We suggest you visit the surgery and complete a holiday form as soon as you know you want to travel. Most vaccines need to be administered a minimum of 3 weeks prior to travel to build up your immunity. Some vaccines need to be given as a course over a period of time. If you are planning a long trip with many exciting destinations then the more forward planning the better. If you have a record of previous immunisations please bring it with you. If you were born overseas, have no record of previous immunisations, or missed out on childhood immunisations, then you could need more vaccines than you think to ensure that you are covered.
We recommend the following websites to read about diseases, vaccines and non-vaccine treatable diseases:
The doctors are happy to provide insurance claim reports and private medical examinations for registered patients only. The doctors do this work at times that will not impact on routine surgery time. Please contact the surgery for details of charges.
Note that the doctors will not sign passport applications.
Choose and Book
Here at The Boulevard Medical practice we operate an electronic appointment booking system for hospital appointments called “Choose and Book”. Most, but NOT all appointments may be booked in this way.
This means, if you need to be referred to hospital for any reason, YOU are able to:
- CHOOSE which hospital you wish to be seen at within the immediate are (Calderdale/Huddersfield/ Bradford/Dewsbury etc) -some areas may have slightly shorter waiting times than others.
- BOOK an appointment over the telephone for a time and date that are convenient to you.
You will be given an information sheet with TWO IDENTIFIERS – a BOOKING NUMBER and a PASSWORD both unique to you. This information will be needed when you telephone the outpatients appointments telephone number to book an appointment. We shall highlight these important identifiers for you.
This system will help you arrange an appointment time to suit YOU best and you will have the reassurance of a definite booking much sooner.
Should you have any difficulties when trying to make trying to make a hospital appointment do not hesitate to contact the surgery and the staff here will be happy to help you.
If you have private medical insurance and wish to be referred privately, please ensure the GP is aware of this.
The Podiatrist holds a clinic here on a Wednesday afternoon for our Diabetic patients.
The midwife is a specially trained nurse who looks after ladies during pregnancy (antenatal) and for the short time following the babies birth (post natal). A midwife also takes care of mum and baby during delivery at the hospital or occasionally at home.
The Midwife holds a clinic at the surgery every Tuesday morning.
As soon as you find out you are pregnant it is important to get in touch with your midwife. You can contact a midwife direct on (01422) 360336 or call the surgery, where you will be asked for some information. This information will then be passed to the midwife and she will contact you direct. Appointments can be booked at the surgery for all your anti-natal care.
The first 12 weeks of your pregnancy is the most important time in your baby’s development. Early contact with a midwife will help you to make choices.
The midwife will carry out routine checks to ensure mother and baby are well and will work closely with GP’s and the hospital to ensure that the best care is given to each patient.
The midwife will also advise of local classes that expectant parents can attend to prepare themselves for the birth and for looking after a new baby.
A district nurse is registered nurse who has undertaken further training in nursing care in the community.
The district nursing team consists of District Nurses, Community Staff Nurses and Health Care Assistants.
It provides planned care to patients over 16 years of age in their own homes and to gives support to carers, in order to maintain care at home whenever possible.
Services they provide include holistic assessment of nursing needs, wound management, continence care, injections, blood tests, symptoms control in palliative care and end of life nursing.
The team works closely with the GP’s, other health workers and agencies. They are able to prescribe certain medications.
The service is available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Nurse Practitioners are highly qualified and experienced nurses who have received several years additional training to enable them to see and recognise many of the conditions that a general practitioner (GP) would usually diagnose.
Qualified nurse Practitioners working within GP practices covered by Calderdale Primary Care Trust (PCT) have received their training at university during which they have also worked alongside and received training from a GP.
What does a nurse Practitioner Do?
Nurse practitioners provide healthcare advice and treatment for adults and children. Nurse Practitioners can:
- Diagnose and treat various conditions seen in general practice
- Diagnose and treat long-term conditions including diabetes, high blood pressure and asthma
- Obtain medical histories and make a physical examination
- Make referrals on to other services if necessary
- Prescribe some forms of medication
- Provide individual care on present health problems and also those affecting your family
- Explain details about your health problems, medicines advice and other topics to help take care of yourself
- Provide information to help you make individual choices about your health.
If you have a problem with anything, whether it be difficulty seeing the call screen or difficulty hearing the clinician etc, then please make the receptionist aware. We will be happy to help in any way we can.
If you would like to stop smoking please visit NHS Stop Smoking Service – Yorkshire Smokefree.
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