Practice Nurses Both surgeries have attached practice nurses, full and part time. They normally see patients by appointment, but will consider a 'sit and wait' basis if circumstances permit. The nurses carry out general nursing services including ear syringing, stitch removal, ECGs, taking blood samples, dressings and wound care, treatment of minor accidents, verruca and wart treatments. Holiday vaccinations and advice are available to both registered and non-registered patients - please contact the surgery at least two months beforehand. A variety of routine health screening services is offered: · Diabetic/asthma management · Blood pressure checks · Cervical smear tests · Childhood immunisations · Weight reduction monitoring · Family planning advice · Stop smoking advice · Heart disease prevention · Well person/new patient/over 75s health checks