Our Services - Ongoing - Longer-Term Health Conditions

Ongoing Conditions

Many conditions not requiring a blood test (Asthma and COPD) will be reviewed via a Telephone consultation with a Nurse. Patients may request a face to face appointment if necessary. Before your telephone appointment, it is helpful to have answered a few questions using one of our assessment forms

Please remember if you experience any symptoms or feel unwell, please contact the Surgery – do not wait for your annual check up.

What type of appointment do I need?

• Diabetes (with or without Hypertension): 30 minute appointment with a Healthcare Assistant (HCA). You will then be contacted once results have been reviewed.
• Diabetes AND a respiratory condition (Asthma and/or COPD): 30 minute appointment with a HCA. You will then be contacted once results have been reviewed and you will have a telephone review for your respiratory condition
• Asthma: A telephone review appointment with a Nurse
• COPD: A telephone review appointment with a Nurse
• Hypertension: If you have a home Blood Pressure machine, book a routine blood test appointment and provide readings. If you do not have a home Blood Pressure machine, book a 15 minute appointment with a HCA. You can download a sheet to record Home Blood Pressure readings here: Home Blood Pressure Readings
• Chronic Heart Disease, Heart Failure, or Stroke: Patients who do not have any of the above conditions but have been diagnosed with Chronic Heart Disease, Heart Failure, or Stroke will be invited for routine blood tests when the GP or Clinical Pharmacist does their annual medicine review.
• Pre-Diabetes: Patients who have Pre-Diabetes require an annual blood test to check their condition has not progressed to Diabetes.