Oakenhall Medical Practice is committed to providing sufficient, timely and appropriate NHS provisions to the registered patients at this practice. Due to the increasing NHS workload and in order to be sustainable, the practice provides private services only, those which cannot be provided by another source:

• Access to Medical Records Requests from patient, Solicitors, Police and Insurance Companies
• Holiday Cancellation Forms
• DVLA and Department of Health Works and Pensions report request (the reports are specifically received direct from the provider with fees already set). As your GP Practice, it is not our policy to provide any NHS appointments to discuss driving License Applications or fitness to drive. It is the responsibility of the DVLA to assess the patient’s fitness to drive.
• Completion of Firearms Certificate: Fee £70.00.
• Provision of patient history e.g., summary of problem history, vaccination history (no fee)
• Concessionary bus pass forms (no fee)
• Pregnancy and Flying – We do not assess fitness to fly, but can provide a factual statement in respects of the pregnancy for the airline – if required, this is a private service so will incur a charge
• The GP’s will consider other requests on a case by case basis.

Fees for Private requests commence from £40.00. If you require further information please speak with a receptionist.

All requests will be dealt with, within 30 days, but the GP will try to do this sooner.

The practice will NOT be providing the following private services, which can be provided by another source:

• Private Medical Examinations e.g., HGV, Taxi, Insurance
• Private investigation testing including blood, x-ray and paternity testing
• Occupational Health medical reports and investigations
• Travel Immunisations that are not currently provided by the NHS e.g., Hepatitis B (The practice will continue to provide NHS travel immunisations: Tetanus Polio Diphtheria, Typhoid, Hepatitis A and MMR).
• Mental Health Capacity Assessments including Mental Health Capacity Medical Certificates.
• Power of Attorney assessments and countersigning
• Passport/Driving Licence countersigning
• Fitness to Drive: As your GP Practice, it is not our policy to provide any NHS appointments to discuss driving License Applications or fitness to drive. It is the responsibility of the DVLA to assess the patient’s fitness to drive.
• Personal references
• Fit for Letter’s e.g. gym, spa, at risk activities such as parachuting

We aim not to advertise any particular service, so are unable to recommend any individual service provider to carry out this private work.

AAA Screening

The NHS abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening programme is available for all men aged 65 and over in England.

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a way of checking if there’s a bulge or swelling in the aorta, the mail blood vessel that runs from you heart down through your tummy.

What happens during AAA screening

Screening for AAA involves a quick and painless ultrasound scan of your tummy. This is similar to the scan pregnant women have to check on their baby.

For the scan:

• you lie down on a table and lift or unbutton your top (you do not need to undress)
• the technician rubs a clear gel on your tummy and moves a small handheld scanner over your skin – pictures from the scanner are shown on a monitor and the technician will measure how wide your aorta is
• the technician tells you the result straight away
  

The whole test usually takes about 10 to 15 minutes.

For more information please follow the links below:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening/https://www.gov.uk/guidance/abdominal-aortic-aneurysm-screening-programme-overview

Bowel Screening

Bowel cancer screening is offered every 2 years to men and women aged 60 to 74.

Bowel cancer screening involves having tests to check if you have or are at risk of bowel cancer.

All men and women aged 60 to 74 who are registered with a GP in England are automatically sent a bowel cancer screening kit every 2 years.

How to use the kit

• You will receive a screening kit in the post.
• With this kit, you collect 1 sample of poo in a small plastic sample bottle and post it back to a laboratory for testing.
• There are instructions with the kit. You can also read the kit instructions online.

For more information please follow the links below
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bowel-cancer-screening-programme-overview

Breast Screening

The NHS Breast Screening Programme offers screening every 3 years to all women aged from 50 to their 71^st birthday.

Breast screening aims to find breast cancers early. It uses an X-ray test called a mammogram that can spot cancers when they’re too small to see or feel.

