Services Offered By The Practice
Child Health Surveillance
A child health and development service is offered to all children under five. Your child will receive invitations to attend for check-ups with the doctor and health visitor periodically and it is most important to attend. The health visitors are also available at other times for general health advice for adults and children.
Vaccinations And Immunisations
The practice regards the protection from disease by immunisation, particularly of children, as one of its highest priorities. Information about you or your child’s immunisation requirements can be obtained from reception or from your health visitor.
Travel Advice And Vaccinations
The nurse is able to give a wide range of travel health advice as well as the necessary travel vaccinations. Please make an appointment to see the nurse at least eight weeks before you intend to leave the country. We are registered as a Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.
Cervical Smear Tests
The practice operates a call and recall service for women aged 20 to 65. They will be sent an invitation to have a smear every three/five years. Please tell the receptionist if you are coming for a smear so that enough time can be given.
Well Person Health Checks (MOT Clinic)
The MOT clinic held by the practice nurses is available for anybody to have a general health check at any time. Height, weight and blood pressure are measured and urine tested. Based on these findings general advice on diet, exercise and lifestyle is given.
Well Woman Clinic
Recognising the special needs of women, the practice holds a separate clinic run by the practice nurses and female doctors to advise on women’s health issues. Cervical smears and contraception advice can be arranged at this clinic.
Family Planning
The practice provides a full range of family planning services, including fitting of coils and contraceptive implants. Advice and testing for sexually transmitted infections is also available.
PLEASE NOTE: WE PROVIDE A CONFIDENTIAL SERVICE FOR ALL OUR PATIENTS INCLUDING THOSE UNDER 16 YEARS OLD
Maternity Care
The practice offers full maternity care for expectant and nursing mothers. Antenatal clinics are held weekly; please ask at reception for details.
Dietitian
The practice has arranged for a dietitian to spend one session per week seeing patients who have been referred by the doctors or nurses.
Minor Surgery
Minor surgery is carried out at the surgery to help save long waits for hospital treatment. This can be arranged by speaking to either Dr Ashworth or Dr Chowdhury.
Warts And Verrucae Treatment
The practice offers a cryocautery service (for freezing with liquid nitrogen), for the treatment of warts, verrucae and some other skin lesions. Ask at reception for details. Arrangements for treatment can be made by your own doctor following a consultation.
Asthma, Diabetic, Heart And Blood Pressure Clinics
The practice holds regular clinics for the management of patients suffering from asthma, diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. All aspects of these complex conditions are monitored. Appropriate advice and treatment are given where problems arise and referral to specialists will be arranged when required. The clinics are run by the practice nurses in conjunction with the doctors. Ask at reception for an appointment if you have been diagnosed as suffering from any of these problems.
Mental Health Services
Low mood and anxiety are common problems in general practice. We are pleased to be able to offer a range of services to help with these. Drug therapy can play an important role in mood problems; however, there are some non-drug treatments that patients may be interested in. These include relaxation techniques, the Book on Prescription Scheme, Fitness for Life and 'Beating the Blues' - a computer-based cognitive therapy plan. These non-drug treatments are available through our practice-based mental health workers. Your GP can advise you if these would be appropriate.
Counselling
Referrals can be made by the doctor to a trained counsellor when required.
Family Planning Clinic
For advice on contraception and sexual health.
| St Peter's Primary Health Care Centre |
01282 644666 |
Wednesday 7.00 - 8.30pm
Thursday 1.30 - 3.30pm |
Padiham Clinic |
01282 668500 |
Wednesday 7.00 - 8.30pm |
Colne |
01282 662505 |
Monday 7.00 - 8.00pm |
Yarnspinners, Nelson |
01282 657625 |
Thursday 7.00 - 7.45pm
Tuesday 1.30 - 3.00pm |
Nelson “under 25s” |
01282 442555 |
Wednesday 3.00 - 5.00pm |
Colne “under 25s” |
01282 662505 |
Monday 5.30 - 6.30pm |
Padiham “under 25s” |
01282 668500 |
Wednesday 3.30-7.00pm |
| Burnley "under 25s" |
01282 450823 |
Thursday 2.30 - 6.00pm |
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Genito-urinary Clinic
For a completely confidential service, independent of the GP. They offer screening for sexually transmitted infections including genital warts.
| Burnley GUM Clinic |
01282 644300 |
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Monday to Thursday 8.00am - 4.00pm |
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Friday 8.00am - 1.00pm |
| Blackburn |
01254 736045 |
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Drug and Alcohol Services
| Burnley Drug Team |
01282 657270 |
| Burnley Alcohol Information Centre |
01282 416655 |
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Non-NHS Services
The NHS remit does not cover certain services and consequently your doctor is entitled to make a charge in line with the BMA scale of fees to cover the costs of providing a particular service. Such might include certain medical examinations eg HGV licence, employment medicals, driving insurance etc, as well as certain certificates eg private medical insurance claims, private sick notes, holiday cancellation etc.
A list of private fees is available at reception.
Preventative Medicine
• Don’t smoke (none of your doctors smoke).
• Don’t get overweight.
• Take regular exercise.
• Drink only in moderation.
• Don’t ignore unexplained bleeding, weight loss or breast lumps.
Screening Test
We recommend the following regular check-ups:
• Cervical smears for ladies aged 25-64 at three/five yearly intervals.
• Immunisation and developmental checks for babies.
• Blood pressure checks at least every three years for men and women between the ages of 16 and 65.
