How to arrange an appointment
- Visit https://pt-an.im/a
- If you have not already done so register for a free Anima account
- Login with the account you created or if you have an NHS account you can use that
- Submit your Medical or Admin request. We will respond to you as soon as possible to offer an appropriate appointment, which may be face to face or by telephone, or advice.
If you are unable to register an account and submit your request, please call 024 7526 1333 and our reception team will be happy to assist you in setting up an Anima account.
Information about non-urgent appointments
Nurse and Healthcare Assistant Appointments
Our experienced Practice Nurses are available to deal with the following:
- Diabetic and Asthma reviews
- Blood pressure checks
- Dressings changes, including suture (stitch) removal
- Immunisation and injections including childhood & flu vaccinations, medication injections eg B12 etc
- Contraception - including pills, emergency contraception, depo injections, coil checks
- Smear tests
- Annual health checks
- New patient medicals
- Blood Tests
- Diet and lifestyle advice including weight loss
Specialist Appointments
- Baby checks
- Postnatal Checks
- Health Checks for people with Learning Disabilities, Serious Mental Illness, Severe Frailty
- Structured Medication Reviews
Physiotherapy Appointments
- First Contact Physiotherapist service to assess muscular aches and pains
Midwife appointments
Let us know as soon as you are pregnant and we will inform the midwife who will then contact you.
MAT B1 forms are given at over 20 weeks by your midwife, not by the Practice.
Other local healthcare services
Please note we do not provide dental services. Phone your dentist if you have dental problems: your NHS dentist is contracted to treat you for emergency and routine dental care. If you do not have a dentist then please call 111 who can arrange an appointment with an emergency dental service.
Consult the NHS 111 Advice Line or website: If you are looking for urgent advice, please phone NHS 111. Otherwise you can often find advice on the NHS website or app.
Sickness Certificates
You do not require a doctor's sickness certificate for any illness lasting seven days or less. Your employer may however require you to complete a self-certification form (SC2) which is available from your employer or on the HMRC website.
Evidence that you are sick
If you are sick for more than seven days, your employer can ask you to give them some form of medical evidence to support payment of SSP (statutory sick pay).
Your employer can ask you to confirm that you've been ill. You can do this by filling in a form yourself when you return to work. This is called self-certification.
If you're sick and off work for more than seven days, your employer will probably ask for proof of your illness. Most employers ask for a fit note from your GP.
However, this will also depend on your employer's company policy on sick leave (or sickness absence). This policy should tell you how many days you can be off sick before you need to provide proof of illness or a fit note.
Statement of Fitness for Work - ’Fit Note'
The 'fit note' was introduced on 6 April 2010. With your employer's support, the note will help you return to work sooner by providing more information about the effects of your illness or injury.
For more information see the DirectGov website (where this information was sourced)
