Clinics & Services

Contraception And Sexual Health Clinics (CASH)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday morning. ‘Pills’, ‘morning after’ pill, condoms, STI screening for both male and female patients by appointment with the Nurse. Implanon available – ask at reception

Condoms/Safer Sex

No appointment necessary.

Cytology Clinic

Various by appointment with the Nurse

Minor Injuries

We offer treatment for burns, cuts, ankle and knee injuries and head injuries. Please ask for further advice at reception

Travel Clinics (including vaccinations)

Various - by appointment with the Nurse. Some vaccines do incur a fee made payable to the practice and/or to the pharmacy.

Weight Reduction Clinic

Various - by appointment with the Nurse or Health Care Assistant e.g. weight loss, weight gain, low fat, healthy vegetarianism - any eating issues

Alcohol Support

By appointment with the Nurse or Health Care Assistant e.g. counselling and support

Smoking Cessation

By appointment with the Nurse or Health Care Assistant

Asthma

Various – by appointment with the Nurse

Diabetes

Diabetics are invited to attend Diabetic Care Planning appointments.  This includes a 20 minute appointment with the nurse to take fasting bloods and general information and then 2 weeks later a 30 minute appointment with the Doctor.  This gives patients the opportunity to discuss treatment and any problems. 

Audiology

Various – by appointment with the Nurse or Health Care Assistant via Doctor’s referral

Patch Testing

Various by appointment with Health Care Assistant via Doctor’s referral. Patients must not have taken any anti-histamines for 4 days prior to the appointment.

Minor Operations

Weekly by appointment

Baby Immunisation Clinic

Thursday afternoon 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm 

Antenatal Clinic

Wednesday afternoon 1:30pm- 3:30pm.                  New Booking appointments Thursday afternoon        1.30 p.m. - 3.30 pm.

Physiotherapy/Sports Medicine And Performers’ Needs

Monday and  Thursday 9:30 – 12:30 p.m. via Doctor’s Referral

Acupuncture

Wednesday 9.30 – 12.00 p.m. via Doctor’s referral

Psychotherapy

Wednesday 9.15 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. & Friday weekly 9.15 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. – via Doctor’s Referral

C.P.N.

Tuesday weekly via Doctor’s Referral

Early/Late Clinics

Available weekly by appointment. Telephone for availability.

All the above services are Free and Confidential.

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 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.

Foreign Travel

This page is to help you with your Foreign Holiday travel plans.  Whether you are Back Packing to remote areas or just taking a package holiday there are hints and tips on Health and also which vaccines you should be having prior to your holiday.  The information given and links on this site are to be used as a guide and not as a definitive statement as the area of Travel Medicine is constantly on the change.  We want your travelling to be memorable and for you to return fulfilled and relaxed from your travels.

Before you leave

Immunisations 

Start planning your immunisations about 8 weeks before you leave Huddersfield.

How to start the process

1. Try to obtain a MASTA travel brief if you are travelling to more than one country.  Obtaining a MASTA travel brief by following the following link http://www.masta-travel-health.com/ This is a Free Service and allows you to input details of where you are travelling, your travel dates and immunisation history.  You will be able to download the information given to you at any time until your return date, an email will also be sent direct to you.  It will give you information on what vaccines are recommended and up to date alerts and warnings for each country including any disease outbreaks.  Alternatively you can get a guide and travel information including Health Risks for things like, Diarrhoea, Water usage, Sun, Bites etc. from http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home.aspx
2. You must complete the Travel Questionnaire – and either submit it electronically or print it off and bring it along to the surgery.
3. Please make an appointment once the information is complete and hand in the Travel Questionnaire along with either a MASTA Travel Brief or ‘Fit for Travel’ information. If you prefer to post them please do so at least 5 days prior to your appointment to: - The University Health Centre, 12 Sand Street, Huddersfield, HD1 3AL.
4. At your 1^st appointment your itinerary will be discussed and any free vaccines may be given on that date.  You will be given a note telling you what vaccines you need along with any costs that you may incur and as to how to obtain the vaccines. Vaccines that need to be paid for must be paid prior to the injection being given.

Costs of vaccines

The vaccines stated below are not NHS funded therefore a cost is applied.

Meningitis ACWY - Private prescription payable to the practice £13.00, a further fee is payable at the pharmacy

Rabies - Private prescription payable to the practice £13.00, a further fee is payable at the pharmacy

Yellow Fever - £60

Hepatitis B - £20 per dose / 3 or 4 doses required

Disclaimer

The recommendations made by the practice are based on the information you supply us with and the information contained in your NHS medical records.  We cannot be held responsible for any problems caused by any omissions in your vaccination history, you must also ensure we receive information about any vaccinations you may have received (e.g. at private clinics), that may not be in your NHS medical records.  If your travel plans change you must inform us so a re-assessment of your vaccination requirements can be amended.

We ask that you make an appointment at least 8 weeks before you travel to ensure you have enough time to receive your full course of vaccinations.  It may not be possible to complete your schedule if you book your 1^st appointment less than 8 weeks prior to you travelling although we will endeavour to complete where ever possible appointments permitted.

