Family Planning & Female Health

Our practice nurses and doctors will give advice on all aspects of female health including pre-conception and menopausal problems. They will also discuss and fit caps and coils. Normally the initial appointment will be with the practice nurse.

Specialist Practice Nurses

  • Contraception: Flick Haase, Katie Walker and Vicky Barnes
  • Peri/Menopause/HRT: Flick Haase and Sarah King

Emergency Contraception

Please phone and ask to speak to the duty doctor or the practice nurse.

Contraception & Sexual Health

For advice and/or management options we offer all methods of contraception including: Pills, Injections, Coils and Implants. We offer Counselling Pre-Coil and Implant fittings and removals. Coil Clinics are monthly and we offer regular Implant appts.

The majority of our Appts are telephone consultations so it’s helpful to have an up-to-date BP and weight for that Appt.

Some methods require Annual Reviews.

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Peri/Menopause

For advice on symptoms and symptom control, your options for Complimentary Therapy, HRT, Vaginal Rings and Vaginal Pessaries, please book a Telephone Appt with the Specialist Practice Nurse to discuss. We offer regular Appts.

HRT should be reviewed Annually and if you change/start HRT, a review would be 3 months later to check on your symptom control.

Vaginal Rings should be reviewed/changed 6 – 12 monthly.

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Cervical Screening

If you are aged from 25 to 64, including Lesbian, Bisexual, Transmen and Nonbinary people, who have a cervix, then you should attend a cervical screening test. This would be 3 yearly aged 25-49 and 5 yearly aged 50-64.

If you would like to discuss an upcoming test to allay any concerns or fears please book a Telephone Appoinment with the Practice Nurse. We offer regular Appts, or if you would like to know what to expect when you attend for your appointment, why not take a look at our video below to put your mind at rest – we hope to see you soon.

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