SPECIALIST CORE SERVICES AT THE CENTRE
Antenatal Care
Antenatal care is usually shared between the Midwife, GP and local NHS hospital services.
Baby Clinic
This is run by the Health Visitor (a specially trained nurse) with another member of the clinical team every week. She also offers immunisation, developmental checks and advice.
Contraceptive Services
These are available through your doctor or practice nurse.
District Nurses
These nurses are specially trained to care for people who are housebound due to serious illness, age or chronic disability. They offer a service 7 days a week, liaising closely with the GPs and Practice Nurses.
SPECIALIST NON CORE ADDITIONAL SERVICES
Counselling
A counselling service is available following a suitability assessment by one of the counsellors. Please make an appointment with one of the GPs if you feel you may benefit from counselling.
Complementary Therapists
The practice offers additional services including osteopathy, massage therapy, homeopathy, acupuncture and naturopathy. Suitability is assessed by the appropriate therapist following a GP referral.
More information about these approaches is available on request.
HEALTH CHECKS
All patients have a routine health check with a nurse on registration (‘New Patient Health Check’). This includes your Medical History, Height, Weight, Blood Pressure, Urine Test and other tests if clinically indicated. For patients over 50 we recommend a health promotion consultation and those over 75 we advise annual checks.
Women from 25 to 65 should have a Cervical Smear test, for early detection and prevention of cervical cancer, from a nurse or doctor every 3 to 5 years.
Women over 50 should have a Mammogram every 3 years, for early detection of Breast cancer, your doctor or nurse will advise you how to go about this.
All babies and children are subject to routine checks at 6-8 weeks, 6-8 months, 18-24 months and 3-5 years (pre-school) arranged by our Health Visitor.
Non-NHS Services
Items for which there is a charge (fee) include completions of private medical sickness certificates, health insurance claim forms, resident parking permits, insurance medical reports and examinations, medico-legal reports, medical examinations for employment, travel or sporting activities, copying of medical notes and reports, and arranging access to your records. A list of charges is available at reception. It is not currently possible to be seen as a private patient at this centre.
Practice Nurses
At Marylebone Health Centre the practice nurses offer vaccinations, and travel advice. All services provided have to be made by appoinment. For telephone advice, contact them between 12.00- 12.30 pm.
The nurses see patients for:
- Minor complaints
- Minor injuries
- Dressings
- Suture removal
- Blood pressure
- Urine checks
- Blood tests
- Regular injections
- Ear syringing
- Cervical smears
- Contraceptive advice
- Sexual health advice
- Dietary advice
- Quiting smoking
They also run a monitoring program for:
- Asthma
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- Heart disease
- Epilapsy
- Active Health promotions