If you think you may require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to complete a travel risk assessment form and hand in to reception at least 6 weeks prior to departure. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below: 

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

Doctor performs minor surgical operations within the surgery premises.  This means that you may not need to go to hospital for small operations e.g. injection of piles, removal of cysts and warts and joint injections. 

Discuss with Doctor for further details.   

Doctors provide a range of contraceptive care and advice. 

Pre-pregnancy advice, including infertile couple counselling is available. 

Please discuss with the Doctor or Practice Nurse.

Ante natal clinics are held at a local practice, booked by your midwife. The practice has a midwife attached who practices from our surgery

Post natal appointments are held at the practice by the doctors. This appointment should usually take place 6-8 weeks after the birth of a baby, and checks both mother and baby. It is important your baby attends their Post Natal check in the time-frame suggested.  

The Health Visitors run a child health and baby clinic at various clinics locally depending on your address. For clinic times and availability, please contact the Healthy Family Team: 0115 8835500 

Children’s immunizations are given at Giltbrook surgery by our Practice Nurse 

Click here for full information about the children’s immunisation schedule.

The Practice Nurses are qualified to carry out: – 

Health Promotion (e.g. Dietary advice), Chronic Disease Management, Cardiac Disease Prevention, ECGs, Diabetic screening, Asthma checks, Blood Pressure checks, venepuncture, Immunization for children, adults and travellers, Cervical smears, Minor surgery, Breast examination advice, Dressings,  removal of sutures, ear syringing, contraception, over 75’s health checks, specialist drug monitoring e.g. Warfarin, Methotrexate, etc. 

Please book appointments at the reception desk or by telephone if necessary.

The Health and Wellbeing Service aims to help patients in the Nottingham West Primary Care Network take more of an active role in their own health care through structured Health Coaching consultations. There is a focus on changing detrimental lifestyle behaviours with the intent of reducing health risks, improving self- management and symptoms of chronic conditions.

The Health and Well-being  Coach can guide and support patients to set realistic and achievable health related goals to improve quality of life and overall health and wellbeing. The criteria for the service includes all patients living with Diabetes or pre-diabetes and all patients living with a respiratory condition. The Health Coach offers 1:1 support as well as group exercise sessions and support sessions. Sessions can be conducted virtually, face to face or over the phone according to the patients preference.

This health scheme provides opportunities for people living with underlying mental or physical health conditions to lead a more active lifestyle and provide safe and effective access to various activities

For more information:

• Watch this video 
• Visit this website

The Nottingham West Digital Inclusion Team are part of a new project aiming to help people in the local community to better manage their digital healthcare using the NHS app and Patients Know Best (PKB). The NHS app and PKB are digital platforms that enable you to find health advice, order prescriptions, manage appointments, access your COVID pass and much more. They allow you to take control of your healthcare, access services at a time that suits you, and reduces the need for unnecessary trips to the doctor’s surgery (see below for more features & benefits).

The Digital Inclusion team, comprised of Damian, Paul, and Pauline, understands that navigating digital platforms can sometimes be daunting, and they are committed to providing 1-2-1 support to make things easier, and help you overcome some of technical barriers you may face. They can guide you through the process of downloading and setting up the NHS app on your device*, verifying your identity, and technical help with issues such as resetting your password. They will also provide you with general advice on how to use the key features of the NHS app in ways that best suit you!

Don’t let technology hold you back from accessing the healthcare services you need. Get in touch with the Nottingham West Digital Inclusion Team today and take control of your health. Speak to your GP reception to find out more and for information about your nearest 1-2-1 drop-in session.

Features of the NHS app / PKB:

• Access to health advice, symptom checker and 111 online
• Receive messages from your GP
• Appointment management: view, cancel, and book GP appointments (*where available), view hospital appointments (*where available, dependant on hospital dept.)
• View and manage repeat prescriptions, change your nominated pharmacy, view opening times of your nominate pharmacy
• Access your Covid Vaccination records, download Covid passes for travel
• Obtain test results, access to your GP health record, submit sicknotes (*where available), and track your health
• Access Linked profiles to manage the healthcare of any dependants from your own account (i.e. if you are an official carer, or the parent of a child under 13)

For more information about Patients Knows Best go to  https://patientsknowbest.com/

For more information about the features of the NHS App go to  https://digital.nhs.uk/services/nhs-app/nhs-app-features

*Registration for the NHS app requires an email address, internet access, a smart phone or tablet, and a valid photo ID (such as a driver’s licence, passport, or citizens card). Users must be 13+.