CHILD HEALTH SURVEILLANCE

We recommend full immunisation for all pre-school children.

The following professionals carry out developmental health checks jointly:
Dr Bremner, Dr Cramond and the Health Visitors.

Either Dr Bremner or Dr Cramond holds the clinic for all registered children in the Practice at Cockenzie Health Centre on a Wednesday morning during the hours of 10.00am and 12 noon. For an appointment please contact your Health Visitor on 01875 818589.

CHILDHOOD IMMUNISATIONS

The Health Visitors see children by appointment on a Wednesday afternoon for their childhood immunisation course to be performed. Appointments are sent from Child Health for these clinics. If you are unable to attend this clinic it can be arranged for the Practice Nurses at Cockenzie to undertake the immunisations by making an appointment for one of their surgeries.

Please telephone the APPOINTMENTS ONLY TELEPHONE – 01875 810511 to arrange a suitable appointment with the Practice Nurse or to re-arrange the Health Visitor appointments on a Wednesday afternoon please telephone the HEALTH VISITORS on – 01875 818589.


ADULT VACCINATIONS AND IMMUNISATIONS (INCLUDING HOLIDAY REQUIREMENTS)

Should vaccinations be required for a holiday abroad, a form can be obtained from reception, which should be completed and handed back in for the attention of the Practice Nurse. She will provide an appropriate schedule for the vaccinations to be completed. You should endeavour to leave a contact telephone number so that the Nurse can call you back if necessary.

If vaccinations are required for other reasons you should make an appointment with the Practice Nurse to discuss this. We do keep a stock of vaccinations in the treatment room but some vaccinations need to be given on prescription and therefore need to be given at a future appointment.


MINOR SURGERY

The Doctor or the Practice Nurse carries out minor surgery procedures. Prior consultation with the Doctor is required in certain circumstances before treatment is started. Some treatments, can be started by the Practice Nurse without prior consultation with the Doctor

ANTENATAL CLINIC

Full pregnancy care in conjunction with the community midwife and postnatal checks are given by appointment with Drs Bremner, Menzies, Turvill, Cramond and Liddell. TELEPHONE “Elaine” at reception, on the APPOINTMENTS ONLY TELEPHONE NUMBER – 01875 810511 for an appointment.

COCKENZIE/PORT SETON CLINICS – Dr Turvill and Dr Menzies see Antenatal patients on a Tuesday. Dr Liddell sees her antenatal patients on a Tuesday and Dr Cramond can be seen on a Thursday.

LONGNIDDRY CLINIC – Patients of Longniddry wishing to attend for antenatal care can do so by prior arrangement on a Tuesday with Dr Bremner. Please contact your Midwife in the first instance for a booking appointment.

Parentcraft clinics are arranged by the Health Visitors.

CERVICAL SMEARS

All women aged 20 years to 60 years inclusive are offered a cervical smear test, which is carried out by the Practice Nurse, every three years or as recommended by the Laboratory. For an appointment please telephone the APPOINTMENTS ONLY TELEPHONE NUMBER – 01875 810511.

FAMILY PLANNING/CONTRACEPTION

A comprehensive service is available within normal surgery times but the fitting of caps is done by special arrangement.

We no longer fit coils and request that you attend one of the Family Planning & Well Woman Clinics as listed below:

MUSSELBURGH FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC, EDENHALL HOSPITAL,
OUT-PATIENT DEPARTMENT, MUSSELBURGH - TELEPHONE NUMBER 0131 536 8000
OR DEAN TERRACE, EDINBURGH - TELEPHONE NUMBER 0131 343 6243