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ARE YOU AND YOURS REGISTERED WITH A DENTIST?? "to be entitled to receive your dental care under the NHS, you must be registered with your dentist and the registration needs to be renewed every two years.  The Glens Dental Practice situated in the Medical Centre is accepting new patients of all ages and welcoming back our past patients who registration has lapsed.  Call at the dental reception in the Medical Centre or telephone 028 21771242 for details about your NHS dental registration.

Men ACWY Vaccine: Now available for all young people who were born between 02.07.1998 and 01.07.1999, and for Students up to the age of 25 who will be commencing University in 2016 for the first time, please contact reception to make an appointment.

ANTIBIOTIC REQUESTS: In accordance with NHSCT guidelines, the practice will no longer be able to issue antibiotics for any purpose (ie: coughs, chest infection etc). It will be necessary for the patient to attend either a Nurse or GP for assessment. In the case of a suspected kidney/urine infection a urine sample must be left in for analysis. 

IMPORTANT: ARE YOU AGED 50 OR OVER AND DO YOU SMOKE - If so
You are at risk of Peripheral Vascular Disease
Please see latest news section for full details

In-House Counselling Service
Mr Joe Brogan holds weekly clinics.  These are free of charge to our patients.  If you are interested please speak to your doctor.

Out of Hours
“Dalriada Urgent Care” provides this service. When the medical centre is closed a pre-recorded message will be obtained by phoning 2177 1411 or alternatively you may telephone directly. 028 2566 3500 Please consider that this is an emergency service only

Nurses

Nurse Tara McCambridge (f)

Nurse Practitioner Mrs Tara McCambridge BS (Nursing) is trained in the management of Asthma, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Breast & Cervical Screening & Smoking Cessation. She carries out the following clinics, by appointment: Asthma/Spirometry Diabetic Coronary Heart Disease Well Women & Cervical Screening New Patient Health Checks Over 75 Screening Smoking Cessation Weight Management.  

Tara has obtained her Nurse Practitioner Diploma for University of Ulster and can prescribe independently.  Tara routinely consults patients with common complaints such as sore throats, ears, chest infection, minor injuries etc.

Hours Of Attendance  (By Appointment Only)

Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9.00 - 17.00

Wednesday, Thursday 9.00 - 13.00


Access to the Nurse Practitioner for telephone advice

When a patient telephones to speak with the Nurse Practitioner the Receptionist will clarify who is calling and transfer the call through to the nurse.  If the nurse is unavailable the patient's details will be taken by the receptionist in order for the Nurse Practitioner to return the call.

Nurse Gemma Campbell (f)

Treatment Room Nurse - Mrs Gemma Campbell BSc Nursing;  Gemma carries out a wide and varied role within the treatment room including: dressings, BP checks, Bloods, Cryotherapy, Travel injections and Childhood immunisations, ECGs, Doppler studies, Helicobacter breath tests, assisting GP's with minor surgery etc.  Gemma has recently completed a course in spirometry which enables her to carry out lung function testing to aid in the management and diagnosis of lung conditions.  Gemma has also completed a smoking cessation course and can assist anyone who is trying to stop smoking.  Appointments can be made with Gemma either on-line under treatment room or by telephoning reception.

Nurse Collette Emerson (f)

Treatment Room Nurse - Mrs Collette Emerson BSc Nursing;  Collette carries out a wide and varied role within the treatment room including: dressings, BP, Bloods, Cryotherapy, ECGS, Travel injections and Childhood immunisations, ECG's Doppler studies, Helicobacter breath test, assisting GP's with minor surgery etc. Appointments can be made with Collette either on-line under treatment room or by telephoning reception.

Nurse Cathy McLaughlin (f)

Healthcare Assistants

Mrs Eilish McCollam (f)

Eilish is now a qualified healthcare assistant. Eilish has been trained and is qualified to take bloods, bloods presssures, spirometry tests, doppler studies and ecgs. Eilish enjoys this area of work very well and has great support from Nurse Campbell and Nurse McCambridge.

 
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