It may be more appropriate for you to book an appointment with another Health Care Professional (HCP) rather than see a GP.
Did you know the surgery has access to a number of different HCPs who can help:
Podiatrist
- Foot ulcers (including people with Diabetes)
- Callus and corns
- Verrucaes
- Rashes affecting the foot area
- Bacterial and fungal skin infections e.g. athletes foot/local infections
- Osteomyelitis
- Any toe nail problem e.g. Fungal nail infections
- Acute ingrown toe nails
- Paronychia
- Suspected Charcot Arthropathy
- Gout
- Heel Pain/Plantar fasciitis
- Metatarsalgia / Pain in ball of foot
- Soft Tissue Injuries – sprains and strains
- Structural deformities
- Any foot and ankle (including post-operative) pain
Social Prescribers
- Identifying unmet needs – especially for the frail and vulnerable, those at risk of hospital admission, loss of independence or those coming toward the end of their lives.
- Providing direct support , through regular contact by phone or home visits.
- Open invitations for a ‘catch up and cuppa’.
- Regular ‘getting to know you’ events to meet with other people in similar situations.
- Referring patients to appropriate VCS (voluntary, community and social enterprise) services.
- Continually building their knowledge of VCS groups and organisations that can help.
Physiotherapist
(Patients must be over 16)
- Neck Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Soft tissue injuries e.g. sprains, ligaments
- Arthritis
- Sciatica
- Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Pain
- Hip, Knee, Ankle Pain
- Trigger Finger/Thumb
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
Mental Health Practitioners
- Adults with complex mental health needs that do not fulfil criteria for specialist mental health services e.g. multiple interacting issues, multi-morbidity. These will generally be those deemed too complex for primary care but not unwell enough for secondary care or have mixed issues such as MH and Drug and Alcohol dependence or treatment resistant depressive or anxiety symptoms.
- Older people where mental health issues manifest in different ways and there is significant overlap between conditions.
- People with long term mental health conditions who are discharged from secondary care e.g. BPD/ Psychosis but have an ongoing need for care. This includes pts who engage with primary care but who choose not to engage with secondary care.
- Patients with recurrent suicidal feelings but who are not at immediate risk and who fall below the threshold for secondary care interventions.