Clinics & Services

In addition to GP consultations the practice a range of clinics and services:

Smokefreelife - Mobile Smoke Free Clinic

Chronic Illness management

Asthma

COPD

Heart disease

Diabetes - The Weardale Practice's Diabetic Clinic is held on a Thursday afternoon at Stanhope Health Centre.  

Additional Services

Child health & development

Childhood immunisations

Women`s health

Contraception - Emergency contraception is available from the surgery – please make an appointment to see the GP on the same day. The practice nurses are also available to give confidential advice on contraception during surgery hours.

Occupational health

Acupuncture

Minor surgery - Removal of moles and skin lesions. If you need minor surgery here at the practice, please arrange an appointment with Dr Rowley, Dr Hackett, Dr Lumb, Dr Dendle, Dr Rowan or Dr Fielder.  

Pain management

Adult vaccinations - A number of vaccinations are available via the surgery including tetanus, rubella and those required for foreign travel.

Flu vaccinations - Flu vaccinations are available during October & November, particularly to patients, and carers for patients who are aged over 65 or at risk from heart, chest, diabetes and age related conditions. Please see posters or ask a member of staff for more information.

Check For Life (otherwise known as NHS Health Check)- This is eligible for 40 years and plus. Patients who are on medication for blood pressure & cholestrol are not eligible.

Practice based Counselling service 

Practice based Physiotherapy: The Muscular skeletal physiotherapy service at The Weardale Practice is provided by Weardale physiotherapy – an independent physiotherapy service staffed by Suzy Cramb and Claire Mitchel who between them have over 35 years of experience. Suzy and Claire use many techniques to help keep you active and comfortable including exercises, mobilisation, acupuncture and electrotherapy.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you will need to take a look at the website below and it will help tell you which vaccinations you require. Once you have done this you can then arrange an appointment with the nurse to have this. You may be charged for the vaccination depending on what it is you need. There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

  Fit For Travel Website

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe and require further advice or guidance please visit the official EU website... Travelling In Europe

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms  
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates
• General Letters at request of patient

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales, please see our fees page or ask a member of our reception staff, who will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.

Here at Stanhope Surgery we have a registrar who comes to the surgery, for more deatils please ask at reception or alternatively you can call the Registery Office at Bishop Auckland on 03000 266 000 and book an appointment here at Stanhope.

Non-NHS Services - Fees

Certain services provided by your doctor are not covered by the National Health Service and you may be asked to pay a fee, eg, pre-employment medicals, private certificates, private medical insurance claims, fitness to drive medicals, etc. 

Our standard fees have not changed since May 2012 however in line with rising costs and other health care providers we have recently revised our standard fees which will become effective from 1 September 2016.

NHS Durham Dales, Easington and Sedgefield Clinical Commissioning Group

Authorised as a statutory body in February 2013. We are made up 40 member GP practices and serve a population of around 272,000 spread across a large and diverse geographical area. Clinical commissioning means that local GPs are using their knowledge about healthcare to develop services that meet patient needs.

For more information please visit the DDES CCG website. 

www.durhamdaleseasingtonsedgefieldccg.nhs.uk

Baby Clinic

Please note the Health Visitor Baby Clinic at Stanhope Health Centre has changed.

The clinic will now run every 2nd Thursday of the month between 11-12pm.

Wolsingham Surgery Health Visitor Baby Clinic. The clinic will now run every 1st Friday of the month between 9-10.30am.

Tow Law Health Visitor Baby Clinic. This will now run every 4th Tuesday of the month between 1.30-3pm.

What you need to know about your GP online records

As a patient of the Weardale Practice you already have the facility to register for on-line access to book and cancel appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see some of the information in your GP record including your medication and allergies.  From 29 February you have the option to request access to your medical record online. You can also still use the telephone or call in to the surgery for any of these services as well.  It’s your choice.

Being able to see your record online might help you to manage your medical conditions. It also means that you can even access your record from anywhere in the world should you require medical treatment on holiday. If you decide not to join or wish to withdraw, this is your choice and practice staff will continue to treat you in the same way as before. This decision will not affect the quality of your care.

Before access can be provided you will need to provide photographic identification at the surgery and complete an assessment questionnaire.  Your GP will then determine if access is appropriate.  For more information or to request access to your medical record, please contact the surgery.

The practice has the right to remove online access to services for anyone that doesn’t use them responsibly

Contact Details: 

www.wellbeingforlife.net

Cdda-tr.WBFL@nhs.net

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