Templemore Medical Centre

CLINICS AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED

Antenatal Services

Antenatal care is provided by the doctors during normal surgery hours.

Contraception Services

Comprehensive advice is available from the doctors during normal surgery consultations. The "morning after" pill can be prescribed when appropriate. You need to seek advice within 72 hours.

Child Health Surveillance

The eight week and pre-school checks are carried out by doctors. Other checks are carried out by the health visitor. Appointments for these should be made at the surgery.

Minor Surgery

If a minor surgery procedure is deemed suitable, arrangements for this will be made at the surgery. An appointment can be arranged following assessment by a doctor.

Cervical Smears

The practice nurse takes most smears. Either make an appointment or book in at reception for the treatment room. Please tell the receptionist the reason for your appointment so that she can allocate the appropriate time.

Influenza Vaccination

A comprehensive programme is organised each year and appointments are sent to all those in at-risk groups.

Foreign Travel And Advice

This is no longer provided here. However, travel clinics do operate at the Kerrsland Surgery on Upper Newtownards Road (Tel: 9065 7138) or the Queens University Clinic (Tel: 9097 5551).

These clinics can provide you with a list of vaccinations available on the NHS. If you bring this to us, a doctor can issue a prescription to suit your itinerary. Our treatment room nurse can then administer your vaccination(s).

Polish Clinics

We have a Polish locum doctor in clinics usually on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. A Polish receptionist is usually available on these days also.

Specialist Disease Management Clinics

Patients who have a chronic ongoing condition eg diabetes, asthma or angina may be asked to attend specially run clinics where we concentrate on that condition.

Asthma Clinic

Wednesday 9.00am - 5.00pm
This is run by practice nurse Patricia in conjunction with the doctors, by appointment only.

Warfarin Monitoring

This is available whenever the treatment room is open. Click here to see the schedule.

Diabetic Clinic

Tuesday	9.00am - 12.30pm
Friday	1.30 - 5.00pm

This is run by practice nurse Judy in conjunction with the doctors, by appointment only.

Health Assessments

If you would like a general health assessment for blood pressure, weight management, help to stop smoking etc, you can make an appointment with Patricia or Judy, the practice nurses. They will give you help, support and information on ways to improve your health.