Surgery clinics

Asthma clinics are run on a regular basis. All our patients with asthma will be invited for a review on a yearly basis (this may be by text if we hold a mobile number for your, or by letter if we do not). 

If you are concerned about your asthma control and wish to see an asthma nurse, you do not need to wait to be invited and can book an appointment directly via our reception team

Cervical smears are vitally important. The early changes leading up to cervical cancer are curable with appropriate treatment. When you are invited you can book through reception into a suitable appointment slot. Occasionally have appointments on a Saturday morning at our Shelley Manor Treatment centre. Please ask reception for more information.

Please visit the Public Health England website for Information regarding the Cervical smear programme.

These appointments are for the 8 week baby check. This will be an appointment initially with the GP and then you will go straight into see the nurse for their first immunisations. The main clinic is held at Beaufort Road Surgery on a Tuesday morning. Don’t forget to bring your Red Book to document your child’s immunisations.

Your child will be invited for their first vaccinations, 1 year and pre-school booster vaccinations by Child Health Information Services (CHIS). Don’t forget to bring your Red Book to document your child’s immunisations.

It’s important that vaccines are given on time for the best protection, but if you or your child missed a vaccine, contact your GP to catch up. Visit the NHS website for further information on NHS vaccinations and when to have them.

All our patients with diabetes are invited for yearly checks, either at the practice or in hospital. Your diet and weight are checked, and diabetic control is discussed, whether this is achieved by diet alone or with medication.

If you have type 2 diabetes, prior to an appointment with the diabetic nurse, you will need to have an appointment for a blood test and checks, so that the results can be discussed at the appointment. This initial invite will be sent in your birthday month, but if you feel you need to be seen for a check prior to an invite please speak to reception. You will be invited for your check by text if we hold a mobile number for your, or by letter if not. If you have type 1 diabetes you will most likely be seen at the hospital, but we may invite you in for further tests.

Are you aged 40 to 74?

If you have not already been diagnosed with a chronic illness (such as coronary heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, etc) then you are eligible for a free NHS health check to review your blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and BMI.

Invitations are being sent out to those suspected to be at higher risk, but any eligible person can phone and book an NHS Health check even if they have not been invited. After a gap in invitations during COVID restrictions, you should now receive an invite once every 5 years. You will need to ensure that you have had a recent blood test prior to booking a health check.

• We offer regular clinics with a mental health practitioner who can make an assessment of your needs and direct you to the most appropriate service to support you with your difficulties. This may be the GP at times, or a referral to other mental health services available.
• Adult counselling is available for free via Steps 2 Wellbeing referral (You can self-refer to this service via their page)
• Access Wellbeing Boscombe Hub person centred support for anyone ages 18 or over – assistance on housing and mental health issues.
• Self-referral to CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) for people aged 16 to 18 years of age is available via the CAMHS Gateway
• The charity ‘Stop Breathe Think’ offers counselling for children aged 8 to 21 years. This is available via self-referral on their page

The National Health Service provides most healthcare to most people free of charge.

In addition to this however, more and more organisations now involve doctors in a whole range of non-medical work, for example when evidence is required to claim on an insurance policy, or when a medical report is required for the DVLA or for a student to be permitted extenuating circumstances during an exam.

When a doctor signs any form, or completes a report, it is a condition of remaining on the medical register that they know the information to be true. Even forms that appear simple, may require the doctor to check a patient’s entire medical record. Any inaccuracies can have serious consequences for both the doctor and the patient.

Whilst we will always attempt to assist you with the completion of these requests, GPs do not have to carry out non-NHS work on behalf of their patients, and these services are not funded by the NHS. As with most GP surgeries, a fee will therefore be charged to cover the costs.

Further information is available on our private fees and charges page.

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You can get emergency contraception for free from: Public Health Dorset commissions many pharmacies in Dorset to provide emergency contraception for free. Find a pharmacy offering emergency contraception.

Abnormal results that require any input will be actioned by the clinicians who will either text you directly or ask our reception team to phone you. If a result is satisfactory and not concerning, the clinician would sign if off as such, but would not be contacting you directly to inform you of this, as you can access your results in the following ways:

• on the NHS App, this will allow you to see your results as they are filed into your notes, along with a short message about the result itself (e.g. that the results is satisfactory and no further action is required)
• by phoning us on 01202 433081 after 2pm, The reception team will only be able to read out the comment about the result (as above, eg. “satisfactory, no further action is required”)

The results of any tests arranged by and requested by hospital teams (including blood tests and scans) will be going directly to the hospital team and not to your GP. Therefore, if you are awaiting such a result, please phone the hospital team to chase it up. 

Please be aware that some vaccinations require a course for full protection so you will need to plan approximately 8 weeks in advance.

For last minute travellers, appointments may be limited so you may be sign posted to a private travel health clinic if we cannot accommodate you.

Please visit the Travel Health Pro website to help support your plans and get the best from your appointments.

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel, download and complete our travel risk assessment form (PDF), Please return this form to the surgery reception or email beaufortroad.surgery@nhs.net once complete.

Please complete the form as thoroughly as possible. A trained nurse will review your forms and message you with a plan. This might be to tell you that you are up to date and to sign post you to information, or to advise on booking an appointment.

It is important to make this 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. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Navigating your healthcare independently

Learn how to manage your healthcare visits, understand confidentiality, and make informed decisions about your treatments.

Can I come to see a doctor or nurse without my parents?

If you are 16 or over, you can register and visit the doctors’ surgery on your own. If you are under the age of 16, your parents or carers should come with you, but if you don’t want them to know then you can still register and visit alone, but you might be asked some questions to make sure you’re okay.

Will you tell my parents or carers that I’ve visited alone?

If you’re aged 13 or over, you have the same rights to confidentiality as an adult and the doctor, nurse, or pharmacist won’t tell your parents, or anyone else, as long as they believe that you fully understand the information and decisions involved. They will encourage you to consider telling your parents or carers, but they won’t make you. Even if the doctor, nurse, or pharmacist feels that you’re not mature enough to decide yourself, the consultation will still be confidential. They won’t tell anyone you saw them, or anything about what you said.

Are there any situations when the doctor, nurse, or pharmacist would tell someone that I’ve visited?

Yes. A doctor, nurse, or pharmacist might want to tell someone else if they believe that there is a risk to your safety or welfare, such as abuse. The risk would need to be serious, and they will usually discuss this with you first. In cases like this, we would inform other health care professionals.

What if I’m under 13?

You can still visit the doctors’ surgery alone, but generally we would inform your parents or carers unless we felt that there was a risk to your safety or welfare by telling them. If there was a risk, we would not inform your parents or carers, but instead would inform other health care professionals about this risk.

However, there may be circumstances where the doctor, nurse, or pharmacist will not inform your parents, carers, or other health care professionals. In these cases, a doctor will see you to work out whether you are mature enough to understand the advice that you are being given and that you are mature enough to understand what is involved in making certain decisions about your healthcare and treatment.

How can I make an appointment?

You can make an appointment by phoning the surgery or contacting us online.

What will they ask me if I phone the surgery?

A receptionist will usually ask you who the appointment is for and why, this is to make sure that you see the right person at the right time. If it’s something personal, then you don’t have to tell them why, just say it’s for something personal. You can also ask to see a male or female doctor if this would make you feel more comfortable.

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