Insurance

You must ensure you have full medical insurance covering all the activities and destinations you are going to.  The largest threat to travellers is theft and road accidents.  Ensure you take copies of all your travel documents including your passport, ticket numbers, driving licence, insurance documents, credit cards etc and ensure you have a copy for your back pack, for your day bag, your parents and then a close friend.  It is also a good idea to scan it and send it an email account that you can access from anywhere in the world.

If you are a UK resident and you are going to Europe then it is advisable to obtain a European Health Insurance Card, this entitles you to reduced health cost or even free sometimes when temporarily visiting and EU country.  You can apply on line (at least 6 weeks prior to travelling) www.euhealthcard.org

First Aid/Medication

You need to ensure you take with you adequate equipment, here is an example of things you should think about particularly if you are back packing to remote areas.

First aid kit	Medic Alert ID if necessary
Medical sterile kit	Water purification tablets
Rehydration solutions / spoon	Adhesive bandages
Anti–diarrhoea medication	Antibiotic cream
Motion sickness medication	Anti fungal foot  powder
Vitamins	Throat lozenges
Analgaesia e.g. paracetamol	Thermometer
Anti inflammatory e.g. ibuprofen	Scissors /tweezers

Ensure you have enough of your regular medication to take with you or source how you can get a further supply whilst travelling.

Hints and tips for keeping healthy when abroad.

You can find by following the link http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/advice/advice-for-travellers.aspx - a whole host of information from Accident Prevention, Insect Bites to Water Purification, Sun Sense, Male Travel, Female Travel (both include Sexual Health Advice) and also Foreign Office Safety Information.

Links to useful websites

Fit for Travel - http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk  

MASTA - http://www.masta-travel-health.com/%20 

Foreign Office - www.fco.gov.uk 

Work Health Organisation - http://www.who.int/en/%20 

WHO Tropical Diseases - http://apps.who.int/tdr/publications/tdr-image-library%20 

Gap Year - http://www.gapyear.com/%20 

Centre For Infection Diseases - http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/%20 

NNOMAD – Online travel shop for sterile medical kits - http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/%20 

Tropical Medicine Bureau - http://www.tmb.ie/%20 

High Altitude Medicine ‑ http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/%20 

The British Mountaineering Council - http://www.thebmc.co.uk/%20 

Travel Insurance - http://www.leadedge.co.uk/%20 

Health Protection Agency – Malaria - http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/malaria/menu.htm%20 

Malaria Foundation International - http://www.malaria.org/

 

Sexual Health (CASH)

Who do I see for the above - We have CASH Clinics 4 mornings a week Monday - Thursday run by our nursing team with support from the Doctors.  The nurses who work in this clinic are all fully trained in Sexual Health. Come along to this clinic if you require Sexual Health Screening or Advice about Sexual Health matters.  Its is a confidential service and a general history will be taken and if appropriate any screening tests will be done on the same day. 

The screening tests may be swabs - Chlamydia, Thrush, Bacterail Vaginosis (BV), Gonorrhoea, Trichomonas, Penile Swab or urine tests for Chlamydia or Gonorrhoea and/or blood tests for HIV, Syphillis, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B.  These are all optional but the nurse will discuss with you which tests are appropriate for you and will only take them with your consent.  Testicular Examination can be carried out or a leaflet can be given for Self Examination.

Chalmydia

Chalamydia is the most common sexually tramitted infection diagnosed and treated in the United Kingdom.  Highest test rates are seen mainly in young men and women less than 25 years.  Chlamydia is often asymptomatic (no symptoms present) in 70% of females and 50% of males.  If left untreated 10% to 40% of women develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)

HIV & STI's

The predominant mode of transmission for both HIV and STI's is sexual intercourse.  There is strong evidence to support several biological mechanisms through which STI's facilitate HIV transmission by increasing both HIV infectiousness and HIV susceptibility.  At the end of 2008 an estimated 83,000 persons of all ages were living with HIV in the UK, a quarter of who were unaware of their infection.  The infection has a prolonged "silent" period during which it often remains undiagnosed (HPA2011).

HIV Screening

 If you would like a HIV screening test and not a full Sexual Health screening you can make an appointment for a blood test to screen for HIV.  Please book the appointment at Reception where you will be given information relating to the test and appointments will be made wth either the Health Care Assistant or the phlebotomist.

 

Contraception

If you are requiring contraception please book an appointment with the nurse in the Family Planning Clinic.  The nurse will discuss with you your best options, these can be one of the following :- The Contraceptive Pill, discuss insertion/removal of Implants (LARC) and Depo-Provera Injection.  Condoms can be requested at Reception or with any clinician.

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION - should be taken within 72 hrs, but is most effective within 48 hrs.  Please contact reception as soon as possible to ensure you are seen within the time frame.  If it is out of normal practice hours either on a weekend or in the evening then please go to a Chemist to get appropriate treament - this may be subject to a fee at the chemist although some chemists do this Free of Charge.

All contraception prescriptions are Free of Charge at the chemist.

 

 

Minor Injuries/Illness

It may not be necessary to spend hours waiting in the A&E Department at the hospital.  We can accommodate most Minor Injuries here at the Health Centre.

We can treat the following :-

• Burns
• Lacerations
• Knee Injuries
• Ankle Injuries
• Hand/Wrist Injuries
• Head Injuries
• Ear Infections
• Cystitis/UTI
• Eye Infections

                                                                      

Please ask for further advice at Reception and save both you and the hospital time!

 

 

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