Wilmslow Health Centre

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Opening Hours:

The surgery is open 6 days a week and you can call reception from 8AM any weekday.

The surgery now offers appointments from 7:30AM on Friday mornings and also every Saturday morning (pre-booked appointments only).

How to find us:

Wilmslow Health Centre

Chapel Lane

Wilmslow

SK9 5HX

Tel: 01625 548 555

We are located at the heart of Wilmslow just 5 minutes from Manchester Airport.The health centre is located next to the East Cheshire County Council building at the corner of Chaple Lane and Bedells Lane, just off the King's Arms roundabout. The entrance is on Chaple Lane. It is signposted throughout Wilmslow.

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About us:

We are a long established group practice aiming to meet the health needs of today by providing high quality medical care with an emphasis on prevention. The practice moved to purpose-built premises in late 1994 enabling us to increase and develop a wide range of services for the benefit of our patients. There is a pharmacy on site. The building offers easy access for wheelchairs and there are purpose-built toilets for the disabled. There is ample parking with 40 bays reserved for the use of patients.

We are pleased to announce that we are the only practice in the whole of the Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust area who scored 100% clinic points four years on the run.

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IPSOS MORI 2009 National Patient Experience Survey Results for Wilmslow Health Centre.

An independent national patient survey carried out by IPSOS MORI has shown high levels of satisfaction amongst patients registered at Wilmslow Health Centre.

96% of patients surveyed said they were very satisfied or fairly satisfied with their overall care.

80% of patients surveyed said the practice nurse was good or very good at involving them in decisions about their care.

94% of patients surveyed said the receptionists were very or fairly helpful.

99% of patients surveyed said the practice was very clean.

98% of patients surveyed said it was very easy or easy to get into the building.

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General Medical Services

Travel Clinic at Wilmslow Health Centre

Wilmslow Health Centre has nurses who are fully trained in giving expert travel health advice. If you are traveling abroad, be it for business or pleasure, our nurses will ensure you and your family are fully protected during your stay even if you have to travel at short notice. Please make an appointment several weeks before traveling abroad if possible as some immunisations need more than one injection. We are a registered Yellow Fever Centre.

Maternity Care at Wilmslow Health Centre

A full range of antenatal care is available on Fridays; postnatal care is provided during normal surgery hours.

Family Planning at Wilmslow Health Centre

All our doctors are trained in contraceptive care and provide a range of family planning services. In addition there is a dedicated Family Planning Clinic held weekly at the Health Centre on Tuesday evenings where all forms of contraception are available.

Well Baby Clinic at Wilmslow Health Centre

This clinic is held fortnightly. The clinic is intended to provide complete health care for your child from birth to five years. This includes developmental checks and general advice. The clinic is run by a doctor or health visitor as appropriate.

Childhood Immunisations at Wilmslow Health Centre

Reminders are sent automatically when a child's vaccination is due.

Cervical Smears at Wilmslow Health Centre

The practice nurses carry out cervical smear examinations. We recommend a smear every three years for women up to the age of 65 years. Please make an appointment requesting a smear with a nurse.

Minor Surgery at Wilmslow Health Centre

Some minor surgery procedures including removal of small lumps and joint injections are performed at the health centre.

Influenza jabs at Wilmslow Health Centre

Flu jabs are available annually to specific groups of patients only. You will receive a letter inviting you to attend an immunisation clinic if you are eligible.

General Health Check at Wilmslow Health Centre

We recommend you attend for a health check if you have not been seen for three years. The nurse will examine you and give health advice. If you are over 75 an annual check is advisable.

Hypertension/Cardiovascular at Wilmslow Health Centre

High blood pressure is a condition which if untreated can lead to damage of the eyes and kidneys and increase the incidence of heart diseases. If you suffer from raised blood pressure, the doctor may ask you to attend to see the practice nurse for advice and monitoring of the problem.

Heart Clinic at Wilmslow Health Centre

For patients who have had a heart attack or have other heart conditions, this service includes an annual review by the practice nurses to assess and monitor your health to make sure you receive the best possible care.

Asthma Clinic and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) clinic at Wilmslow Health Centre

Sue Duncan, our practice nurse, has had specialist training in the care of asthma patients. Asthma affects at least two people in 50. By understanding the condition and how to treat it, you can help yourself and your doctor keep your asthma under control. The clinic aims to:

1.Educate patients about their asthma, or COPD.
2.Monitor patients and, where possible, improve the control of their asthma/COPD which in turn will improve their lifestyle.

Diabetes Clinic at Wilmslow Health Centre

Most of our diabetic patients are now looked after at these clinics. Some with particular problems have shared care, ie attending the health centre and also the local hospital.

