111

Western Infirmary            -   0141 211 2000

You can self refer yourself for physiotherapy at Clarkston Clinic.  Please ask reception for the self refer form alternatively click on the link below and print copy.   Once completed we can fax to Clarkston who will contact you directly. Alternatively you can fax your completed form to Clarkston on 0141 638 1303

Physio self referral form

Alternatively you can arrange Private Physiotherapy and can visit their website at www.woodsphysio.com

SANDYFORD NUMBER - 0141 211 8130   www.sandford.org

From September 2015, all abortion consultation clinics within Glasgow are held at Sandyford Central, 2-6 Sandyford Place, Glasgow, G3 7NB

Consultations will be provided for termination of pregnancy (TOPAR) and clinics are available 5 days per week. 

Patients CAN SELF REFER to the termination clinics by calling 0141 211 8620

PRIVATE FEES

We are a NHS practice. The NHS does not cover the certificates and services detailed below. They are only available for a fee.

Please allow five working days between requesting and collecting the certificate.

Certificates

Short certificate of incapacity for employer                                      £15.00

Certificate of incapacity for insurance company                     £15.00

International certificate of vaccination                                              £15.00

Statement of vaccination history                                             £15.00

Completion of Private medical insurance form                       £15.00

Medical reference for childminding/nursery nurse                             £20.00

Pre-employment medical report                                                        £60.00

Fitness to attend University                                                    £20.00

School children requiring statement of health for stage/TV/

Exempt from exams                                                                £15.00

Shotgun licence                                                              not available

Passport Form counter signature                                   not available

Certificates involving Examination

Examination & report for sickness/accident insurance claim  £80.00

Examination and report for life insurance proposal                         £80.00

Fitness to attend university (when examination required)                £65.00

Pre-employment examination and report                                £80.00

Travel Abroad

Fitness to travel Certificate                                                     £15.00

Letter requesting assistance when travelling                                     £15.00

Travel/holiday cancellation certificate                                               £20.00

Driver requirements

PSV (taxi driver)                                                                     £60.00

HGV(heavy goods vehicle)                                                      £60.00

Unless otherwise stated, make cheques payable to Mearns Medical Centre.   

January 2018

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To STOP NOW you can follow the links below to Smokefree Services’ online booking page, or call the East Renfrewshire Smokefree Services team on 0141 451 0757.

Click here to book into one of our services or for more information visit:

East Renfrewshire Smokefree Services - www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/stopsmoking

Smokeline https://www.nhsinform.scot/healthy-living/stopping-smoking