THE OLD MACHAR MEDICAL PRACTICE

Nursing Services

Practice Nursing Services

Our qualified and friendly nurses provide a high quality service.  In addition to routine matters such as dressings, suture removal, ear syringing and general advice, their special interests include:

Our practice policy is to encourage a healthy lifestyle, and our nurses run many of the screening programmes which can help to prevent ill health.  If you are invited to attend for such screening tests, please try to attend, as this can prevent complications in later life.

Appointments with the practice nurses can be made via the main surgery numbers. If you would like to talk to one of our nurses please ask the receptionist for a suitable time to call.

District/Community Nursing Services

The district nurses provide care for those discharged from hospital and other patients who require home care.  Their multifunctional role includes: health promotion, teaching, rehabilitation, and palliative care.  In consultation with the doctors of the practice they can also refer patients to other community services such as physiotherapy and chiropody if required.

To contact the district nursing team:-

Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm - Tel: 482268 (King Street) or 846624 (Jesmond Drive)

After 4:00pm and weekends - Tel: 662288 (EMERGENCIES ONLY)

There is an answer machine service so please leave your NAME and TELEPHONE NUMBER and one of the district nurses will contact you when they return to the office.

Health Visitor Services

The health visitors have a major interest in preventative care particularly amongst children, and in addition to our regular services we have separate child development clinics, immunisation and "well baby" clinics. They also take a large share of the care of our frail and elderly patients.

To contact the health visitor team:-

Monday - Friday 8:30 - 4:30pm - Tel: 277221 (King Street) or 846623 (Jesmond Drive)

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Disclaimer: The information given in these pages is provided for information only.  Whilst every care has been taken to ensure that the information is accurate, the author cannot accept responsibility for any errors or omissions which have occurred and no responsibility will be taken by the author for events arising from use of the information provided.  Although the advice for patients is as comprehensive and accurate as possible, it is only general and should not be used as a substitute for the patient consulting their own doctor..

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