The Westminister & Pimlico Health Centre

PRACTICE NURSES

Our experienced and highly qualified nurses see patients by appointment only. They offer a wide range of service including:

Family planning, cervical smears, breast checks, well person checks, wound dressing, removal of stitches, travel vaccinations, ear syringing and diabetic and asthma monitoring.

They also run a range of health promotion programmes including:

Smoking cessation, blood pressure and cholesterol monitoring and menopause clinics.

IN-HOUSE SERVICES

The Community District Nurses

The district nurses attached to our practice are based at The South Westminster Centre, 82 Vincent Square. They can be contacted on (020) 8746 5764.

The Dietician

The community dietician works with the team and advises them on nutritional matters. She also holds regular clinics at the surgery when she sees patients who need specialised dietary advice, eg those with diabetes or raised blood pressure, or other diseases needing dietary assessment or advice.

The Community Psychiatric Nurse - Tony White

The CPN provides long-term case management for a defined case list of the surgery's mentally ill. He also provides easily accessible assessment service to assist the GPs in their management of those with mild to moderate mental health problems.These clinics are held by the doctors.

Mental Health Workers

We have access to a Clinical Psychologist and a Psychotherapist for those patients requiring talking therapy.

Health Visiting Service

Our health visitors give advice and information on health issues to families with children under five years old. They do home visits and child health clinics.

Health visitors can be contacted on (020) 7630 7430 or via the GP surgery.

MATERNITY CARE

Most deliveries take place at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, but we are able to offer home delivery if requested and appropriate. Antenatal care takes place at the surgery or at the local community clinic, with close liaison between ourselves and the community midwifery team. All the doctors are fully qualified to undertake ante and postnatal care.

WOMEN'S HEALTH

We provide a full range of services for women, including cervical smear screening and breast screening. All the doctors are qualified to provide the full range of family planning services including caps and coils. We are pleased to offer advice on hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Personal problems, including termination of pregnancy, can be discussed in complete confidence. We also provide prenatal counselling for women planning pregnancy.

Dr Munday is happy to discuss and fit the coil as a method of contraception.

MEN'S HEALTH

We organise screening for common problems such as heart disease risk and prostate cancer. We are able to offer advice on new treatments for impotence and sexual dysfunction. All consultations are strictly confidential.

A Few Tips For A Healthy Life:

• Don’t smoke and, if you do, give up! We can help you.
  
• Eat a healthy, low-fat diet, with five portions of fruit or vegetables daily.
  
• Drink alcohol in moderation: up to 14 units a week for a female and 28 units a week for a male.
  
• Exercise regularly, at least three times a week for 21 minutes.

MINOR SURGERY

We offer an expanding service for minor surgical procedures that includes:

Cryosurgery (removal of skin lesions with liquid nitrogen) - Dr Mitchell.

Injection and aspiration of joints for rheumatic and traumatic complaints.

VACCINATIONS

We offer a complete vaccination service.

Typhoid, cholera, hepatitis, tetanus and polio are free; a charge is made for yellow fever (we are a registered yellow fever centre), meningitis, rabies, tick encephalitis and the oral typhoid vaccine. Certificates are provided and we guarantee to be cheaper than BA, Thomas Cook or Trailfinders!

Private Care

Almost all patients at this practice are NHS patients and the services we provide are therefore free. However, the items listed below are not covered by the NHS and a charge for these services will be made.

Other appropriate private charges are by negotiation..

The above charges are BMA recommended. Other appropriate private charges are by negotiation, in conjunction with suggested BMA rates.