The Services We Offer

Health Services		Other Services

We provide full general medical services, including:		Confidentiality & Data Protection

ü Cervical Smear Screening		Your medical records are held in the strictest confidence. Information is not passed on without your consent unless it is within the confines of the NHS, by legal framework, or is in the public interest. Certain anonymised patient data may be shared for the purposes of public health and audit, research, teaching and training. This practice is registered under the Data Protection Act. It is a practice and legal requirement that all staff maintain confidentiality of patients' records.
ü Family Planning
ü Child Development Clinic
ü Immunisations
ü Travel Advice & Vaccinations
(including Yellow Fever)
ü Dietician
ü Antenatal Clinic
ü Minor Surgery
ü Health Checks		New Patients

(any patients aged 16-74 who have not been seen within the past 3 years may request a consultation)		Patients new to the practice are invited for a consultation and medical check and should bring their medical card to register. Patients have the right to choose which doctor they would prefer to register with.

Please contact the surgery for clinic times.

Telephone Advice		Repeat Prescriptions

If you would like advice please telephone the surgery number after morning surgery, i.e. after 11.30am. This reduces interruptions during consultations.		Please phone the surgery number allowing 24 hours notice. The prescription will be ready for collection after 4pm the following day.

Over-75 Health Checks		Dispensing of Medication


Registered patients aged over 75 who have not been seen in the previous 12 months may request a consultation. If you are unable to attend the surgery for this consultation because of your medical condition, a home visit may be arranged. Travel Information Middle Lane Surgery has a nurse specialising in travel medicine and immunisations and the surgery is a registered Yellow Fever Centre. If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel, you can make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your arrangements. To assist this process, you will be asked to complete a travel questionnaire. For information on vaccinations recommended for your designated country of travel, please visit www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk. It is important to make the initial appointment as early as possible (at least 8 weeks before you travel) as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work. Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge. This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and is therefore a chargeable service. We can also advise on suitable drugs, such as anti-malaria tablets, needle packs and other travellers equipment.		We are able to dispense medication to patients living in rural areas and more than one mile from a pharmacist.

		Disabled Access

		The Practice premises have suitable access for disabled patients.