If you would like to book one of these clinics, please book your appointment online, or contact us at Mapesbury Medical Group on 020 8452 7646.
In addition to general medical services we also provide:
| Clinics |
| Asthma Clinic |
| COPD Clinic |
| Contraceptive Service |
| Coronary Heart Disease Clinic |
| ECG |
| 24 Hour Blood Pressure Monitoring |
| Hypertension Clinic |
| Maternity Service |
| Phlebotomy (blood taking) Clinics |
| Specialist Diabetes Nurse Clinic |
| Specialist Dietician |
| Stop Smoking Clinic |
| Warfarin Monitoring |
| Whooping Cough Vaccine – Whooping cough vaccine is available for all expectant mothers from 20 weeks of pregnancy. Please make an appointment with our practice nurse or ask your GP to give it to you at your first antenatal appointment that falls after 20 weeks. Please speak to your midwife or GP at your next antenatal visit for further information. |
| MMR Vaccine – If you are under the age of 36 years and you did not receive 2 doses of MMR, you can protect yourself against measles, mumps and rubella. Please make an appointment with our practice nurse for your vaccination. |
| Shingles Vaccine – All people aged 70, 78 or 79 are entitled to receive a vaccination against shingles. This is part of the new national shingles immunisation programme introduced by the Department of Health to help protect those most at risk from shingles and its complications. Other age groups will be introduced in future years to ensure all people aged 70 to 79 are offered vaccination against shingles. |
| Meningitis ACWY Vaccine – If you are under 25 and are thinking of going to college or university, you are entitled to receive a vaccination against Meningitis ACWY. Please contact reception to make an appointment with our Practice Nurse. |
| Recall System For Chronic Health Problems – We operate a recall system for patients with chronic illnesses such as coronary heart disease, diabetes and asthma. If you are under a recall system we will invite you to the practice so that we can regularly monitor your health. A flu campaign recall system is run annually for those patients who are in the “at risk” groups. Please do respond to these requests so that appointments times are not wasted. If you have any queries regarding these appointments ask to speak to the office administrator. |
If you would like to access any of the above services, please discuss with your GP.
The practice is committed to encouraging patients to stop smoking, please ask at the reception desk if you would like more details.
Flu Vaccination
The Department of Health recommends flu vaccination if you are:
- Pregnant
- Aged 65 or over
- A person with diabetes
- A person with a BMI over 40
- A carer
Or if you have a long term condition of the:
- Lungs, e.g. asthma or COPD
- Heart
- Brain or Nervous System
- Kidneys
- Liver
- Immune System
- Spleen
This year there are 2 different injectable flu vaccinations – one that is recommended for those over the age of 65 and one for those under the age of 65 with a risk factor.
There is a national problem with the delivery of the over 65 flu vaccine and our stocks will vary over the flu season.
Children at risk or those aged 2 and 3 can be given the intranasal flu- please make an appointment with our nurse.
Shingles Vaccination
Shingles Vaccine – All people aged 70, 78 or 79 are entitled to receive a vaccination against shingles. This is part of the new national shingles immunisation programme introduced by the Department of Health to help protect those most at risk from shingles and its complications. Other age groups will be introduced in future years to ensure all people aged 70 to 79 are offered vaccination against shingles.
Travel Vaccinations for Registered Patients
If you require vaccinations relating to foreign travel and you are registered at the surgery, you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.
Please try to make this appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – we cannot guarantee an appointment if you leave vaccinations to the last minute.
We give the travel vaccines that are available on the NHS and these are:
- Tetanus
- Polio
- Diptheria
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
We also can give the following vaccines on request at a charge – please discuss with our practice nurse:
- Hepatitis B – course of 3 injections – £25 per injection
- Meningitis ACWY (for over 5 year olds only) – £35
- Meningitis ACWY Menveo (for under 5 year olds) – £60
- Rabies – course of 3 injections – £50 per injection
- Please note we offer these services to registered patients only and currently can only accept cash as payment.