All GP practices are contracted to provide “essential services”, that is, basic treatment of
ill people. We also provide the following “additional services”:

• Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team.
• Maternity services in the antenatal and postnatal period, together with the midwives from the Red Team, Cresswell Wing, D & G Royal Infirmary.
• Cervical smears.
• Freezing of warts and other small skin lesions.
• We also hold contracts with DGHB for the following “enhanced services”.
• The annual flu and pneumonia immunisation programme to protect the elderly and at risk.
• Childhood and preschool immunisations.
• Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on Warfarin and a range of drugs for arthritis and bowel problems.
• Minor surgery including injections and excisions.
• Coronary and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programmes.
• Dementia awareness groups.

Please note we do not operate a walk-in injury service.