Clinics & Services

Child Health Clinic

The Child Health Clinic runs from 1.30–3.00pm every Tuesday. Health Visitors are available at the clinic and no appointment is needed.

Health Visitors can offer help and information on issues such as:

Childhood immunisations are done at this clinic by the GP or Practice Nurse between 1.30–2.30pm. New baby medicals are done by GP by appointment.

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Mens Health Clinic

Clinic available on Monday evenings between 4.30-6pm. Other appointments can be negotiated. Appointments take approx 30mins and you can make one by contacting Janie or Lynn on 01259 752261.

The Clinic involves looking at

• Height/weight
• Urine check
• Blood pressure
• Activity/diet
• General well-being
• Sexual health
• Mental health
• Family history
• Blood checks if required  

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Smoking Clinic

The smoking clinic has now resumed and clinics are held in either Tillicoultry Medical Practice or Alva Health Centre on Tuesday evenings between 5.30-6.30pm. If you would like further information or would like your name added to the waiting list please contact us on 01259 750531

Smoking is the main cause of ill-health in this country The benefits of accessing smoking services will:

• Help you structure your quit attempt
• Make sure you are adequately prepared
• Help increase and maintain motivation
• Give information about how to avoid or cope with urges to smoke
• Provide you with reassurance and advice on withdrawal symptoms
• Provide guidance on the use of medications such as Nicotine Replacement therapy or Zyban

For further information about local services contact the Smokeline on 0800 84 84 84. Or contact www.ashscotland.org.uk/quit/index.html

To contact the Health Visitors in the Practice phone 752261  

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Wart Clinic

The Practice holds a wart Clinic every three weeks when we have delivery of Liquid Nitrogen, which is used to treat viral warts and some other benign skin blemishes such as skin tags.

Viral warts and verrucae (which are viral warts on the soles of the feet) may respond to one or more treatments of Liquid Nitrogen, which involves applying the liquid to the wart to freeze the cells and cause the virus inside to die. The wart may blister or crust over after the treatment and it may be a bit sore. You may need to cover the treated area with a plaster.

It should be remembered that viral warts generally go away themselves if left long enough and rarely cause any symptoms. It may be best to leave them untreated unless they are very large, persistent or unsightly. Scarring after treatment with liquid nitrogen is a rare possibility. To make a first appointment at the Wart Clinic see your Doctor initially to decide whether Liquid Nitrogen treatment is advisable.  

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Weight Management

The Practice Health Visitors run a programme of weekly weight-management sessions. Contact the Health Visitors on 01259 752261 for details  

Travel Clinic

Tillicoultry Medical Practice offers a full range of Travel Advice and Immunisations (including YELLOW FEVER). Our Practice Nurses are specially trained in Travel Medicine.

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you will need to complete a travel questionnaire, which our Practice Nurse will look over before phoning you to arrange an appointment. 

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please complete and return the online form before arranging to see the nurse.

To send us the questionnaire CLICK HERE:     Travel Questionnaire

 This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.  There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

 

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible  - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations.  These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.  Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Most travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge.  This is because travel vaccination is not included in the services provided by the NHS and therefore is a chargeable service.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

Travel Questionnaire

Fees Charged

Some services provided by the practice or requested by patients are not covered by NHS General Practice. We charge a fee as we are recommended to do so by the British Medical Association.

[fees currently being revised]