Practice Nursing services
Asthma & COPD
Asthma is condition that affects the airways (the tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs). It affects about 3 million people of any age in the UK. Common symptoms are coughing, wheezing and/or shortness of breath.
It is difficult to say what causes Asthma, but we do know that if you have a family history of Asthma you may be more likely to develop this condition. Too many people with Asthma spend time in hospital when they shouldn’t have to. Did you know 75% of hospital admissions could be avoided?
You can take control of your Asthma by knowing what medicines to take, how much and when to take them. It is also important to avoid things that trigger your Asthma. Book an appointment with one of our nursing team to review your asthma and to have a spirometry test (lung function) done.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a condition in which the body has problems regulating its blood sugar (glucose) level. It is a common condition affecting about 2% of the population. It can begin at any age. Some diabetics will need to be treated with injections but the majority of people will be able to control their diabetes with diet, tablets and lifestyle changes.
If not properly treated diabetes can have serious complications. With proper monitoring and treatment the risk of complications are dramatically reduced. Our aim is to give you the support and advice you need to lead an active healthy life.
Our Practice Nurses are trained to look after our diabetic patients.
Hypertension
High blood pressure, or hypertension, rarely has noticeable symptoms. But if untreated, it increases your risk of serious problems such as heart attacks and strokes.
Around a third of adults in the UK have high blood pressure, although many will not realise it.
The only way to find out if your blood pressure is high is to have your blood pressure checked. Please contact our Reception team to book your appointment
NHS Health Check
We invite patients aged between 40 and 74 years old to attend an NHS Health Check. This is to help identify patients in this age group who may be at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and to develop appropriate interventions to reduce this risk.
In some cases Cardiovascular problems can run in families but there can also be other risk factors involved. With your help and commitment, together with the practice team, we can help you reduce these risks.
Weight Management
Weight Management Clinics
Julie James is our Health Care assistant. She can refer you to a selection of specialist services to help you achieve a healthy weight.
Weight Watchers
Meetings, Online or a little bit of both. We’ve got options and support, whatever your lifestyle.
Want to get more active
Get help and advice from NHS including 10 Minute workouts, 12 week fitness plan, running & cycling for beginners and much more.
Slimming World
You’ll find delicious recipe and menu ideas at your local group, along with all the help you need to get started and reach your target weight.
Get started on the nhs 12 Week Weight Loss Plan
The plan is designed to help you lose weight and keep it off.
Am I a Healthy Weight
Calculation your BMI using this NHS Tools
Further information
For more information about the benefits of losing weight, top tips and more visit
Stop Smoking
Wandsworth NHS Stop Smoking Service
If you need help to stop smoking don’t go it alone, call the Wandsworth NHS Stop Smoking Service today on freephone 0800 389 7921 and get details of the best clinic for you. You can also follow #HealthyWandsworth on twitter.
Stop Smoking Clinic
Julie James, our stop smoking advisor, runs one of the most effective stop smoking clinics in the country. Make an appointment with Julie who will guide you through the best evidence-based treatments and keep in touch with you for as long as needed. First session lasts 40 minutes and every other follow up appointment will be 20 minutes long.
Find Local Stop Smoking Services
Get Support Now
Choose from an app, Quit Kit, email, SMS and face-to-face guidance.
Further information
For more information about the benefits of stopping smoking, top tips and more visit
Bowel Cancer Screening
NHS bowel cancer screening checks for bowel cancer. It’s available to everyone aged 60 to 74 years.
The programme is expanding to make it available to everyone aged 50 to 59 years. This is happening gradually over 4 years and started in April 2021.
You use a home test kit, called a faecal immunochemical test (FIT), to collect a small sample of poo and send it to a lab. This is checked for tiny amounts of blood. Blood can be a sign of polyps or bowel cancer. Polyps are growths in the bowel. They are not cancer, but may turn into cancer over time.
If the test finds anything unusual, you might be asked to go to hospital to have further tests to confirm or rule out cancer.
Always see a GP if you have symptoms of bowel cancer at any age, even if you have recently completed a NHS bowel cancer screening test kit – do not wait to have a screening test.
Phlebotomy
We provide phlebotomy (blood test) services at the Practice. Our phlebotomist and is available Monday – Friday 08:00 to 16:00.
Please contact the reception to book an appointment for the blood test if you have already discussed it with the doctor.
There are some local phlebotomy clinics available in Wandsworth. Please check your blood test form for details of speak with the reception team.
Results
It is important that you follow up and find out the results of your blood tests. You may have been asked to make a follow up appointment to discuss your blood tests. Please book on-line a test result telephone consultation to discuss your test results. Please allow 1 week from the time of your blood test before booking telephone consultation to discuss your test results, as we have to wait for the results to come back to us form lab.
A GP will review all the results and will contact you if there is anything that needs to be discussed urgently. If not, they may contact you by text, phone or letter or wait for you to phone in.