At Thornley Street Surgery we offer a range of clinics and services appointments - on the day and prebooked appointments which can be accessed through the telephone online access or accurx triage system (see our webpage for details). There are also health care assistant appointments and nurse appointments for conditions that do not always need a doctor. We offer the following:
Diabetic Clinic
Our diabetic service is run by Doctors , Nurses and health care assistants along with members of the administration team. We take pride in our high standards of care and are keen to involve patients in all aspects of it.
Appointments for this service are planned by the practice and sent out to the patient, so we can ensure efficient and high-quality care. If you are unable to make your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible so that we may offer the appointment to somebody else.
Contraception Services
All doctors at the practice can provide contraception advice and prescriptions; however, we are also pleased to be able to refer you for coil insertion, or Implanon insertions/removal, If you are keen for either a coil or implant then please make an appointment with the relevant doctor or specialist nurse to discuss these effective long-acting reversible methods of contraception.
For more information on your choices see the Related Links section at the bottom of this page.
Cervical Smears
The current smear programme in the UK starts at the age of 25. If you are not yet sexually active you may decide you don’t need one, but we would suggest that you discuss this with a doctor or a nurse. At our practice you can book a smear with Dr Richardson, Sister Bromleyand her team.
For more information on the national screening programme see Related Links section at the bottom of this page.
Learning Disability Clinic
This is a service run by a member of our PCN team . It is a clinic specifically aimed at the special needs of patients with learning disabilities.
Patients under this service are called for review by the practice on an annual basis. If you do not wish to attend or are unable to do so, please ring and cancel your appointment so that we may offer it to someone else.
Palliative Care
As a practice we endeavour to offer high quality of care to patients who suffer from life-threatening illnesses or diseases. We work closely with Compton Hospice to ensure palliative care is tailored to each patient’s individual circumstance, so that in the final stages of an illness or disease we can go some way to alleviate suffering and improve quality of life.
Immunisation and vaccines
Your child will be called in for their immunisations based on the current schedule recommended in the UK. If you have moved to the UK and are unsure about what to do regarding your child’s immunisation schedule, then please contact the surgery with all the information you have on immunisations they have already received.
Some immunisations are given to school age children, and these are coordinated by the ICB – occasionally we are asked to provide a service at the practice for certain ones.
Certain adults also require specific immunisations, and these are normally arranged with the doctor: please note, we do not offer Hepatitis B immunisation for occupational health purposes on the NHS – if you require this there is a fee.
Mental Health Nurse
We have a mental health nurse visit the practice weekly
Midwife Service
Community midwives, who work with the obstetric service at New Cross Hospital.
Phlebotomy Services
Will be held at different locations and the reception team can advise on these. Please ask at reception for up-to-date information on their opening times, locations and how to book online.
For more information about our surgery please get in touch with us or visit our website.