What happens during breast screening

Breast screening involves having an X-ray (mammogram) at a special clinic or mobile breast screening unit. This is done by a female health practitioner.

Your breasts will be X-rayed one at a time. The breast is placed on the X-ray machine and gently but firmly compressed with a clear plate. Two X-rays are taken of each breast at different angles.

For more information please follow the links below
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/breast-cancer-screening/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/breast-screening-programme-overview

Cervical Screening

NHS cervical screening programme is available to women aged 25 to 64 in England. Women aged 25 to 49 receive invitations every 3 years. Women aged 50 to 64 receive invitations every 5 years.

Cervical screening (a smear test) checks the health of your cervix.

What happens during cervical screening

• You’ll need to undress, behind a screen, from the waist down. You’ll be given a sheet to put over you.
• The nurse will ask you to lie back on a bed, usually with your legs bent, feet together and knees apart. Sometimes you may need to change position during the test.
• They’ll gently put a smooth, tube-shaped tool (a speculum) into your vagina. A small amount of lubricant should be used.
• The nurse will open the speculum so they can see your cervix.
• Using a soft brush, they’ll take a small sample of cells from your cervix.
• The nurse will close and remove the speculum and leave you to get dressed.

For more information please follow the links below

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-screening/further-help-and-support/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cervical-screening-programme-overview

Diabetic eye Screening

The NHS diabetic eye screening (DES) programme is offered annually to men and women with diabetes from the age of 12.

Diabetic eye screening is a test to check for eye problems caused by diabetes.

What happens during the test

• You’ll be asked to read some letters on a chart first.
• Drops are then put in your eyes. These may sting for a few seconds. The drops make your sight blurry after about 15 minutes.
• When the drops start working, you’ll be asked to look into a camera. The camera will not touch your eyes.
• Pictures are taken of the back of your eyes. There will be a bright flash when a picture is taken.
• Your appointment will usually last about 30 minutes.

For more information please follow the links below

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/diabetic-eye-screening/
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/diabetic-eye-screening-programme-overview

Full range of contraceptive services are now offered including Implanon and IUCD

New patient check, menopause, contraception checks, cervical smears, well woman checks, well man checks and regular checks for patients who are managing chronic illnesses such as diabetes, epilepsy etc. In respect of the chronic disease management, patients receive a letter from the Practice inviting them to make an appointment for their relevant checks. If a patient has multiple problems, it may be possible to coincide the checks, but unfortunately this cannot always happen and it may be that you will need to attend at different times for different checks.

The Practice Nurse also offers Smoking Cessation Service and weight loss programme referrals.  If you would like further details, please ask at reception.

The Practice Nurse will also advise patients in respect of vaccinations that are required to travel out of the county and will administer vaccinations that are free under the NHS for travel purposes.  We currently do not offer private travel vaccinations i.e., vaccinations that the NHS does not cover the cost of.  For these please contact a private travel clinic. 

It is our policy to encourage the prevention of illness and we invite patients for health checks. These checks are carried out by the Practice Nurse in routine appointments.

Joint injections are carried out at the practice by the Doctor.  Please arrange a routine appointment for an initial assessment with the Doctor.

The practices offer the six-week postnatal check which is carried out by the doctor.  This is held by appointment only and letters are sent out in advance.

Antenatal services are provided by the Community Midwifery Team.  They are based at the Hucknall Health Centre, Curtis Street Hucknall, Nottingham, NG15 7JE.  Patients should directly contact the Community Midwives on 0115 8832128 for all antenatal care.

The Practice Nurse carries out all the Patient immunisations from childhood vaccinations, travel vaccinations, Influenza and Shingles, HPV Cervical Cancer vaccinations and many more. These are carried out during normal routine appointments with the Nurse.

If you wish to speak to the Doctor or Nurse regarding a health matter and do not need to attend the surgery, please contact the reception team between 08:00 – 18:30 to arrange an on the day or an advanced appointment.