Physiotherapy at Wilmslow Health Centre

We have a large physiotherapy department that provides an extensive range of traditional physiotherapy services to registered and non-registered patients.

Audiometry at Wilmslow Health Centre

Fully qualified audiologists provide hearing tests and hearing aids when appropriate.

Chiropody at Wilmslow Health Centre

A chiropodist is available to see patients referred to them by their GP.

Phlebotomy at Wilmslow Health Centre

Occasionally blood tests may be requested by your practice nurse or doctor. Once these requests have been made, you may book an appointment with the phlebotomist to have your blood taken.

PRIVATE SERVICES at Wilmslow Health Centre

Some services eg medicals, completion of private claim forms and holiday vaccinations carry a charge. A list of the cost of these services is available at reception on request.

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Meet the Doctors at Wilmslow Health Centre

Dr. Case retired in June 2009 and was replaced by Dr. Stephanie Pearl. We now have three female and five male doctors working at Wilmslow Health Centre. Dr Peter Speake and Dr Jamie Butler also recently joined the practice. Profiles of our regular doctors are listed below.

Dr Mark Brennan

MB CHB MRCGP DFFP

Special interests:

All aspects of General Practice with special interest in Paediatrics, Family Planning and Patient Education. He is a GP Trainer.Dr Brennan qualified from Manchester in 1989 and joined the practice in January 1997. Qualifications: MBChB MRCGP MA.

Dr Amar Ahmed

MBBS 1996 (London) DCH 2000 (London) DRCOG 2000 (London) DFFP 2000 (London) MRCGP 2002 (London)

Special interests:

Child Health

Dr Ahmed graduated from Guys & St. Thomas' Medical School, London in 1996. He holds further postgraduate qualifications from the Royal College of Paediatricians (DCH), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (DRCOG) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP). He is a GP trainer.In the past he has worked as a GP Appraiser and a Quality and Outcome Framework Assessor for the PCT. He has been a partner at Wilmslow Health Centre since 2000. He is married with four children.

Dr Margaret Anne Hack

MBBS 1990 (London) MRCP 1994 (London) DFFP 1996 (London) DRCOG 1996 (London) MRCGP 1999 (London)

Maggie joined the practice in 2003. She has interests in all aspects of General Practice with a special interest in Cardiology and Female Health. She is a hospital practitioner in Echocardiology and provides Echocardiograms (ultrasound scans of the heart) to patients from across Cheshire from her base here at Wilmslow Health Centre.

Dr Peter Speake

MBChB 2004 (Manchester) BSc 2004 MRCGP 2009

Special interests:

He has interests in all aspects of general practice with a special interest in paediatrics, muscle and joint disorders and minor surgery. Peter Speake graduated from Manchester in 2004 and has worked at the practice since 2009. He has interests in all aspects of general practice with a special interest in paediatrics, muscle and joint disorders and minor surgery.

Dr Stephanie Pearl

Special interests:

Paediatrics, Mental Health. Stephanie graduated from Glasgow University in 1997 and completed her GP training in Inverness in 2004. She took up her current post at Wilmslow Health Centre in October 2009. She also has a degree in psychology.

Dr Jamie Butler

BSc (Liverpool) MRCGP FRCS DGM DCH DRCOG MSOM, PgDip Sport and Exerc Med, FIMS, MFSEM (UK and Ireland).

Special interests:

Sports Medicine, Sports Injuries and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Oncology, Minor Surgery, Neurology. Jamie is the club doctor at a local premiership football team and rugby union team, Dr Butler graduated from Liverpool University in 1993, entering General Practice after spending several years working as a surgeon. He spent two years as a specialist registrar in neurosurgery before embarking on a career in General Practice.

Dr Tarek Aziz

Special interests:

Minor surgery.

Dr Aziz was a registrar at the practice and was a locum doctor before becoming a part time doctor at Wilmslow Health Centre in 2009. Dr Aziz also provides surgeries on Saturday mornings.

Dr Victoria Woodhouse

Trainee GPs/ Pre-Registration House Officers

Victoria joined the surgery in August 2009.

GP REGISTRAR

Wilmslow Health Centre is a training practice for GP registrars, who are fully qualified doctors whose experience has been mainly in hospital, and who wish to expand their experience into general practice. They are attached to the practice for a 12 month period, holding patient consultation sessions with support from the practice partners when needed.

The practice undertakes training of university medical students each year. The students attend some consultations but only with the agreement of the patient. Please speak to reception if you do not wish to have students present.

CONSULTANT SPECIALISTS

Several consultant specialists are available to see patients on a private (non NHS) basis at Wilmslow Health Centre. Details are available on request or by GP referral only. We also have an in-house ultrasound scans service run by consultant radiologists.

