Group events
We understand the attending booked appointments for planned care reviews can be difficult when the pressures of work or home life are significant. To help with this we run regular group events that give you more time with us to help address specific health care needs at a time that suits you.
These events are to help you learn more about what a long term doncitio means for you and what you can do to keep well. There will be time to hear from a clinician in a group session setting. There are also opportunities for 1:1 with health care assistants / nurses / pharmacists for more private health care needs as appropriate.
These events are not suitable if you have a new medical problem that you are worried about. Please make sure you book an appointment with a clinician in the usual way if that is the case
If you are eligible to attend a group event we will invite you by message / phone / letter.
COPD
-Hear from a clinician about what COPD is, how it can affect you and how to keep your self well.
-Pharmacy support for medication queries
-Inhaler technique support
-Flu vaccinations
-Stop smoking support
-Heating and boiler action services
-Talking therapy services
- Get help getting online eg NHS app, askmyGP or self care portal, myCOPD app
Womens health
- Hear from one of clinicians about topics such as contraception and HRT
- Cervical screening for those eligible
- Immunization catch up
- Bp check and weight check to help with contraception reviews and HRT reviews
- Talking therapy support services
- Stop smoking support services
Men's health
- Hear from one of clinicians about prostate cancer screening with PSA testing and clinical assessment.
- Urine dip testing and PSA Blood tests for those eligible
- Talking therapy support services.
- Stop smoking support services
Diabetes
- Hear from one of our clinicians about what diabetes, how it can affect you and what you can do to keep your self well.
- Height, weight and blood pressure checks to help with diabetes reviews.
- Catch up blood tests to help with diabetes reviews.
- Time with the diabetes nursing team for 1:1 personal assessments such as foot checks.
- Catch up immunizations for those eligible
Chronic Kidney Disease ( CKD )
- Hear from one of our clinicians about what CKD is, what it means for you and what you can do to keep well.
- BP checks , Urine tests and blood tests to help complete planned care reviews.
- Immunization catch up for those eligible
- Stop Smoking support services
Much better to use and feel more comfortable being able to put something in writing and then it being picked up when the service is open. It’s hard to talk about mental health to the receptionist and the doctor so just being able to write your request has made me feel I could contact the doctor sooner rather than waiting.
Patient (42) via askmyGP
