A First Contact Physiotherapist in a GP practice is an experienced physiotherapist with advanced skills. They assess, diagnose, and recommend appropriate management and exercises to aid recovery for Musculoskeletal disorders (MSK). MSK issues can affect your joints, bones and muscles and sometimes associated tissues such as your nerves. They can range from minor injuries to long-term conditions.
FCPs can also make referrals (NHS and private) to long-term physio treatment in the community. Patients are often booked in directly with a FCP without seeing a GP first.
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We run a virtual stop smoking clinic every Wednesday 9.30 - 12.30 with Ms Alina Babik-Richens.
At this clinic advice is given on:
If you would like to be booked into this clinic,
please visit this page to request an appointment. Select 'Admin query' then 'Something else'. Please provide as much information as possible.
If you are travelling abroad please make sure you contact us at least 8 weeks before the date of travel to arrange any vaccinations that may be necessary. Also check our information on planning prescriptions before travelling abroad.
Please allow at least 8 weeks before the date of your holiday to visit our travel clinic or longer if your schedule is complicated and lengthy. Extra care is needed if your schedule is complicated such as backpacking or travelling to the Far East, India, Africa, Central or South America.
Please give us as much information as possible about exact locations and what you will be doing in these countries, as well as your accommodation and the type of transport you will be using.
A practice nurse will look at your travel needs and assess:
which vaccines you will need
what travel advice to give you
whether anti-malarial tablets are needed
Some immunisations involve a course of vaccines which can only be given effectively over a period of time and may involve 4 or 5 appointments. A good immunity against some diseases can take time to obtain.
Some travel vaccines are not included in the services provided by the NHS and you will need to contact a private travel clinic for these.
Currently the travel vaccines that are available on NHS prescription are:
Hepatitis A
Typhoid
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Polio
In order to book in please visit this page to request an appointment. Select 'Admin query' then 'Something else'. Please provide as much information as possible.