We offer a free delivery service for appliances such as: To order or arrange delivery of these items, or to find out more about the service please contact us directly on 01539 718076 and ask to speak to Jenny or Andrea who will be more than happy to help you. Alternatively, if you know what items you require you can download and complete the order form below and post it to us at the Helme Chase Surgery address, or hand it in to a member of the team. This service is available to anyone living in Kendal and the surrounding areas, you do not need to be a registered patient of the practice to benefit from this service
We offer FREE flu vaccinations every year to patients who are at greater risk from Flu and its symptoms. The flu vaccination programme typically runs from September – March each year, please keep your eye on our website and social media pages for updates, or call us on 01539 718080 (option 1) and speak to one of our Care Navigators who will be able to help you.
Our Specialist Nurses are fully qualified to manage all long term conditions; they can prescribe and review your mediations and have many years’ experience in the management of long term conditions. This is an integrated long term conditions clinic; our nurses will review all your long term conditions in one appointment. Improving the health and well-being of people with: Please contact us on 01539 718080 (option 1) to make an appointment with the Long Term Conditions Nurse, the reception team may advise you on some tests that you will need to have before your appointment at the time of booking, please see below. Two weeks before your appointment, please book a CDM1 appointment with a Healthcare Support Worker. This will include bloods, BP etc. If you are pregnant, you need to refer yourself to the midwives, via an online form at www.uhmb.nhs.uk/maternity . A member of the maternity administration team will contact you within 5 working days to arrange your first appointment with your midwife. If you need to speak to a member of the administrative team or need help completing the online referral you can contact them on 01229 403838. During pregnancy, it is important that expectant mothers are seen regularly by the midwife to ensure both mother and baby are progressing well. Full care is provided by the midwives who hold clinics at Maude Street Surgery on Thursdays and Fridays. Click here to view our Pregnancy Information Sheet. Dispensing patients (those that live more than 1.6 kilometres outside of Kendal, but within the practice boundary) can benefit from our free medication delivery service. Our aim is to maximise the quality of care for our patients living in their own homes or home environment through: Delivery Times Monday – Friday 11.00am-3.00pm Please make sure that you arrange your delivery for a time that you will be at home. The health check is designed to check your vascular or circulatory health and look at your risk of developing some of the most disabling – but preventable – illnesses. Think of your NHS Health Check as being your “midlife MOT”. Everyone is at risk of developing heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, kidney disease and some forms of dementia. The NHS Health Check will assess your risk of developing these health problems and our Healthcare Support Workers will give you personalised advice on how to reduce it. The check should take about 20-30 minutes and is based on straightforward questions and measurements such as age, sex, family history, height, weight and blood pressure. There will also be a simple blood test to measure your cholesterol level. Appointments If you fit the above criteria and would like to take up this opportunity, please contact us on 01539 718080 (option 1) or visit Patient Access to book an appointment. Fees for Non-NHS services (non VAT) Our sexual health, contraception and women’s health service offers appointments for men and women providing the following: Appointments It is best to make an appointment by calling us on 01539 718080 (option 1) and asking for an appointment in the ‘sexual health’, ‘contraception’ or ‘women’s health’ service. Clinic times can vary depending on availability, please be advised at the time of booking. We provide a GP with Specialist Interest (GPwSI) Dermatology Service that runs from our Helme Chase Surgery and The Health Centre in Grange-Over-Sands. Local GPs and Community Nurses can refer patients with skin disease and lesions appropriate for a Community Dermatology Service. Patients will be seen and treated by Dr Maria Martin who is a qualified GP with a Special Interest (GPwSI) in Dermatology, or one of our other GPwSI’s. Skin biopsies and removal of small skin lesions will be performed on the day as far as possible. This is an exciting development for our South Lakes Locality and means that there are more opportunities for patients to get quality and empathetic dermatology care closer to home. For more information on the service please visit the website using the link below, or speak to your GP. We provide a GP with Specialist Interest (GPwSI) ENT Service that runs from our Helme Chase Surgery. Any community based independent health worker can refer patients to the service which is available to patients in Cumbria. Patients will be seen and treated by Dr Ross Anderson who is a qualified GP with a Special Interest (GPwSI) in ENT, or Mr Payman Rahimi who is an ENT Consultant. The service is able to perform the full complement of procedures expected of a modern ENT Outpatients in the diagnosis and treatment of many conditions. This is an exciting development for our South Lakes Locality and means that there are more opportunities for patients to get quality, empathetic, holistic, patient-centred ENT care closer to home. For more information on the service please visit the website using the link below, or speak to your GP. Our Practice Nurses are specially qualified to give you comprehensive advice regarding the vaccinations, malaria prophylaxis and other health considerations relating to travel abroad. To help us offer the appropriate advice, please print and complete the travel questionnaire below, and hand it in at the surgery. Alternatively, you can collect a copy from our reception. Why is it important that this is completed as early as possible before I travel? Is there a cost involved? Information about countries and vaccinations required can be found on the links below: Europe & Russia I’m travelling very soon, what should I do? Please contact the practice directly and we will advise you. It may be the case that we recommend that you arrange to have your vaccines at a private travel clinic: You can find details on our prescribing policy for patients travelling abroad, here.
Appointments
Our reception team will then book you a telephone consultation with one of our Practice Nurses to discuss your travel vaccinations, and arrange your appointment to receive them.
It is important that this is done as early as possible before you travel.
You will need both a telephone appointment and a face to face appointment with one of our Practice Nurses, it is important the we leave enough time for this.
Some of the vaccines will need to be ordered into stock, it can sometimes take a little time for them to arrive.
Some vaccinations need to be completed at least 2 weeks before you travel in order for them to be effective.
The cost of a number of these vaccines are not covered by the NHS, and you will be charged for these. Please ask the Nurse who will be able to advise you, or see the ‘Non NHS Medical Services’ section of our website.
For the same reason, prescriptions for anti-malaria drugs are issued as private prescriptions. Some anti-malaria drugs are available over the counter. You need to check with the nurse first to ensure that the drug you are intending to take is appropriate for the area you intend travelling to.
North America
Central America
South America
Caribbean
Africa
Middle East
Central Asia
East Asia
Australasia and Pacific
