Clinics & Services
State Registered Nurses
The nurses are directly accessible by all patients for nursing care and advice. They routinely carry out a variety of procedures including
- immunisations
- cervical smear tests.
They also hold special clinics for the routine care of patients with asthma, diabetes and coronary heart disease.
Health Care Assistants
They are trained in routine procedures including
- blood tests
- recording BPs
- ECGs.
District Nurses
District Nurses provide any necessary nursing care and advice for patients too ill or frail to attend the surgery and for certain other patients whose treatment is better carried out in the home environment. Community Midwives who work closely with our doctors to provide care for expectant mothers, new mothers and their babies in the first 2 weeks of life. Health Visitors who are especially trained Community Nurses and Midwives are available for advice to the parents of children under the age of 5 years, and also to those over 75 years of age.
Community Midwives
Community Midwives work closely with our doctors to provide care for expectant mothers, new mothers and their babies in the first 2 weeks of life. Health Visitors who are especially trained Community Nurses and Midwives are available for advice to the parents of children under the age of 5 years, and also to those over 75 years of age.
The community midwives advise pregnant ladies to contact them as soon as they have a positive test. You can contact the midwives by emailing rcht.maternityit@nhs.net or by phoning the Maternity IT Team on 07557 172389 or by filling in this self-referral form:
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Health Visitors
Health Visitors are especially trained Community Nurses and Midwives are available for advice to the parents of children under the age of 5 years, and also to those over 75 years of age.