Clinics & Services

The practice runs a range of health promotion clinics and medical services. Appointments are necessary for all clinics - check with the reception staff if uncertain.

Antenatal Clinic/Midwife

After initial appointments with GP and Queens Hospital your antenatal care will be at St Kilda's Children's Centre 90 Eastern Road Romford RM1 3QA. Tel: 01708 743135.

Children's Immunisations

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons by appointment.

Cervical Smear Tests

You may book an appointment with the doctor or nurse during surgery hours. Please book mid-cycle. The NHS offers a smear every three years for women aged 25-50 years of age and every five years from 50-65 years of age.

Diabetic Annual Review Clinic

Diabetic checks have traditionally been done by Drs Quigley and Awan. From Nov 2016 most people will see a practice nurse: either Carol, Debbie, Loraine or Tracy.

When you book you will be asked to have a blood test two weeks before your appointment. The reception staff will provide the request form. 

You need to have an annual eye check. This can be done at Specsavers in Romford or Debney in Collier Row.

For more information about diabetes contact Diabetes UK

Travel Clinic

A complete advisory service for world-wide travel is available, including recommended immunisations and anti-malarial treatment. If you require the services of this clinic please book your appointment at least 6 weeks in advance to allow sufficient time for the appropriate vaccinations to be administered. We are an authorised Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre. 

Travel Clinic Prices

Disease Management Clinics

Several clinics are available for specific conditions, and to help increase your awareness of good health and to lead a healthy lifestyle. Examples of clinics available:

Asthma, diabetes, blood pressure/heart disease, "well person", diet (weight reduction), stop smoking, HRT.

Age 75 Years And Over

You are entitled to an annual medical check, either at the medical centre, or in your own home if you are unable to attend the surgery.

Post Operative Care, removal of stitches

The Post Operative Care Clinic at the Harold Wood Polyclinic is a by-appointment only service for patients who have recently had surgery in hospital, had a wound treated in A&E or had minor surgery carried out by Havering GPwSI clinic.

Please note that all new patients must give at least 24 hr notice and if an appointment is required Monday they should call before the weekend.

To make an appointment, call the Harold Wood clinic on 01708 792000.

Sexual Health Services (Local Clinics)  - please click on link for details

Nurses

Nurse Practitioner

Our nurse practitioner is a nurse prescriber who provides a service as the first point of contact for patients with new problems. She also advises, supports and counsels patients on health and social matters relating to their health and wellbeing.

Nurse Clinics

Our highly trained and qualified practice nurses work very closely with the doctors and are trained to do a wide range of procedures and tests. These include:

Family Planning Clinic: 

• Wednesday 16:00 - 18:00 with GP
• Contraceptive advice, 
• Follow up pills and injections, 
• Coil checks, 
• follow up on HRT,
• Cervical smears

Well Women Clinic: 

• Tuesdays

Smoking Cessation Clinic:  - Please note:   This Clinic is temporarily unavailable.

• Smoking - The single largest preventable cause of ill health in the country, a major cause of cancer, bronchitis and heart disease. Make an appointment with the nurse to discuss how we can help you.
• This clinic is run by nurses. 
• The first appointment will be a 20 minute appointment, for assessment of your smoking habits and needs with regard to nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) and Champix. 
• Following assessment, there needs to be a commitment from the patient to attend for four consecutive weeks so that progress can be reviewed and carbon monoxide readings can be taken. 
• If a patient deviates from the programme another session will not be offered for 6 months.

Well Person's Clinic: 

• Heart disease
• Asthma (on inhaled steroids)
• Kidney failure
• Any condition requiring steroids or cancer treatment
• You are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person
• Chronic bronchitis
• Diabetes
• Respiratory disease making you short of breath
• Multiple sclerosis or hereditary and degenerative diseases of the Central Nervous System
• Suffered a stroke
• Pregnant.

