Clinics & Services

Blood Tests

You can book an appointment to have your blood test done here at the surgery by calling the surgery contact number 01279 418136.

Appointments are released the day before at 11am. For Monday appointments, please call on the Wednesday before at 11am.

Please note: children under the age of 14 will need to have an appointment at the hospital.

Blood Leaflet Oct 23

Essex Wellbeing Service

The Essex Wellbeing Service supports people in the community with a range of needs including health, wellbeing and day to day practical support. Their specialist support areas include:

• Support with Stop Smoking
• Social Isolation
• Improving Sleep
• Children's Weight Management
• Increasing, Maintaining and Managing Physical Activity 
• Healthy Eating
• Emotional Wellbeing
• Weight Management
• Strength and Balance
• Support and Independent Living
• Reducing Alcohol Consumption

For more information please visit Essex Wellbeing Service

Adult Immunisation

Tetanus - If you have 5 documented immunisations you need not have any more. Exceptions to this are accidental injury or travelling abroad. The new vaccine also includes a low dose of diphtheria. Meningitis C is now available to young people aged 20-24. Contact Reception for appointment with our practice nurse.

Travel Advice

We provide comprehensive travel advice for patients registered with the Practice only. If you are planning holidays abroad, you should check with us well before you are due to travel so that we can make sure that any necessary immunisation is completed in time. You may be denied admission to some countries if you are not fully immunised.

Contraception Care

All the doctors and practice nurses provide contraception advice as appropriate within their normal appointments. Emergency contraception is available. Coil insertions and implants are not currently done at the surgery and patients are advised to contact Essex Sexual Health 0300 003 1212 more information can also be found at Welcome to Essex Sexual Health Service

Maternity Care

A healthy pregnancy starts before you actually become pregnant. This is especially so if you need to take any regular medication. Please see your doctor within a few weeks of discovering you are pregnant. Your doctor will be happy to give pre-conceptual advice and a test to check on your Rubella (German Measles) status can be arranged.

You no longer have to see a doctor to be referred for maternity services. You can self-refer to your chosen hospital, for example Pregnant, what next? | Princess Alexandra Hospital (pah.nhs.uk) so that antenatal care can be started. Your midwife and health visitor help your doctor to manage your care. Don't forget that after you have had your baby you will also need a post natal check at about 6 weeks.

Child Development & Immunisation

All doctors in the practice provide child health surveillance facilities and development checks. They are usually done during normal surgery appointments.

Some checks will be done by the heath visitors. It is important that all children and babies are fully immunised.

We have a Baby Immunisation Clinic every Thursday. To satisfy our consent procedures, if someone other than the mother brings a child for immunisation, then the Practice will require the mother’s written consent for the immunisation to take place. If you have any queries regarding the immunisation of your baby, please do not hesitate to ask our practice nurse, your doctor or a health visitor.

Click here to see the current recommended immunisation schedule.

Minor Surgery

We currently offer the service as agreed with the Herts & West Essex Integrated Care Board and it is provided by Dr Phen - saving the patient referral to the local hospital. Cryotherapy is also undertaken by our Nurses.

Health Promotion

We encourage all our patients to share the responsibility for their own health both in preventing disease and in treating existing disease.

Prevention really is better than cure. The following Health Promotion topics are covered: Well Person - Heart Disease - Asthma - Diabetic - Smoking - Diet - Menopause. Please make appointment to see one of our practice nurses with the receptionist.

Additional Services

Dietician and other additional services are also available at Jenner House. All referrals are made via your GP.