Who should I see?
The advice below is a guide to which clinician is most appropriate to consult for a range of tests, illnesses and chronic conditions. Please be assured that all staff are bound by the same rules of confidentiality as the doctors.
Please Note: A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has completed advanced education to a minimum of a master's degree and has had extensive training in the diagnosis and management of common medical conditions, including chronic illnesses.
Asthma review
Who to see?
Practice Nurse
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment. Please ask for an asthma appointment and remember to bring your inhalers if possible.
Blood tests
Who to see?
Treatment Room
Advice
Clinics are held weekly. Blood tests MUST have been requested by a GP or Practice Nurse. Please contact reception on 028 90563 450 to make an appointment.
Chest infection
Who to see?
GP
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment.
Cold or flu symptoms
Who to see?
Local Pharmacy. GP if symptoms don't improve.
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment.
COPD review
Who to see?
Practice Nurse
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment.
Cryotherapy
Who to see?
GP
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment to see the Practice Nurse and bring your inhalers if possible.
Diabetes review and support
Who to see?
Practice Nurse or Dr Emmylou Large
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment to see the Practice Nurse.
Joint injections
Who to see
Dr Emmylou Large
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment for an initial assessment. After this consultation please book a double appointment for injection.
Medication advice
Who to see
Local Pharmacy or Practice Based Pharmacist
Advice
Pharmacists can offer advice and guidance both over the phone and through face to face consultations. They can help you by answering any question you may have about medication and also triaging and advising on minor ailments such as colds, skin complaints, IBS, worms, head lice, hay fever, conjunctivitis and thrush.
Contraception Coil / change / removal
Who to see
Dr Catriona Nugent
Advice
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to book a double appointment.
Smear tests
Who to see
Practice Nurse / GP
Advice
To ensure that your smear test is most effective, try to book an appointment during the middle of your menstrual cycle (usually 14 days from the start of your last period), as this can ensure a better sample of cells is taken. If you use a spermicide, a barrier method of contraception or a lubricant jelly, you shouldn't use these for 24 hours before the test, as the chemicals they contain may affect the test. Smears can only be booked if you have received an invitation letter in the post or a text from the practice.
Please contact reception on 028 9056 3394 to make an appointment.
