Phlebotomy

Daily

Pre-bookable via your surgery

Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

ECG’s

Two clinics per week

Pre-bookable via your surgery

Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Respiratory Diagnostics

Weekly

Referral to us from your GP – we will contact you to arrange the appointment

Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Physiotherapy

Daily

Pre-bookable via your surgery

Appointments held a both Leighton Buzzard Health Centre and your usual practice – please check when booking.

Duty Pharmacist

Daily

Bookable on the day only via your surgery – urgent appointments only.

Telephone call appointments

Carers Health Checks

Ad-hoc

We will contact you to make an appointment – please ensure you let your surgery know you are a carer for someone.

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Physical Health Checks for those with a mental illness

Ad-hoc

We will contact you to make an appointment

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Learning Disability Annual Health Checks

Weekly

We will contact you to make an appointment

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Medication Reviews

Daily

You will either be booked in by your practice or we will contact you to make the appointment

Telephone call appointments

Discharge Service

Daily

We will call you to see how you are doing (over 18’s) and check medication if required

Telephone call appointments

Cervical Screening (Smear)appointments      

Daily

We will call you to book your appointment if you are overdue (25–30-year-olds / 59+ years) 

Appointments at your usual surgery

Childhood Vaccinations

Daily

We will call you to book your appointment (if your child(ren) are overdue)

Appointments at your usual surgery

Care Home Enquiries

Daily

Care homes contact us for medication queries, resident queries

Telephone calls & visits

Care Home ECGs     

Ad-Hoc

We visit care homes to carry out ECGs for the residents requiring the test

Visit to the Care home

Care Home Care Plans 

Ad-hoc

We visit care homes to ensure residents have a care plan

Visit to the Care home

Hypertension Optimisation 

Ad-hoc

We will call you to book your appointment/speak to you

Telephone call / message

Statin Optimisation  

Ad-hoc

We will call you to book your appointment/speak to you

Telephone call

Complex Cholesterol Management

Fortnightly

We will call you if you are suitable for the injection and book an appointment

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Social Prescribing

Daily

Referral to us from your GP or self-referral by contacting us directly – we will then contact you to arrange the appointment

Telephone call, Leighton Buzzard Health Centre, home visit for housebound residents, community group meeting.

Health Coaching

Daily

Referral to us from your GP – we will then contact you to arrange the appointment

Telephone call, Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Smoking Cessation

Ad-hoc

Referral to us from your GP or self-referral by contacting us directly – we will then contact you to arrange the appointment

Telephone call, Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Cancer Care Reviews 

Weekly

We will call you to provide information to you re where to find help if you need it, from Primary Care

Telephone call

Minor Illness Clinic

Daily

On the day booking for acute minor illness.  Book through your registered practice

Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Minor Ailment Clinic

Three clinics per week, specific conditions: Sore Throat/Earache/ Hayfever/Conjunctivitis/UTI/Cystitis/ Bites and Stings

On the day bookings through your registered practice

Leighton Buzzard Health Centre

Collaboration with Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service

Weekly referrals for those who meet the criteria

We will call you to request consent to refer

In your own home from BF&S