If you’ve found out you are pregnant, it’s best to see a midwife as soon as possible.
You can book an appointment directly with a midwife service without seeing a GP first.
Local maternity and midwifery services
If you’ve just discovered that you are pregnant, please refer yourself to the midwifery service at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust who will guide you through everything you need to know before the birth of your child.
The service is free and confidential.
Patients of all ages are eligible.
Self-refer with North West Anglia’s midwifery service
Request an appointment at the surgery
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.
Other organisations that could help you
There are a number of other NHS services and charity groups that work in our area.
Find out how to get support for sexual health.
iCaSH Cambridgeshire
iCaSH (integrated Contraception and Sexual Health) service provides all aspects of sexual and reproductive health, including contraception, sexually transmitted infection (STI) and HIV testing and treatment. iCaSH clinics are available at locations across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes, Norfolk, Peterborough and Suffolk.
This service is free for all patients registered at our Surgery.
Telephone: 0300 300 3030
Find out about iCaSH Cambridgeshire
NHS sexual health services
Sexual health services are free and available to everyone, regardless of sex, age, ethnic origin and sexual orientation.
Depending on where you live, services and advice may be available from:
- sexual health clinics (which can also be called family planning, genitourinary medicine (GUM) or sexual and reproductive health clinics)
- some pharmacies
- young people’s services
Find NHS sexual health services
Request an appointment at the surgery
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment with a doctor or nurse at the surgery.
Find out how to get support to help you stop smoking.
Healthy You
No one needs telling that smoking’s bad for your health (not to mention bank balance) but giving up is another matter.
If you’ve tried stopping or always thought it would be too hard then our Stop Smoking service is for you. People who get help to stop are three times more likely to stop for good.
The service is free.
Phone: 0333 005 0093
Get help and support using Healthy You
Request an appointment at the surgery
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.
Other organisations that could help you
There are a number of other NHS services and charity groups that work in our area.
If you are monitoring your blood pressure, you can send your results to the surgery.
Submit blood pressure readings using an online form
Your GP will review the results and get in touch if they need to follow up.
Who can have the vaccine?
We’ll usually send you a text message if you need to have the vaccination.
You can get the vaccine for free if you’re:
- 65 or over
- from 18 to 64, with an underlying health condition
- pregnant
- a carer
- working in the health and social care sector
- living with someone who is more likely to get infections
If you’re not in one of these groups but think you need the vaccine contact us. We may still be able to give you the vaccine.
Find out more on the NHS website
To read more about the vaccine, including who it’s for and why it’s important, see NHS advice about the flu vaccine..
This vaccine protects against serious infections like:
- meningitis
- blood poisoning (septicaemia)
It’s a single injection and protects against 4 strains of the meningococcal bacteria – A, C, W and Y.
When to get it
Children aged 13 to 15 are usually offered the vaccine in school, with the 3-in-1 teenage booster.
If you did not have the vaccine, you can still get it up to the age of 25.
If you’re starting university, you should have the vaccination.
Find out more on the NHS website
Read the MenACWY vaccine overview on the NHS website.
Getting vaccinated while you’re pregnant is effective in protecting your baby from getting whooping cough in the first few weeks of their life.
Whooping cough is a serious infection that causes coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe.
The vaccine also protects against:
When to get it
The best time to have the vaccination is from 16 weeks to 32 weeks of your pregnancy.
If you do not have it in this time, you can still have it up until you go into labour.
Getting the vaccination
You may be offered the vaccine at a routine appointment, from around 16 weeks of your pregnancy.
You can have it at the practice, and some antenatal clinics also offer it.
If you’re not offered it around 16 weeks, talk to your midwife or GP and make an appointment.
Request an appointment
Find out more on the NHS website
Read the NHS website guide on whooping cough in pregnancy.
Shingles is a common, painful skin disease. It is fatal for around 1 in 1,000 over 70s who develop it.
Anyone who has had chickenpox can get shingles.
If you’re in your 70s you can get the vaccine. It helps reduce your risk of getting shingles.
You can also have the vaccination even if you have already had shingles.
When to get it
You’re eligible for the shingles vaccine if you are aged 70 to 79.
You can have the shingles vaccination at any time of year.
Getting the vaccination
Once you’re eligible, a GP or practice nurse will offer you the vaccine when you come to the surgery for general reasons.
You can also request an appointment to talk to us about it.
Request an appointment
Find out more on the NHS website
Read the NHS website page on the shingles vaccination.
Starting at 8 weeks old, your child needs to have different vaccines to protect them as they grow up.
When to get them
We’ll contact you when your child is eligible for the vaccinations. This could be a letter, text, phone call or email.
If you think your child has missed any vaccinations, request an appointment.
Find out more on the NHS website
Read the NHS website guide on when to have vaccinations.
Find out how to get support with weight management.
Healthy You
Healthy You offer a 12 week programme with 45 minutes Nutrition Workshops and 45 minutes physical activity sessions.
There are lots of options to understand food choices and to help you find tasty, small changes to help you lose weight for good.
The service is free.
Patients of all ages are eligible.
Phone: 0333 005 0093
Go to Healthy You
Request an appointment at the surgery
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.
Other organisations that could help you
There are a number of other NHS services and charity groups that work in our area.