Why register at Woodbridge Practice, opposed to another practice?

Did you know Woodbridge Practice provides the following services, which not every GP practice provides?

Does your current practice offer all these services?

• Same day appointments with a clinician.
• Out of hours appointments on evenings and weekends.
• A choice of telephone or face-to-face appointments with clinicians.
• Coil and implant clinics with a specialist GP.

and

• Ear syringing with an experienced nurse.
• E-consultations for non-urgent medical issues.
• Online repeat prescription requests.
• Citizens Advice Clinic at Woodbridge Practice – Ingleby Barwick. They can help with a range of benefits such as ‘Attendance Allowance’ for those of state pension age, council tax relief for some neurological diagnosis such as dementia etc.

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• Specialist and experienced nurses for asthma, COPD, diabetes and learning disability appointments.
• A dedicated Women’s Health and the Menopause (WHAM) team including Health and Well-being Coaches who hold regular relaxing WHAM Walk and Talk alongside roadshow events, about the menopause. Woodbridge Practice patients can meet new friends while enjoying all the health benefits of walking.
• A minor surgery clinic, to remove skin tags, cysts, keratosis. This clinic is held in a purpose made clinical theatre at Woodbridge Practice – Thornaby.
• Walk-in phlebotomist services at Woodbridge Practice – Ingleby Barwick and Thornaby. No appointment is required!

and

• A Mental Health Practitioner who supports patients with a severe mental illness and/or complex emotional needs, severe anxiety/depression, eating/personality disorders.
• Social Prescribing Link Workers who help patients to unpick complex issues affecting their well-being, focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic non-clinical approach to patient’s health and well-being.
• Cancer Care Social Prescribing Link Workers who offer support to patients with a cancer diagnosis with a variety of social needs including, financial and bereavement support, housing, well-being, support for carers and families and support with work and learning.

and

• First Contact Physiotherapist who offers an assessment and advice on musculoskeletal health.
• Online access to your own medical records.
• Training practice for GP Registrars and medical students, offering more appointments to patients.