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Letter of congratulations from PCT

Mike Pyrah, Chief executive of the PCT writes again to congratulate Wilmslow Health Centre on maintaining its position as one of the best practices in the region for getting an appointment. It received similar letters in 2008.

"To Wilmslow Health Centre,

As you are aware, the National Patient Experience Survey results for Improving Access have recently been published. The PCT has now had an opportunity to analyse and reflect on the results, and to make comparisons with national and PCT benchmarks. We are very pleased to see that your practice has scored consistently well, being one of only 7 practices within Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT who achieved the highest threshold in all 4 criteria - 48 hour access; pre-bookable appointments; ease of telephone access; and the ability to consult a GP of choice. Access can be a challenging problem for many G.P. practices, and you have obviously worked hard to achieve the flexibility between responding to patient demand for urgent appointments, and at the same time, allowing for sufficient pre-bookable appointments. Congratulations on your achievement and keep up the good work!

Yours sincerely

Mike Pyrah
Chief Executive"

Pioneering Specialist Medical Services in The Community:

New Echocardiography and Diagnostic Ultrasound Scan Services.

In 2008, Wilmslow Health Centre was the first practice in the PCT to provide a practice based commissioned service. Dr. Maggie Hack has been providing Echocardiograms (ultrasound scans of the heart) at Wilmslow Health Centre after Wilmslow Health Centre was approved by the PCT to provide the service to all patients of neighbouring surgeries in the area.

Following on from the success of the Echocardiography service, Wilmslow Health Centre has invested heavily in extra diagnostic equipment and in January 2009, it was given the go ahead to provide a rapid access diagnostic ultrasound service open to all patients within the Central and Eastern Cheshire area.

The diagnostic ultrasound service offers a very short wait for scans and, as all scans are performed by consultant radiologists, scan reports are back with the referring GP very quickly after the scan has been performed.

On average, the referring GP can arrange for a consultant to perform a scan on a patient and have the consultant's report at hand within one week of referral. The service provides a much quicker and cost effective service than before without any compromise on quality and has been extremely popular with patients from all over Cheshire.

During the first year of scanning, no patient referred to our service waited more than 10 days to be scanned with more urgent scans being performed often within 24 hours of referral.

How to register as a patient:

Registering at Wilmslow Health Centre couldn't be easier. All you need to do is fill out the form below and hand it in to a receptionist. Your old medical records will then be sent to us automatically from your previous surgery.

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How to book an appointment:

All consultations are by appointment made by telephoning 01625 548555 or in person at the reception desk. Routinely you will be given a single appointment to see the doctor. Patients can express a preference to see a doctor of their choice but this may exceed 48 hours. Please book a longer appointment if you have more than one problem you wish to discuss with the doctor. If you require an examination, please inform reception as this will require an extended appointment. When booking an appointment for the nurse you will be asked for the service you require so that the appropriate time can be allocated.

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How to obtain a repeat prescription:

Repeat prescriptions are computerised. You will receive a printout of your medication with your prescription. To request a repeat prescription, post the printout in the external letter box with a tick next to the items required. Please allow two working days before collecting your prescription. For reasons of safety we regret we cannot accept repeat prescriptions over the telephone. Prescriptions will be sent to you if you include a stamped, addressed envelope. There is a pharmacy on-site. Local pharmacies offer a repeatable prescribing service, please ask them for details.

Home Visits

The doctors will be happy to visit patients who find it impossible to leave their homes through ill-health or disability only. Please request the visit before 10.00am (except in emergencies). Please give the receptionist as much information as possible so that when planning our rounds we can judge the urgency of each call. Some visits may be made in the afternoon. Babies with temperatures can usually be safely brought to the surgery where they will be seen as soon as possible.

CONFIDENTIALITY

We ask you for personal information so that you can receive appropriate care and treatment. This information is recorded on computer and we are registered under the Data Protection Act. The practice will ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times by all members of the practice team. However, for the effective functioning of a multi-disciplinary team it is sometimes necessary that medical information about you is shared between members of the team. The practice will only release medical information to persons outside the team following written permission from the patient. Request forms for patient access to medical records are available at reception. There is an administration charge (up to a maximum of £50.00).

USEFUL CONTACT INFORMATION

To contact Midwives:

A team of midwives hold regular antenatal clinics. You can arrange an appointment with a midwife directly as soon as you know you are pregnant. Remember, you do not need a doctor's appointment if you want to book into antenatal care. Patients can also contact the Midwifery team 24 hours a day on 01625 661 145 or 01625 661 153.