Clinics & Services

The practice is contracted to provide services to its patients under three main headings - Essential Services, Additional Services and Enhanced Services. We provide all essential and additional services. The practice is currently updating an Enhanced Services contract with Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; for details of the Enhanced Services we provide, please ask your doctor or our Practice Manager (Mrs Shelagh Hughes).

Antenatal Clinic

You will be referred to the specialist clinic but most of your pregnancy care will be provided by the midwives and doctors. Ensure that you report to your doctor early in pregnancy.

The antenatal clinic is held every Wednesday and Thursday afternoon by the midwives. Please ensure that you return for your postnatal check six to eight weeks after the baby is born.

Cervical Smears

National guidelines recommend that you have a cervical smear test every three years from the age of 20 to 65 unless advised otherwise. The test is done by our practice nurses in a Women's Haelth clinic appointment. The test can be done during surgery times by your doctor but please tell the receptionist so that time is allowed and preparations made. Please remember that you still need a cervical smear even if you have been vaccinated against HPV (Human Papilloma Virus). More information can be found at the Cervical Screening Wales website.

Children and young people

The practice believes that children and young people should be protected at all times. The formar Conwy Local Health Board have also commissioned the services of Tros Gynnal to provide an advocacy service for children and young people in Conwy (contact by phoning the freephone number 0800 0852274 or text 07768 161452).

Contraception

Advice on contraception is available by consulting any of the doctors or nurses.

More specialised clinics

Special Disease And Health Promotion Clinics

The doctors and nurses provide the following clinics/special facilities:

Antenatal Care; Asthma; Contraceptive Care; Diabetes; Epilepsy; HRT; Hypertension; INR Clinic; Mental Health Clinic; Minor Surgery; Vascular Disease (encompassing Ischaemic Heart Disease & Stroke); Women’s Health.

Minor Surgery

Certain minor operations, usually for small skin lumps, can be performed by the doctors at the practice. Minor Surgery sessions are usually held twice a month from 14:00 - 16:00. You will have to see your doctor before arranging minor surgery

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Mammography

As well as regular breast self-examination, all women aged 50-65years can have this X-ray test every three years. You should receivean appointment from Breast Test Wales (contactable on 01492 860888) appropriate intervals.

Sexual Health Service

This clinic can be attended without an appointment from your GP.It is held at Colwyn Bay Hospital, 09:30 - 19:00 every Tuesday. Theclinic provides a service for those patients who need advice on sexual health matters and contraception.

Practice Nurse Services

The nurses employed by the practice provide a wide range of caring and preventative services. They run clinics for asthma, diabetes hypertension, vascular disease (encompassing Ischaemic Heart Disease and Stroke), well woman clinics, family planning, immunisations and minor surgery. As well as the clinics our practice nurses provide a wide variety of services including dressings, injections, suture removal, ear syringing, treatment of minor injuries and travel advice/immunisations. An appointment system is in operation.

Nurse Practitioner

She will see patients with many of the less serious illnesses traditionally dealt with by GPs, such as coughs, colds, sore throats, urine infections and some simple, uncomplicated skin complaints. She will also be running the asthma and COPD clinic.

Health Care Assistants

Healthcare Assistants assist with many duties traditionally performed by the practice nurses e.g. blood pressure checks, ECGs, chaperoning and in-house INR checks for those suitable patients. They also perform new patient medicals

Attached Services

The following are employed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board but work from the practice.

District Nurses

These offer nursing care in the community. They are available to visit you at home if appropriate and can be contacted either through the practice or at Colwyn Bay Hospital (01492 515218).

Health Visitors

These are nurses/midwives who have had further training in family health care and education. They are particularly concerned with children’s health. Contact the practice or Colwyn Bay Hospital (01492 515218).

Midwives

The midwives run an antenatal clinic each Wednesday and Thursday afternoon at the practice. They are your link with the hospital maternity services and may be involved with delivering your baby. They visit you at home after the birth. They can be contacted at Colwyn Bay Community Hospital (01492 515218).

Community Psychiatric Nurses

We have the services of a team of community psychiatric nurses who are based in the Psychiatric Resource Centre on Nant-y-Glyn Road, Colwyn Bay, where they hold clinics and day care sessions. They work in the community providing assessment, counselling and treatment for nervous disorders. Contact Nant-Y-Glyn Resource Centre, Colwyn Bay (01492 532164).

Macmillan Nurse

She is a nurse/counsellor who supports patients and their families who are coping with cancer terminal illnesses. She may be contacted via the practice or at Glan Clwyd Hospital (01745 445169).

Dietician

We have the services of a dietician employed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board practice fortnightly on Thursday mornings. She advises on all aspects of diet, from weight problems to diets for particular diseases. Appointments can be made following consultation with the doctor or practice nurse.

Vaccinations

Detailed information can be found in our Childhood Vaccination page, on the Immunisation Uk  website and ourTravel Vaccinations page.

Childhood Immunisations

A child immunisation clinic is held every Tuesday between 13:45 - 15:00.

If you have any further questions the health visitor or doctor will be able to advise you.

Flu And Pneumococcal Infections

We recommend vaccination against the flu infection in the autumn for those over the age of 65 and for those who have certain chronic medical conditions that put them at higher risk should they develop the flu. We also recommend vaccination against pneumococcal infection in those patients who are at higher risk of pneumococcal pneumonia. Please enquire at reception in September/early October.

Swine Flu

The Swine Flu vaccination is now included in the ordinary Flu Vaccination.

Tetanus

Everyone should be protected by being immunised against this disease. Please contact our practice nurses if you need clarification about whether you are fully immunised.

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)

Please see this information in our Your Health section for detailed information about the HPV vaccination programme that started in Sept 2008. The majority of girls will be vaccinated at their secondary school.

Yellow Fever

We are a yellow fever vaccination centre. Please make an appointment with our practice nurse. There will be a fee for this service.

Community Hospitals

Colwyn Bay Hospital

We are fortunate in being able to utilise the facilities at Colwyn Bay Community Hospital. It has 42 inpatient beds that are looked after by a local GP and a Care of the Elderly consultant.

Your doctor may refer you to the physiotherapy department, specialist outpatients, x-ray department or phlebotomist (‘Path lab’). The minor injuries unit is run by an experienced A&E specialist nurse; major injuries should go directly to Glan Clwyd. January 2011 - It is with regret that we wish to notify you that BCUHB have announced the temporary closure of Colwyn Bay Minor Injuries Unit until further notice. Patients with minor injuries should now present themselves to the Minor Injuries Unit at Llandudno General Hospital (between the hours of 8am-10pm, 7 days a week) or the Accident and Emergency Unit at either Ysbyty Glan Clwyd or Ysbyty Gwynedd (both open 24 hours a day).

This Sexual Health clinic at Colwyn Bay Hospital can be attended without an appointment from your GP.It is held between 09:30 - 19:00 every Tuesday. Theclinic provides a service for those patients who need advice on sexual health matters and contraception.

Bryn Hesketh Unit

Bryn Hesketh Unit provides excellent facilities and services for our older patients who have mental health or memory problems.