Sexual health

Find out how to get support for sexual health.

Sexual Health Clinic

Our Sexual Health Clinic runs every Thursday 2.30pm to 5.30pm and is open to everyone (including people registered at other surgeries). Offering a confidential, professional service, full sexual testing and contraception advice including oral pills, implants and coils. All results are followed up if necessary, and treatments are provided.

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Request an appointment at the surgery

If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.

Self care

Treat yourself at home

You may be able to save a trip to the surgery by treating yourself at home.

The NHS website has guidance for how to treat yourself if you have:

Medicines to keep at home

It’s a good idea to keep the following at home:

  • paracetamol and aspirin – children under 16 and people with asthma should not take aspirin
  • mild laxatives
  • anti-diarrhoea medicines
  • rehydration mixture
  • indigestion remedy – for example, antacids
  • travel sickness tablets
  • sunscreen – SPF15 or higher
  • sunburn treatment – for example, calamine
  • tweezers and sharp scissors
  • a thermometer
  • a selection of plasters, non-absorbent cotton wool, elastic bandages and dressings

Non-urgent advice: Important

Remember to:

keep the medicine in a secure, locked place out of reach of small children

read the instructions and use the suggested dose

watch expiry dates – do not keep or use medicines past their sell-by date

take all unwanted and out-of-date medicines back to the pharmacy

See a pharmacist

Pharmacists can offer professional advice and over the counter medicine for minor illnesses, for example:

  • coughs
  • colds
  • sore throats
  • tummy trouble
  • aches and pains

If it turns out to be more serious, pharmacists can make sure you get the help you need. This may include seeing a GP or nurse.

Read the NHS website guidance on how your pharmacy can help.

Antibiotics

A lot of people visit their GP for a respiratory tract infection, for example a sinus, throat or chest infection.

These are usually caused by viruses, which means antibiotics are not needed.

These infections will normally clear up by looking after yourself at home with rest, plenty of fluids and paracetamol.

Read the NHS website guidance about antibiotics.

Stopping smoking

Find out how to get support to help you stop smoking.

Stop Smoking Service – Cornwall

The Healthy Cornwall Stop Smoking Service has trained advisors working across Cornwall, in a variety of settings including: surgeries, hospitals, pharmacies, schools, Family Hubs and other community venues.

This service is free to all NHS patients registered with our Surgery.

Phone: 01209 615600

Find out more about the stop smoking service

Request an appointment at the surgery

If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment at the surgery.

Managing pain

We can help you with:

  • finding ways to manage your pain
  • reducing your dose of pain medication, if that’s what you need

Medications that should be reviewed

Studies have shown that some medications should only be used for a short time. This is because they can become less effective over time or may cause problems of their own.

These include:

  • opioids – morphine-based painkillers such as codeine, tramadol, oxycodone
  • benzodiazepines
  • sleeping tablets, for example Zopiclone
  • gabapentin
  • pregabalin

Contact the surgery

If you need help managing pain or want to request an appointment, contact the surgery.

Find out more

You can find out more about pain management and medication at:

Get a document signed by your GP

You can ask your GP to sign a document for you. This will prove that they are true and accurate.

This includes:

  • private sick notes
  • insurance certificates
  • reports proving you are fit to exercise
  • fitness for travel certificates
  • benefit claims
  • reports for adoption and fostering

By email

You can send us a digital copy of the document by email.

When you email us, please include:

  • the forms or documents you need completing
  • why you need them
  • who they should be addressed to

We will respond within 5 working days.

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In person

If you do not have a digital copy or a good quality photograph of the document, you can bring a physical copy in to the surgery.

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By post

You can send us a copy of the document by post.

When you post the documents, please include:

  • the forms or documents you need completing
  • why you need them
  • who they should be addressed to
  • your contact details

We will contact you when the documents are ready or if we need more information. In some cases, we may ask you to request an appointment.

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Fees

You may have to pay for some types of documents to be signed by a GP, as not all of them are covered by the NHS.

We will let you know if you need to pay in advance.

It’s up to each GP to decide how much they charge. Most GPs use the British Medical Association’s suggested fees.

How long it takes

It can sometimes take a few weeks to have a GP sign a document for you.

Not all documents need a signature by a GP, for example passport applications. You can ask another person in a position of trust to sign some documents free of charge.

To check if someone else can sign for you, read government advice on certifying document.

Blood pressure test

Get a blood pressure test

A blood pressure test checks if your blood pressure is healthy, or if it’s high or low.

Having this quick test could save your life.

Contact the surgery by phone

If you do not want to take your blood pressure using the machine, or if you’ve been asked to request an appointment, please contact the surgery.

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Find out more

For more information, including what your results mean, see NHS advice on blood pressure tests.

Blood pressure readings

Submit blood pressure readings

If you are monitoring your blood pressure, you can send your results to the surgery.

Submit blood pressure readings using an online form

Follow the link below to submit blood pressure readings. Select “Admin query” on the first page of the form, and then “Something else”.

Your GP will review the results and get in touch if they need to follow up.

Submit a blood pressure reading using the online form

Bowel cancer screening

About 1 in 20 people will get bowel cancer in their life. It affects men and women.

Screening can help detect bowel cancer early, when it’s easier to treat.

How it works

You use a home test kit to do the screening.

If you’re 60 to 74, you’ll be sent a kit every 2 years. The programme is expanding to eventually include those aged 50-59, so currently 56 year olds, and some 58 year olds, are also eligible for screening.

If you’re 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every 2 years. Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.

If you’re younger than 56 and you’re worried because you have a family history of bowel cancer, speak to your GP.

Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60 if you have not been sent a test and you think you need one.

If you are worried about your symptoms

You can read about symptoms of bowel cancer on the NHS website.

If you have symptoms that you are worried about you can request an appointment

Find out more on the NHS website

Visit the NHS website guide to bowel cancer screening

You can also find information about bowel cancer from: