Services

All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services” that is basic treatment of people who are ill. We also provide the following “additional services”

Contraceptive Services

We provide contraception services including insertion & removal of Long Acting Reversible Contraceptive implants. Specialist services such as IUCD implants are available at the local Family Planning Clinic.

Postnatal Services

Once you have had your baby you will be issued a 6 week appointment for you and your baby. This should be arranged by your health visitor.

Travel Immunisations

Immunisation for adults in relation to travel.  Not all travel immunisations are available on the NHS.  Please ask our practice nurse for details.

Well Woman / Cervical Smears

We urge all women to have regular cervical smears and perform regular self- examination of the breasts.  If you are aged between 20 and 60 and have not had a cervical smear in the last 3 years, please make an appointment to have this done.

Health Checks

• Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease.
• Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with diabetes.
• Chronic disease monitoring including asthma, stroke, hypertension and COPD.

Minor Surgery

Please see seperate page for details of our Minor Sugery Clinic.

We also hold contracts with NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde for the following “enhanced services”:

• Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.
• A methadone substitution programme for patients with drug abuse problems.

Nurse Clinics

Our Nurse provides many of the preventative monitoring and screening services for the Practice. These include:

• Asthma Monitoring
• Diabetic Monitoring
• Hypertension Monitoring
• Cervical Smears
• Breath Tests
• Smoking Cessation
• Family Planning
• Foreign Travel Advice
• Weight Reduction
• Heart Disease Clinics

Our staff nurse and healthcare assistant will see patients who have been referred by the doctors for the following: -

• Blood Tests
• Removal of Stitches
• Change of Dressings
• Blood Pressure Monitoring
• Smear Tests
• Ear Syringing blocked ears selfcare guidelines

Attached Services

District Nursing Team

The attached District Nursing Team assess and provide nursing care to patients in their own home. They provide advice, support and care for a variety of conditions and work in close liaison with the practice team and other support agencies.

Health Visiting Team

The health visiting team offers support and health advice to families with babies and children under 5 years on topics such as breastfeeding, postnatal depression, child development and information on local groups. They assess the needs of the elderly who are housebound and are able to refer to other agencies as appropriate. They also offer lifestyle advice on smoking, exercise and healthy eating.

Community Link Worker

Mr Tom McAuley

The link worker can support patient’s in linking them with activities and resources in the community including: benefit advice, housing advice, physical activity, mental well being, carers advice, volunteering and employability.

Renfrewshire Bereavement Network are a free bereavement support service to anyone within the Renfrewshire area. 

Contact details are support@renfbn.org.uk or freephone 08000386020

Non NHS Services

Not all services offered by Doctors are available on the NHS, Medical Examinations for special purposes eg. HGV licences and services such as completion of insurance forms will incur a fee.

Minor Surgery Clinic

Joint injections (knees and shoulders), soft tissue injections (bursitis of elbows, knees and hips, plantar faciitis, trigger fingers, golfers and tennis elbows) can be injected in a normal double appointment with Dr McColl