Citizen's Advice Every other Friday afternoon Wallasey Citizen's Advice Bureau holds a clinic at the surgery. Their experts can advise about debt, housing, or other financial problems and these consultations are free, entirely confidential and not linked to any financial services.
This service has been set up because so often this sort of problem impacts on people's health and contributes to their illness. It is especially aimed at people who have mild to moderate mental health issues such as anxiety, depression and panic attacks, even if these are temporary. If you want to speak to the adviser, all you need to do is to make an appointment at reception.
Practice Nurses
We have three Practice Nurses. All our nurses are highly trained and are now able to monitor and advise on a wide range of conditions (see below on this page). To make an appointment, call reception tel: 0151 691 2088.
For advice for teens to 25yrs, no appointment needed, see Young Peoples' Health Service below.
You can book directly with the nurses for the following problems:
1. Care and management of longterm conditions:
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asthma - diabetes
- heart disease
- high blood pressure
- chronic obstructive airways disease
2. Healthy lifestyle advice and support:
3. General:
Midwives
Our team of midwives holds an ante-natal clinic at the practice for all our mums-to-be on Monday afternoons. This saves many people a trip up to Arrowe Park Hospital for every appointment. These are the same midwives that the mums-to-be will meet when they actually have their baby at Arrowe Park.
You can make an appointment with the midwife on any Monday afternoon by speaking to the receptionist.
Health Visitors
We have two health visitors attached to the practice. They meet our new mums in the first few days of their baby's life and are available to offer help and advice to all parents until their child starts school aged 5.
Practice Pharmacist
Our practice pharmacist comes to the practice once a week to advise us on issues about our prescribing. If new medicines become available or if there are better ways of using the old ones, she will advise us. From time to time she may suggest changes to individual patient's medication so that you get the most benefit from your treatment. If this happens, you may receive a letter from her explaining the change. Any change like this is first fully discussed with and approved by the doctors before it takes place. We understand that there may occasionally be unexpected difficulties when medicines are changed, and either the pharmacist or the doctors are always happy to talk to patients about this if the need arises.
Young Peoples' Health Service
Sister Crombie runs a Young Persons' Health Clinic which is a drop-in clinic aimed at young people teens to 25yrs who are registered at the surgery.
When: Every Monday 4.00pm - 4.30pm
Where: Wallasey Village Medical Centre
No appointment is needed - just drop in!
Sister Crombie offers confidential advice and information on diet, exercise, smoking, alcohol, drugs, sexual health, contraception and emotional issues.