Surgery clinics

This clinic is not funded by the NHS, so is reliant on donations from those who are able to contribute. A voluntary donation of £20 to Minchinhampton Surgery charitable trust who provide this service is suggested.

Our practice nurses and HCAs are able to provide advice on alcohol consumption, diet and healthy eating, and stopping smoking.

You must be more than 6 weeks pregnant to make a midwife appointment.

Screening tests will be discussed with you during your initial appointment, and your GP will be involved in monitoring the progress of your pregnancy when medically needed.

Please make an appointment with the practice nurse for routine childhood vaccinations.

However, for any catch up school vaccinations that have been missed, you will need to contact the Gloucestershire “school-aged immunisation team” on 0300 421 8140.

Please make an appointment with a GP to discuss referral to our counselling services.

Our counsellors can talk to you in confidence about any difficulties you are currently experiencing (including stress, depression, loneliness, bereavement, anxiety, anger, or relationship issues).

This clinic is not funded by the NHS, so is reliant on donations from those who are able to contribute. A voluntary donation of £20 to Minchinhampton Surgery charitable trust who provide this service is suggested.

Please call reception on 01453 883 793 to make a same day appointment with a GP.

Anyone with an NHS hearing aid can have their hearing aids retubed or cleaned at the clinic.

You can pick up new batteries for your hearing aid from surgery reception (free of charge).

Call reception on 01453 883 793 or visit our appointments page to book an appointment with a GP if you are experiencing mental health issues.

You can also self refer to Gloucestershire Talking Therapies (Let’s Talk) or Every Mind Matters.

If you or someone you know needs urgent help in a mental health crisis, call the Gloucestershire crisis team on 0800 169 0398. If there is an immediate danger to life, dial 999 or go to your nearest accident and emergency department.

• B12 injection (must be agreed with GP beforehand)
• Blood pressure check
• Cervical screening
• Child immunisations
• Contraceptive injection
• Dressings
• Ear check
• Ear syringing
• ECG (must be agreed with GP beforehand)
• Influenza or Covid19 vaccination
• Pertussis, pneumovax, or shingles vaccinations (subject to patient eligibility)
• Pill check
• Routine “health check” (subject to patient eligibility)
• Stitch removal

Patients can now self-refer to the Gloucestershire NHS physiotherapy service.

You can also sign up for the Gloucestershire MSK app (powered by getUBetter) which offers tips & exercises to help you recover from a range of musculoskeletal conditions.

New mothers should receive a letter from the surgery detailing their appointment date and time for their 8 week post-natal check and for their baby’s 8 week check and immunisations.

For routine respiratory reviews (including asthma), you should receive an invite from the surgery.

Call reception to make an initial telephone appointment with our sexual health nurse who can give you advice and guidance on our sexual health services available.

The sexual health nurse can then book you in for any procedures needed, this cannot be booked directly by our receptionists.

The sexual health clinic is suitable for coils and implants (fitting & removal), sexual health advice, and STI screenings.

Unfortunately, we are no longer seeing patients from other GP surgeries in our sexual health clinic.

Social prescribers can provide support and guidance on what local groups & activities, community fun, work experience, peer support, mentoring, and counselling services are available.

Our clinicians work closely with the Stroud network social prescribing team, please ask reception or your GP about the referral process.

Call reception to make a routine appointment with our travel nurse to discuss your vaccination requirements. This must be booked at least 6 weeks before the start of your trip.

Find specific travel requirements and recommended vaccinations for the country you are visiting at www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/home or www.travelhealthpro.org.uk

Please be aware there may be a fee involved for some vaccines.