Clinics & Services

Asthma Clinic

Meg Burnie (Practice Nurse)

Diabetic Clinic

Megan de Mendonça (Practice Nurse)

District Nurses

Tel:  01822 854885 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday - Friday

Family Planning

Women who have, or wish to have a coil (IUCD) should
contact Tavistock Family Planning clinic on 01822 615935.

Well Person

Registered patients who are well and have not visited the surgery for 3 years may like to make an appointment with one of our nurses for a health check. This will involve a check of your blood pressure (if you are over 40 years old), height and weight measurements and recording of your family history. Our nurse will be able to advise you on ways to remain healthy.

Registered patients over the age of 75 who have not seen a doctor within the past 12 months may wish to make an appointment for an annual health check. This assessment is available at the surgery by appointment with one of our doctors or nurses. If you are unable to visit the surgery for medical reasons we will arrange to visit you at home.

Chiropody

A chiropodist is available for appointments on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and every fourth Friday afternoon.

Physiotherapy

There are physiotherapy clinics on Monday, Thursday and Friday. If you wish to contact the clinic, please leave a message with the reception staff.

Contraception & Sexual Health

All the doctors offer confidential contraceptive services at either surgery. Emergency contraception is also freely available and strictly confidential. If you think you may be at risk, please contact the surgery - we will be happy to see you the same day if necessary.

Maternity Services

Maternity services are provided mainly by the midwife and occasionally by the doctors. Once pregnancy has been confirmed (usually by a home test), please come into the surgery to pick up a maternity pack and fill in a few forms which we will pass on to the midwives. The midwives will then contact you and arrange to come and see you at home. Please ensure that you have read through your maternity pack before the midwives visit you.

All pregnant women, irrespective of age will now be offered a nuchal scan and combined blood test for Downs Syndrome. Information about the test is included in the maternity pack. The midwives like to see all ladies by the time they are 10 weeks pregnant if possible.

Baby Clinic

The baby clinic is held every Tuesday afternoon (2-4pm) with the Health Visitor. To make an appointment with the Health Visitor please contact the Tavistock office on 01822 616135 and they will arrange a time to see you.

Minor Surgery

Minor surgery sessions are held regularly at the surgery. Megan, our practice nurse also holds cryotherapy sessions fortnightly.

Travel Vaccinations

We offer immunisations for patients travelling abroad. We advise that you obtain up to date information from the travellers website www.masta.org.

Please remember to leave enough time to have your immunisations prior to travelling - at least three months is advisable. We are unable to administer vaccinations that have been bought by patients over the internet. To ensure safety and correct storage we can only adminster vaccinations that we have purchased.

There is a charge for private prescriptions for travel medications including malaria which is not available under NHS prescription. Most immunisations for foreign travel incur a charge, please download the table for fees.

If you require Hepatitis B vaccinations for occupational purposes your employer will be charged and you will be issued with a certificate showing your immunity status. We require written confirmation from the employer of their agreement to fund the course of immunisations. A letter for employers can be downloaded here, which gives full details of the immunisation course and charges. If your employer has an Occupational Health Department, immunisation should be offered through them.

Information relating to travel immunisations can be found by following the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 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.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Other Services

Non NHS Medical Examinations & Services

Medical Examinations for special purposes e.g. H.G.V., insurance or driving medicals etc, can be arranged with a doctor. The fee recommended by the British Medical Association is charged as these examinations are not available on the NHS.

There are a variety of forms which require a doctor's signature, e.g. private medical forms etc. The Doctor will complete these for you but please allow at least five working days for completion. Please ask at reception for the fee chargeable or download the table. Frequently asked questions about non-NHS services are answered in this document.

We regret that we are unable to waive fees where medicals are required to undertake charity events. We have numerous requests of this nature and whilst we would like to be able to waive fees the partners would prefer to choose which charities they support.

Yelverton Surgery is now able to accept Credit and Debit card payments.

Obtaining Sickness Certificates

For the first 5 days you are absent from work, a self-certification form should be completed. These forms should be available from your employer. After this time we are able to issue you with a certificate without seeing you at the surgery if we have written evidence of your condition/illness from another doctor. We are not able to backdate certificates if you have not been seen at the surgery.

Thinking of giving up smoking?

 If you are thinking of giving up smoking, please contact reception who will be able to make you an appointment to see a Heath Trainer from NHS Devon for advice, nicotine replacement therapy and encouragement. There is no need to see a doctor first.

Clinics run every Friday at Yelverton Surgery and there is also a Stop Smoking clinic in Tavistock & Princetown.

NHS website for advice, information and support to stop and stay stopped.

Chlamydia Screening

As part of the National Chlamydia Screening Programme, we are offering free and confidential Chlamydia tests, information and prevention to all under 25s. The test for Chlamydia is simple – you can do it yourself and you do not need to be examined. We can also provide free treatment for you and your partner if required. Testing kits are available from the surgery - you do not need to see a doctor or nurse if you do not want to.  For more information, please visit www.chlamydiascreening.nhs.uk.