Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.

Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates
• Fit to travel certificates

The list of private Fees are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.  Click here for helpful information regarding non-NHS work.

Our Practice policy states that if a patient DNAs one appointment for a private medical, they will need to make alternative arrangements elsewhere.

Practice based clinics

We provide a practice phlebotomy service.:

If you are required to have your bloods taken we will contact you by phone/text.  We will print you a blood form out and leave this with the phlebotomist you will see. 

If you are unable to attend your appointment or if you have any queries then please contact us.

External clinics

There are various blood clinics provided by NHS Mersey Care across Knowsley.  You may be asked to book an appointment with this provider and you can do this through the following options:

Online: visit www.merseycare.nhs.uk/bloodtestknowsley and choose your preferred location, date and time.

Phone: call Mersey Care on 0151 351 8530

For further information on the blood clinics provided by Mersey Care please click here  

The NHS Health Check is for patients between the age of 40 and 74 years with no pre-existing cardiovascular health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure (hypertension) etc.

In Knowsley there are far too many people who die or suffer from either a heart attack or a stroke and in the vast majority of cases, both conditions are preventable.

The appointment is only 30 minutes in duration and could literally save your life! We ask that all patients have their bloods taken at least 1 week prior to their appointment as these results will help identify the future risk of heart attack or stroke. To book a blood test and a NHS Health Check please contact us.

If you are diagnosed with a long term or chronic condition you will be invited to attend an annual review on the month of your birthday.  You may also be required at other times of the year for interim reviews.

We hold clinics daily to manage patients with the following conditions*:

• Asthma
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
• Hypertension (high blood pressure)
• Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
• Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
• Dementia
• Depression
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Heart Failure
• Mental Health
• Obesity
• Peripheral arterial disease
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Secondary prevention of coronary heart disease

*this list is not exhaustive and can change from year to year

Long Term Conditions (LTCs) are health conditions that can impact on a person’s life and may require ongoing care and support. We organise appointments and provide support for people who have an LTC by putting in place an annual recall system.

You will be invited to book your LTC review in your month of birth. On receipt of your invitation you will be able to book the appointment by contacting us between 11am and 4pm Monday to Friday.

As part of your review you may be sent a SMS and asked to complete a remote consultation.  All the responses you provide are automatically saved into your medical record and available for the nurse and/or doctor to review.

If you are invited for a face-to-face review you may be asked to have your bloods taken a week before your appointment date.  It is very important that you have your bloods taken as the results will inform your discussions with your health professional together with any agreed action plans.

The Learning Disability Annual Health Check is available for patients aged 14 or over who is on their doctor’s learning disability register.

The appointment is up to 60 minutes in duration.  We ask that all patients have their bloods taken at least 1 week prior to their appointment as these results will support the discussions during the annual health check.  We appreciate that some patients may be anxious or have a fear for having their bloods taken, if this is the case please let us know as we can make reasonable adjustments.

To book a blood test and an Annual Health Check please contact us.

The role of First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) in our practice is to assess patients with soft tissue, muscle and joint pain and to decide on the most appropriate management pathway.

FCPs are physiotherapists with expertise in the assessment and management of Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions. They may also be known as Advanced Practice Physiotherapists (APP) or MSK Practitioners.

If you have any of the following problems, then you can have an appointment with our FCP:

• All soft tissue injuries, sprains, strains or sports injuries
• Arthritis – any joint
• Possible problems with muscles, ligaments, tendons or bone (e.g. tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, ankle sprains
• Spinal pain including lower back pain, mid-back pain and neck pain
• Spinal-related pain in arms or legs, including nerve symptoms, e.g. pins and needles or numbness
• Post-orthopaedic surgery

The FCP does not consult patient for the following:

• Patients who are acutely unwell
• Children under 16
• Medical management of rheumatoid conditions
• Women’s health, antenatal and postnatal problems
• House-bound patients
• Medication reviews for non-MSK conditions
• Neurological and respiratory conditions
• Headaches
• Acute mental health crises

To book an appointment with our FCP please contact us.

The practice provides baby clinics and provides a full range of Child Health Surveillance and immunisations with support from the Health Visitors and Midwifes. Parents with children under the age of 5 will be contacted by a Health Visitor and given an information sheet. Immunisation clinics are held by the practice nurses.

For further information please contact the Health Visitors.

We offer a range of clinics and services in our practice to help with cancer screening and cancer prevention.

Bowel cancer screening

If you are registered with the practice and between the age of 60 and 74 years (and soon to be available to those 50 to 59 years) then you will be sent a bowel screening kit every 2 years.

Call the free NHS bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60 if:

• you have not had your result after 2 weeks from when you sent off your kit
• you want to know more about screening (you do not need to call the helpline when you become eligible for screening – you’ll be contacted)
• you do not want to be invited for NHS bowel cancer screening

Breast Screening

If you are registered with the practice, are female and between the age of 50 and 71 years then you will be invited every 3 years for breast screening. You’ll get a letter in the post from the National Brest Screening Programme inviting you to make an appointment; your invitation will depend on when the national programme provide the service for our practice, not when your Birthday is.

Breast screening aims to find breast cancer at an early stage, often before there are any symptoms. To do this, an x-ray is taken of each breast (mammogram). Early detection may often mean simpler and more successful treatment.
As a practice we urge every female patient to have breast screening as the programme is very successful and currently saves around 1,400 lives per year. The national programme informs us of who has and who has not attended for their screening; we routinely contact all patients who have not attended for screening and encourage uptake.

If you have not had screening in the past 3 years and would like to be screened then please contact the breast screening unit on 0151 282 6920.

Cervical Screening

Cervical screening, or smear test, is a method of detecting abnormal (pre-cancerous) cells in the cervix in order to prevent cervical cancer. The cervix is the entrance to the womb from the vagina. Cervical screening is recommended every three years for women aged 25 to 49 and every five years for women aged 50 to 64 or more frequently if smear results indicates abnormal changes.

Cervical screening is not a test for cancer; it is a test to check the health of the cells of the cervix. Most women’s test results show that everything is normal, but for 1 in 20 women the test will show some abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix.

Most of these changes will not lead to cervical cancer and the cells may go back to normal on their own. However, in some cases, the abnormal cells need to be treated to prevent them becoming cancerous.

Our nurses are qualified to carry out cervical screening and tests in the form of cervical smears. In order to have a cervical smear the patient must have received a letter requesting that they have a cervical smear and the appointment must please be made for when the patient is not menstruating.

These appointments typically take around 20 minutes. For any further information or to book an appointment, please call the practice.