Advanced Nurse Practitioners
Our advanced nurse practitioners have extensive experience and can examine and diagnose most common illnesses and long-term conditions the same as a GP. If needed, they can also:
- Prescribe you medication
- Refer you to a specialist
Pharmacists
Our pharmacists ensure safe and high-quality prescribing practices and can diagnose minor illnesses such as coughs, colds and stomach trouble.
They can also:
- Give you medication advice
- Prescribe you medication
- Prescribe emergency contraception
- Give you advice on already diagnosed conditions like asthma
Physiotherapists
Our physiotherapists work the same way as any other physiotherapists in a face-to-face setting. They can diagnose and treat a wide range of muscle, joint and bone problems, and aches and pains.
They can also:
- Give advice and prescribe you exercises
- Refer you to a specialist
- Examples of conditions we treat include:
- – Osteoarthritis
- – Neck and shoulder pain
- – Low back & hip pain
- – Sciatica
- – Wrist & hand pain
- – Knee & ankle pain
- – Ligament & muscle injuries
- – Tendon issues
Mental Health Practitioners
Our mental health practitioners are registered mental health nurses and are able to assess and provide advice for a wide range of mental health conditions from anxiety, depression, ADHD, ASD and serious mental illness such as psychosis, Bipolar and Schizophrenia.
They can:
- Provide self-help advice and management for conditions
- Complete assessments for specialist referrals
- Refer you to appropriate services
- Provide short interim support for those waiting for secondary care providers
- Support those in mental health crisis
Practice Nurses
Practice nurses work in GP surgeries to assess, screen, treat and educate patients, and help doctors give medical care.
They can do
- Asthma reviews
- Cervical Screening
- Diabetic Checks
- COPD Reviews
- Depo Injection
- Contraceptive Pill check
- ECG’s
- Flu Vaccination
- Pneumonia Vaccination
- Shingles Vaccination
- Swabs
- Travel Vaccinations
- Child Immunisations
- Whooping cough injection
- Zoladex injection
HCA’s
Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) under the guidance of a variety of healthcare professionals.
They can do
- B12 injections
- Bloods
- BP check
- Diabetic foot check
- ECG
- Flu vaccination
- Pneumonia vaccination
- Shingles vaccination
- Smoking cessation
- Weight management