We offer a full range of services for patients living with Diabetes, including lifestyle advice and regular reviews with our Doctors and practices nurses.
Please contact reception to book an appointment.
Diabetic patients are also offered diabetic eye-screening (not done on-site).
Our priority is NHS work. However, the Doctors are happy to offer non-NHS services to patients by appointment. These include private sick notes; adoption/pre-employment/fostering/HGV and driving medicals; insurance medicals; ‘To Whom It May Concern’ letters.
Please telephone the surgery for an appointment.
The receptionists can advise you of the charges for these services.
We appreciate your special needs at this challenging time of life, and we’re here to help you.
There are many issues which concern young adults and teenagers, and these could relate to:
Please come along and discuss your needs with the doctor or nurse as you feel able. Conversations and decisions ARE CONFIDENTIAL. Remember, we have female doctors available.
If you are aged 75 years or over and not seen regularly for any on-going medical problems, you should be seen annually either by your Doctor, the Practice Nurse or District Nurse. This can be arranged at the surgery or, if that is not possible, a home visit can be arranged.
Dementia Screening
The Doctors will discuss any concerns you may have regarding Dementia, please book an appointment.
Dr Noshad Khan can carry out minor surgical procedures such as removal of moles or skin tags by excision or cautery at Elsenham Surgery. Minor Surgery sessions are run regularly by appointment.
The Doctors will be happy to advise you on this.
Patients are seen by the Doctors during surgery hours. All the Doctors provide antenatal care and work closely with the Midwives and Health Visitors to care for you and your baby.
We offer a full range of Asthma management services, including regular check ups with our Asthma nurse.
To provide quality care we operate a number of recall systems. Invitations are regularly sent out if you are taking medication that requires monitoring.
We follow national guidelines in the monitoring of chronic diseases. Most of this is done by our Practice Nurses under the direction of the Doctors. You may receive a telephone call or letter asking you to make an appointment.
Annual monitoring of blood pressure and lifestyle advice is available for all patients over 16 years from our Practice Nurses.
We provide the full range of contraceptive and sexual health services so that we are able to meet your individual needs. Most routine contraceptive care can be provided by the Practice Nurse or Doctor appointment system.
Please ask the receptionist or nurse for further advice.
For more information contact:
Marie Stopes: www.mariestopes.org.uk
Elsenham Surgery offers smoking cessation advice to all patients on a one-to-one basis. There are many products available and all the help you need to kick the habit.
Please contact reception to make an appointment with our Health Care Assistant and our Practice Nurses.
For further information contact:
NHS Smoke free website: www.smokefree.nhs.uk