 Anti-pneumonia jab In addition, if you are aged 65 or over or are in one of the 'at risk' groups outlined above you should have an anti-pneumonia jab. If you have not had an anti-pneumonia vaccination please ask the nurse about this.

 Shingles vaccination

 To check if you qualify for a Shingles vaccination please click here

The following services are not paid for by the NHS and so we charge a fee. 

Services offered which are chargeable include:

This is not an exhaustive list – please check with reception. Please note – the doctors do NOT endorse gun licence application forms.

Havering Talking Therapies  Read more here

 Please call 0300 555 1042 Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm

Test Results

For the latest information on where to go and have a blood test done, please click here

Family Planning

Please book an appointment with any of the doctors or our Nurse Practitioner Carol Furlong to discuss methods of contraception. You might consider looking at the Family Planning Association web site for detailed information regarding the various methods available. 

The Pill

Contraceptive pills are initiated by all doctors and our Nurse Practitioner. Repeat pill checks and prescriptions are carried out by all doctors and Practice Nurses. How often you need to see a doctor or nurse will depend on which Pill you take and your own general health.

Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill

Contains oestrogen and another female hormone which varies from brand to brand. Women using this will need a blood pressure check at least once a year.

The ‘Minipill’, or Progesterone-Only Pill

Only contains one drug and doesn’t affect blood pressure in the same way as the combined Pill. Women can discuss having this available on repeat prescription as there is less need for monitoring.

The ‘Morning-After’ Pill

Within 72 hours of unprotected sex emergency contraception tablets can be prescribed by all doctors, and Sister Furlong, for free. They can also be bought from any chemist.

Between 3-5 days of unprotected sex the morning after pill will not work but a coil or IUD can be put in which will have the same effect. If you think you might need this then please consider mentioning to the receptionist so we can get you to see a doctor who can fit the coil.

IUD/IUS and Implants

Several doctors at Western Road are trained to fit the IUD, IUS and the contraceptive implant.

Dr Kate Haskell- coils (IUD and Mirena), implant insertion and removal.

Dr Ashlesha Dhairyawan-coils (IUD and Mirena), implant insertion and removal.

Dr Sylvia Bond –coils (IUD and Mirena).

Dr Yasmin Heerah- coils (IUD and Mirena).

Coil insertion and implant procedures are carried out in the Treatment Room with the assistance of a Nurse. Please contact the Practice Nurse to book these appointments.

It is important to make sure that you are not pregnant before fitting a coil or implant. Please ensure one of the following is true at the time of having the coil inserted.

• You have not had intercourse since last normal period.
• You are correctly and consistently using a reliable method of contraception.
• You are day 1-7 of the menstrual cycle.

It is useful to take a simple pain killer, like paracetamol or ibuprofen, before you come for a coil insertion as crampy pain during the procedure is a normal occurrence.

Termination of Pregnancy

If you have an unplanned pregnancy and need help and advice, please feel free to speak to a doctor or Sister Furlong.

If you wish you can contact the Marie Stopes Clinic yourself without a GP referral.  Residents of Havering can ring 0345 300 8090 (24 hours, 7 days a week).

Marie Stopes Clinic is private family planning organisation. In Havering the NHS has arranged for you to be able to get help from them for free. They offer confidential medical and surgical termination, contraceptive advice and provision, STI screening and treatment, as well as counselling.

Locally, there is a Marie Stopes UK Romford clinic at:-

Mawney Medical Centre,

7 St Edwards Way,

Romford, RM1 3DQ.

Tel 0345300 8090 (24 hours, 7 days a week)

Sexual health

We can provide a range of services but for sexually transmitted infections we encourage people to go the sexual health clinics run locally by Queens Hospital at Queens and other clinics in the borough.

Queens sexual health clinics

Cervical screening (smear test)

Our female doctors and our nurses Sister Carol Furlong and Sister Tracy are able to perform smears.

Smear results will be posted to you directly. The Cervical Screening Programme aims to notify women of their results within 14 days although this can sometimes be longer.