We are receiving an increasing number of requests for referrals for ADHD or Autism assessments. You or your child do not necessarily need to see a clinician for us to make a referral.

Before contacting us please read the following information which explains the referral options:

Referral via Right to Choose

Right to Choose provides you the option of asking for a referral to a particular provider of your choice for assessment. We have found that this is often quicker than the more traditional NHS referral routes.

Please note: You need to investigate and decide which provider you would like us to refer to, we cannot recommend a specific provider.

The Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board (ICB) have approved four Right To Choose providers for ADHD and autism assessments:
Children (up to age 18)
Help for psychology (Autism or ADHD)
The Owl Centre (Autism or ADHD)
Evolve Psychology (Autism or ADHD)
Paloma Health (Autism only)
Adults
The Owl Centre (ADHD)
Skylight Psychiatry (ADHD or Autism)
ADHD Net (ADHD)
CARE (Centre of ADHD Research and Excellence) (ADHD)

Please note: Every so often, providers will pause accepting any new referrals

We recommend asking for one of the above options as if medications are required, these are the only providers currently approved from which the GP surgery might be able to continue the prescriptions. If, following an assessment medication is prescribed, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide this medication

Once you have chosen a provider, please visit their website and ensure you have filled out all the pre-referral information (each provider will require something different to refer and without this information we will be unable to refer)
Then contact our secretarial team on 01603 250660 (Option 6) to ask for a referral to one of the listed providers.

 

When travelling abroad it is essential to investigate the health risks associated with your trip.

You should seek advice at least 8 weeks before you travel due to time frames needed between vaccines and your body developing an immune response to the vaccine to provide you with protection.

Our practice does not offer speciality travel clinics as this is not a part of standard NHS services. However, we do offer the NHS vaccines. The NHS covers the cost of these vaccines which are:

• Hepatitis A
• Typhoid
• Tetanus
• Diphtheria
• Polio
• MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)

For travel vaccines other than those above, or malaria prophylactic medication you need to attend a specialist travel service, these services are private and therefore subject to charges.

First Contact Physio’s can review patients with musculoskeletal problems without the need to see a GP first.

This includes common issues such as:

• back pain
• hip pain
• knee pain
• neck pain

They can organise images such as X-Rays, suggest blood tests or recommend medication.

We offer a number of services to support patients experiencing difficulties with their mental health; we can sign post to Wellbeing or refer to the Community Mental Health Services.

Alongside this, we have Mental Health Practitioners working from the surgery who can offer help with a variety of mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• They can see people over the age of 16.

We also have a Mental Health recovery worker who can support patients who have mental health needs including depression, anxiety, stress, and bereavement and a Social Prescriber Link worker who works with patients focusing on ‘what matters to me’ and taking a holistic approach to people’s health and wellbeing. They connect people to community groups and statutory services for practical and emotional support.

We have a team of pharmacists who are experts in medicines management. All patients who are on regular repeat medication will be offered a medication review with a member of our pharmacy team.

We may send you an online questionnaire to complete about your medication.

NHS Health Checks are offered to all adults in England aged 40 to 74.

It is designed to spot early signs of stroke, kidney disease, heart disease, type 2 diabetes or dementia.

We also offer health checks to patients on our mental health register, dementia register, learning disabilities register and patients who are new to the country, experiencing homelessness, living in a women’s refuge or on release from prison where the risk of physical health problems is considered to be greater.

Our practice nurses and doctors can advise you on the various method of contraception for you.

We provide a full range of family planning services including:

• Contraceptive pill
• Contraceptive injection
• Contraceptive implant
• Coil removal and fitting

We can also refer patients for sterilisation procedures (vasectomy/tubal ligation).

Cervical smears are routinely recommended every three years for women between age 25 and 49.

After this, every five years until 65 years old.

We have a machine in our waiting room at West Earlham which can be used to discretely provide a slip of paper to capture your blood pressure & height/weight.

Please make an appointment if you have any concerns about your blood pressure results.

Post Natal & Baby Checks are completed by a GP or specially trained nurse.

This will usually be when your baby is 8-10 weeks old so we can provide the first immunisations at the same time.