Practice Clinics and Services

It is helpful to know if you have a Carer (someone who takes on an unpaid caring role) or if you are a Carer for someone else. We have a page dedicated to Carers where you can also register with us as a carer so we can provide you with additional support.

Practice Staff at The Ross Practice are J9 trained.

They can help you to obtain information to access the support you need. Just ask one of our staff to assist you in speaking to the appropriate member of our team.

In conjunction with the Practice Team, we perform:

• Full Family Planning services including sexual health advice for all ages in strict confidence.
• Cervical Screening
• Immunisations, including a Travel clinic 
• Asthma, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Diabetic and Cardiovascular clinics 
• Health Promotion advice such as anti smoking, healthy living and dietetics 
• Minor Operations and 24 hour Blood Pressure Testing 
• Full child development services 
• Antenatal and postnatal clinics 
• Shared Care Teamwork with Drug and Alcohol Team

Please ask at Reception for specific details.

Provide nursing advice and help in your home and in their clinic. 

Tel: 01279 698 671 CARE OF THE ELDERLY

We have Community Nurses dedicated to caring for the elderly and housebound. We also offer annual health checks for patients over 75 years old. These are carried out by a Practice Nurse or, if you are unable to attend surgery, a Community Nurse will visit you.If you need this service, please contact the surgery to arrange.

Based at The Lantern Centre, Latton Bush. Referrals are via the Doctor or the hospital psychiatric service.

Our Dietician Holds clinics every three weeks and helps run our Diabetic Clinic. "Group" sessions are also available for newly diagnosed diabetics. Referrals are made by the Doctors and Practice Nurses.

If you are between the ages of 15 and 25 years you can have an NHS Chlamydia test. This is done on a urine sample. The results are confidential and can be sent to your mobile phone. Ask the doctors, advanced nurse practitioners or nurses for the test. Chlamydia on the NHS website.

For information on GP Direct Access Radiology Services.

Patients aged 16 to 74 years who have not attended the surgery for 3 years, may book an appointment for a routine check-up. Ask Receptionist for details.

At its most basic, a social prescription offers the kind of help that doesn’t come in a tube or a bottle.

The idea behind social prescribing is to help you to have more control over your own health and find ways to improve how you feel in a way that suits you.

Studies show that patients with social prescriptions get better and feel better faster than those treated with medicine alone. And because it works, it’s happening more and more.

Social Prescribing Leaflet.

Our Practice Nurses are available for travel advice and immunisations. An appointment should be made at least 6 weeks prior to travel.