Services

Cervical screening, which used to be called smear test, is a test to check the health of the cervix and help prevent cervical cancer. It's offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.

If you are aged over 24 and have never had a smear test, or if it has been more than 3 to 5 years since your last screening, you should arrange an appointment with our Practice Nurse. You should not have the test while you are having a period or in the 4 days before or after your period as this can affect the sample; it is best to be mid-cycle, which is 7 – 10 days after the first day of your last period.

• Learn more about cervical screenings
• See our local and national support organisations

Paul works at Jericho Health Centre two days a week, currently on Wednesday and Friday. He also sees people by referral from Talking Space Plus.

If you would like to see him it may be helpful to first discuss this with your GP

Counselling at the surgery normally consists of six sessions, spaced either weekly or fortnightly. Sessions last fifty minutes.

Counselling provides a confidential place within which to explore thoughts and feelings about oneself and relationships with others. It can help one make links between past experiences and current difficulties and to change patterns of behaviour. A counsellor does not normally give advice or take away difficult feelings. The aim is to help people gain understanding and confidence to face problems honestly and think about how to find a way forward.

See our local and national support services for advice

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Cryotherapy is the use of Liquid Nitrogen to treat warts, skin tags and other unwanted skin tissues or growths. Please make an appointment with a GP to assess whether cryotherapy is a suitable treatment for you.

Cryotherapy is only performed by Dr Lancaster.

Our Practice Nurses are trained to give diet and lifestyle advice. They have resources on healthy eating, smoking, alcohol and exercise.

You can book an appointment with the one of the Nurses if you would like to discuss your diet. However, if you are concerned about your weight in any way, we advise that you come and see one of the Doctors.

Community (District) Nursing Service, Oxfordshire

They work every day from 8am to 4:30pm. At weekends and on Bank Holidays there is a reduced service.

The evening District Nursing Service is available from 6pm to 11pm. It provides a limited service for patients who need care out of normal hours.

Find more information on the Oxford Health Website

The District Nursing team is employed by the Primary Care Trust and works with the two practices based at Jericho Health Centre.

Their primary role is to visit housebound patients who are unable to visit the practice for treatment, however they do visit other patients in specific circumstances.

Their work involves:

• Dressings to wounds
• End of life care
• Administration of injections
• Management of incontinence
• Assistance with management of long term conditions (e.g. diabetes)
• Assessment of need
• Referral to other agencies (e.g. social service, physiotherapy)
• Advice about health issues

They can also help organise personal care (i.e. help with washing and dressing) from other organisations.

If you need someone to diagnose or prescribe treatment for medical conditions then please contact your GP.

The District Nurses do not usually visit children; for advice regarding children’s services please contact the Health Visitors.

The District Nurses receive referrals from GPs and from hospitals. However, patients and relatives may also contact them directly on 01865 903061.

As a Practice we promote healthy lifestyle choices by encouraging our patients to take up regular exercise.

Please come and see one of our Practice Nurses if you would like advice about exercise.

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Health visitors are qualified nurses or midwives with specialist public health training. They are trained in child health and development and protecting children.

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They lead the Healthy Child Programme to ensure a healthy start for your family. This programme includes development checks, baby clinics and health promotion advice. They are a great source of help and advice if you have queries about your child’s feeding, weight or sleep among many other things.

They also work with other agencies such as voluntary and community groups and social care services to provide ongoing support for families with more complex issues.

Health Visitors

Please Text to ChatHealth on 07312263081

The Practice has an ECG (echocardiogram) machine – if your Doctor wants you to have an ECG then please book an appointment with the Practice Nurse or Healthcare Assistant.

Please allow at least five working days for the results of investigations such as blood tests and urine or stool analysis to come back to us. We ask that patients telephone the surgery for the results. If possible please telephone after 2pm.

If there is an abnormal result we will get in touch with you to inform you and to start any necessary treatment. It is therefore important to make sure we have your up to date contact details: please contact us to inform us of any changes.

The GPs refer to the local hospitals for X-Rays, Ultrasounds and similar investigations. X-Ray and Ultrasound results may take longer to come back to us. Please telephone for your result.

Minor surgery can involve excisions, injections or cryotherapy (freezing with liquid nitrogen).

• Dr Lancaster – Soft tissue injections and cryotherapy
• Dr Salisbury – Large joint injections

Please book an appointment to discuss any of the above with the relevant GP.

Please let the receptionist know what the appointment is for so we can be appropriately prepared

The NHS Health Check is your chance to get your free midlife MOT. We offer them to all of our patients aged between 40-74 without a pre-existing condition, it checks your circulatory and vascular health and what your risk of getting a disabling vascular disease is.

Please arrange a 20 minute appointment with one of the practice nurses one week after coming in for a non fasting blood test.

Learn more about NHS Health Checks