Clinics & Services

Antenatal Clinic

This clinic is run by the midwife. If you become pregnant, you will be given a ‘booking appointment’ at which the midwife will ask you a few questions and carry out some general health checks. You will be seen regularly throughout your pregnancy by the midwife.

Asthma and Respiratory Disease Clinic

Run by the nursing team, this clinic offers advice and monitors your respiratory medication, ensuring you are on the best treatment possible. Certain patients will be required to perform a breathing test called Spirometry.

Child health and Immunisation Clinic

All babies are invited for a 10 day and 6 week medical with a doctor. Immunisations start at 8 weeks; Immunisation information can be found on http://www.nhs.uk

Contraception/Family Planning

There are various forms of contraception. You can discuss the different options with either a practice nurses or a GP.

Counselling

We have two counsellors and one cognitive behaviour therapist. Please make an appointment with a GP, if you think you would like to be referred

Diabetic Clinic

This is run by our nursing team, and offers advice and general health checks to patients diagnosed with diabetes.

Health Check Clinic

A Health Check for patients between 40 and 75 will help them to better understand their risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes or kidney failure, and the adjustments required to their lifestyle to dramatically reduce such risk and ensure longer healthier lives.

General Surgery Clinic

A General Surgeon from the Royal Derby Hospital Trust, holds a monthly General Surgery clinic at Appletree Medical Practice.

Patients can be referred for appropriate lumps, bumps and hernia problems, often avoiding the need for consultations at hospital.

Orthopaedic Clinic

Mr Pickering, Orthopaedic Surgeon from the Royal Derby Hospital Trust, holds a monthly Orthopaedic clinic at Appletree Medical Practice. Patients can be referred for hip, knee and ankle problems, again often avoiding the need for consultations at hospital.

Physiotherapy

We have an in-house physiotherapy clinic run by Belper Physio. Please make an appointment with a GP to get a referral.

Stop Smoking Clinic

We offer support and advice for patients trying to stop smoking.

Test Results

Please call between 11am and 3.30pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data (see Access to Medical Records) or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

 

Mid Derbyshire Citizens Advice Bureau provides fortnightly advice sessions for Practice patients at Appletree Medical Practice. Advice sessions are held at the practice on alternate Wednesdays between 9.00am and 12.00pm on an appointment only basis.

This service offers free, independent, confidential, impartial advice and help in the following areas:

• Welfare Benefits. Advising on entitlement and the claiming process, helping with the completion of forms and advice and help with appeals.

 

•  Money Advice. Assistance dealing with debt, including negotiation with creditors, drawing up financial statements and advice on court procedures.

 

•  Employment. Advice on employment rights, redundancy, dismissal and claims to an Employment Tribunal.

 

•  Housing. Advice and negotiation on tenancy rights, homelessness, and disrepair.

 

•  Consumer problems. Advice on consumer credit, unsatisfactory goods and services, drafting and writing letters and offering further negotiation.

 

•  Relationships. Advice and information on issues such as divorce, separation, maintenance, death and bereavement.  

 

If you feel you could benefit from an appointment, please speak with one of the receptionists at Appletree Medical Practice.

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