Please contact our reception team to inquire about other surgery services available

You're entitled to ask for a referral for specialist treatment on the NHS. However, whether you'll get the referral depends on what your Clinician feels is clinically necessary in your case. If you wish to be referred to a specialist in a particular field, please book a phone consultation or complete an online consultation.

More information on referral to specialist care can be found at nhs.uk. Book, cancel or change a referral appointment using the NHS e-Referral Service. You can also use the e-Referral Service in the NHS App.

Private Referrals: Please allow 48 hours’ notice for a private referral letter to be done. Please do not book an appointment until we have confirmed a completion date for the requested letter.

District Nurses: If you have a query regarding the District Nursing Services, please visit oxleas.nhs.uk or call 020 8320 3550.

Presently there is a very long backlog in the NHS with regards to waiting times, and it is unlikely that patients will get a routine appointment within a few weeks. Please allow longer to be contacted regarding routine referrals.

If you have a question or query about a referral, please call 020 8300 1680 and select line 5 to speak to our Secretaries.

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Local NHS Trusts:

• Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
• Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
• King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
• Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust
• Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
• South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

We have a minor surgery clinic periodically in surgery. If you have had a consultation and have been told you can have minor surgery, you will be added to the waiting list to be contacted for an appointment when a clinic is available.

Please note: there may potentially be a long wait for minor surgery.

Our nursing team are available for:

• Child Immunisations
• Health Education
• Cervical Smears
• Contraceptive Pill Checks
• Dressings and Removal of Sutures
• Diabetic Check
• Asthma Check
• Blood Pressure Check
• Weight Management
• and more.

Please ask at reception for more details.

If you’re aged 40 to 74 and do not have a pre-existing health condition, you will be invited to an NHS Health Check. If you think you are eligible but have not been invited, please contact the surgery. Some pharmacies also offer NHS Health Checks. Please visit nhs.uk for more information.

NHS Vaccinations (Children and Adults)

NHS Screenings (Children and Adults)

The deaf health charity SignHealth have a comprehensive video library, on a range of topics and medical conditions.

Please visit signhealth.org.uk/health-video-library to view the library.

Bexley

If you have clinical waste that needs disposing of, you can arrange a weekly collection on a set day. When booking a clinical waste collection, you will need a letter signed by your GP, Hospital or District Nurse.

To get the form signed by the GP, you will need to print and fill in this form and bring it to the surgery. Once it has been signed, you will need to collect the form, and book your clinical waste collection online. The following items can be collected;

• syringes
• catheters
• dialysis waste
• contaminated dressings

If you have a sharps box that is full and needs collecting, you can request a one-off sharps collection via this website, without needing a signed letter.

If you have unused or expired medication that you need to dispose of, please take it to your local pharmacy.

Please visit bexley.gov.uk for further information, or contact the Bexley Customer Contact Centre on 020 8303 7777 (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm).

Greenwich

Greenwich provide a free clinical waste collection service. You must be referred to the service by your GP, Hospital or District Nurse. Once you've been referred, they'll contact you to discuss your clinical waste collection requirements.

Clinical waste includes;

• Infectious items
• Identifiable human tissue
• Needles from syringes (sharps)

Items that are not clinical waste include;

• Incontinence pads
• Catheter bags
• Stoma bags
• Syringes that have had their needles removed
• PEG tubes or stomach-feeding equipment

These items have no contact with infections, and can be disposed of with your general waste like used disposable nappies and sanitary products.

Please contact the surgery if you need a clinical waste collection arranged.

If you have unused or expired medication that you need to dispose of, please take it to your local pharmacy.

Please visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk for further information, or contact Greenwich Street Services on 020 8921 4661.

If you are having any of the below issues, you can contact an approved optician to make an appointment, and ask to be seen under Medical Eye Conditions Service (MECS);

• Sudden or recent reduction in vision in one or both eyes
• Red eye(s) or eye lids
• Pain and/or discomfort in the eyes, around the eye area or temples
• Recent onset or sudden increase of flashes and/or floaters in one or both eyes (appears like a fly, black specks or a cobweb moving across your vision)
• Mild trauma, for example a scratch to the outer surface of the eye(s) or lid(s)
• Suspected foreign body in the eye
• Recent onset of double vision
• Significant recent discharge from or watering of the eye

Please visit sel-mecs.com for more information, and for a list of participating practices.