Lockswood Surgery Southampton

Other Services

Patients - 16 Years And Over

You are entitled to a consultation, if requested, if you have not had a consultation or attended a clinic provided by us within three years.

Patients - 75 Years Or Over

You are entitled to a consultation, if requested, if you have not had one in the last 12 months.

Categories Of Service

We offer the following services:

Direct Enhanced Services:

• Minor surgery

• Flu and pneumococcal

• Advanced access

• Childhood immunisations

National Enhanced Services:

• Anti-coagulation monitoring (Level 1)

• Toxic drug monitoring

• IUCD fittings

Local Enhanced Services:

• 24-hour baby checks

• Minor injuries - suturing

Primary Care Trust (PCT)

For a list of additional services, not provided by the practice, please contact the Primary Care Trust and they will provide you with further information. Your local PCT is:

NHS Hampshire
Tel No: 023 9224 8800

Website: www.hampshirepct.nhs.uk

Blood Tests

These are done at Fareham Community Hospital every weekday, except Tuesday, between 8.30am - 12 noon and 12.30 - 5.00pm. Phone 01489 587415 before 12.30pm to make an appointment.

Tests are also done at the surgery on Fridays between 8.30am and 12.30pm; appointments can be booked at reception.

Private Medical Examinations and Fees

The doctors will carry out medical examinations, such as insurance and employment medicals, HGVs, taxi drivers, ENG 1s, lead and radiation for the Health and Safety Executive examination, offshore medicals etc, which are not included within the NHS remit.

Appointments for these are to be arranged with the doctor via the receptionists, who will advise you of the fee, as recommended by the British Medical Association.

There are also fees for private medical reports and certificates. For example:

Foreign Visitors

Foreign visitors may be treated as private patients. Please enquire at the reception desk for the current fee scale. Payment will be due at the time of service (cash or cheque is acceptable). Visitors from certain countries may be entitled to NHS treatment as temporary residents. Please ask at reception for details.

Zero Tolerance Policy

We aim to provide a safe and pleasant environment in which family health services can be offered to patients by our staff.

Therefore, threatening, abusive, aggressive or violent behaviour will NOT be tolerated.

The partners of Lockswood Surgery are committed to do everything possible to protect staff, patients and visitors from unacceptable behaviour and have a zero tolerance policy towards any incident that causes hurt, alarm, damage or distress. They will take appropriate action against any person who displays such behaviour and removal from our patient list will be effective immediately.