The Treatment Room

The Practice Nurse is fully qualified to carry out health promotion, blood pressure checks, taking blood, immunisations, travel immunisations and advice, dressings, removal of sutures, ear syringing etc.

Our Practice Nurse also assists with minor surgery and other clinical procedures.

Consultations with the Practice Nurse are on an appointment basis only and can be booked with the receptionist. 

Please note that the treatment room is closed from 11:50am on Fridays.

Child Immunisation Clinic

This clinic is run at 9.30am on Tuesdays and is for well babies. Please note this clinic is changing to 2.00 pm on Thursday afternoons from the week beginning 16 May 2016.  In view of the risk of infection to new babies we would ask you to arrange for the doctor to see your child in surgery if he/she is ill.

Minor Surgery

Dr Cobain and Dr Howe perform a variety of minor surgical procedures and joint injections.  Please make an appointment with one of the doctors in the first instance for assessment.

Women's health

Dr Heather Abraham runs a clinic for women's health problems and cervical smears on Tuesday afternoons and Thursday mornings. 

Alternatively the Family Planning Clinic is also able to conduct your smear.  your smear results taken at the Family Planning Clinic will be shared with the Practice to ensure that your medical record is complete.  The Family Planning Clinic times are:

MONDAY

BANGOR HOSPITAL (028 91 454186) 9.00 - 11.30 AM & 5.00 - 7.00 PM

TUESDAY

NEWTOWNARDS HEALTH CENTRE (028 91 816666) 9.00 - 11.30 AM

BANGOR HOSPITAL (028 91 454186) 5.00 - 7.00 PM

THURSDAY

HOLYWOOD HEALTH CENTRE (028 90 426881) 2.00 - 4.00 PM

FRIDAY

BANGOR HOSPITAL (028 91 454186) 9.00 - 11.30 AM

Asthma & Diabetic Cinic

Regular clinics to detect and monitor chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes are run by the practice nurse and the partners.

The asthma clinic is run by Dr Howe and Sr Moran who has a diploma in asthma care. 

Dr Cobain and Sr Moran run the diabetic clinic with a dietician and a chiropodist in attendance to offer advice to patients.  The mobile eye screening unit from the Royal Victoria hospital also visits the practice annually for the benefit of diabetic patients.

Antenatal Clinic

Ante-natal clinics are held on Tuesday afternoon at 2.00pm.  At this clinic you will be seen by the doctor and midwife.  Post-natal examinations are carried out by appointment 6 weeks after the birth of your baby.

Sexual Health Clinic

The practice provides an accessible and patient friendly asymptomatic STI testing to heterosexual patients over 16 years of age.  Please contact the surgery to arrange a sexual health appointment with our treatment nurse and please read the information leaflet below. If you require any further information contact the practice nurse on 028 91 452410.  

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Test Results

Please call between 11am and 3.30pm to enquire about your test results as our reception staff will have more time to deal with your request between these times.

Note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice.

It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.