Clinics & Services
Practice Nurses
Practice nurses undertake numerous and varied tasks including: blood pressure and weight checks, ear syringing, cervical smears, immunisations, dressings and assisting at minor surgery. They are available to advise on minor ailments, stings and injuries as well as having specialist training in diabetes, heart disease, elderly care, respiratory disease, contraception, HRT and smoking cessation.
Community Nurses
Community nurses will visit housebound patients who are unable to visit the surgery. This can be arranged through your doctor or by the hospital. The district nurse also holds a clinic at Skidmore Way for dressings, removal of sutures and post-operative wound care.
Midwife
We will provide full antenatal and postnatal care, operating a “shared care” system with the community midwife and our local maternity unit at Watford Hospital. We also advise on pre-conception care.
Antenatal Clinics
Clinics are held at our Rickmansworth Surgery on a Friday from 09:00 until 13:00.
Our antenatal information can be found here. Patients are seen by the midwife at clinics by appointment and also by doctors during surgery hours.
The midwife can also be contacted on 01923 217634 (Alexander Ward) or 01923 217371 (Labour Ward).
Immunisations
Tuesdays 13:30-15:00 and Wednesday 13:30 - 15:00 at Gade House
Well Child Clinics
South Herts Public Health Nursing Health Visiting and School Nursing Team (Three Rivers) are available Monday to Friday (09.00 - 17.00).
Telephone 0300 123 7572.
Asthma/Respiratory Disease Checks
Performed by the nurse or doctor by appointment.
Diabetic Checks
Performed by the nurse or doctor by appointment.
Family Planning & Contraceptive Care
is provided by all doctors during surgery hours; coil fittings and contraceptive implants by Dr Sudarshi. The nurses also carry out HRT and contraceptive checks, cervical smears and will teach breast examination.
Teenage Sexual Health
Young people are encouraged to see their doctor or practice nurse with any problems and for counselling and advice on sexual health and contraception. A "drop in" clinic is held at Rickmansworth on Tuesdays at 4.00pm (no appointment is required).
Well Person Checks
Performed by the nurse by appointment. This includes blood pressure, height, weight and urine for both men and women.
Smoking Cessation
Our patients are fully supported in giving up smoking; appointments are available with nurses or our healthcare assistant.
Blood Tests
Practice nurses are available by appointment to take blood before 14.50pm. A phlebotomist is also available on Tuesday morning and Thursday afternoon (by appointment). Results can be obtained by telephoning the surgery between 11.00am and 5.00pm.
Flu Vaccinations
An influenza vaccination is recommended for patients with heart, lung or kidney disease, diabetes, people over 65 and those living in nursing and rest homes. Please contact reception staff at the end of September each year for details of vaccination dates and to make an appointment.
Other Services Available
After referral from your doctor, we are able to offer visiting specialist help in the following areas:
- Physiotherapy
- Counselling
- Dietician
- Chiropody (for certain at risk groups)
- Gynaecology
If you need to access a service not currently offered by the practice, you should contact West Herts Primary Care Trust for further advice. Their telephone number is 01923 281600, or write to them at Royalty House, King Street, Rickmansworth, Herts WD18 0BW.