Clinics & Services

Chronic Disease Management Clinics (by appointment)

• Hypertension/Heart Disease
• Diabetic
• Anticoagulation Monitoring (Warfarin)
• Travel Vaccination Clinic
• Asthma
• Minor Surgery
• Cervical Screening
• COPD

Please ring our centralised appointment line on 01443 490366 for an appointment for these clinics or call into any branch to speak with a receptionist.

Minor Surgery

We have well equipped treatment rooms and several minor surgery procedures can be undertaken. Your clinician will be able to determine if you are suitable to have your surgery performed in these clinics.

A 'wart clinic' is held every other Tuesday afternoon at Rhydyfelin surgery. Patients who attend our branch surgeries may also attend this clinic. Please speak to the Receptionist for further information.

Phlebotomy (blood taking) Clinics

Phlebotomy clinics are available throughout the week across our branches.

Spirometry Services 

Service currently unavailable.

Exercise Referral Programme

For patients who are currently on one of our chronic disease registers and who are interested in undertaking some exercise; where appropriate we are able to refer into a locally run programme.

Dietician

For patients who require help and guidance with their dietary needs, the Practice has a referral system for the dietician from either the hospital or GP referral.

Cancer Support - Complementary Services

The Cancer Support (Cynon Valley) RCT offer a range of services and therapies designed to help both cancer sufferers and their families. Their services are aimed at complementing any medical treatment given. Cancer Support Cynon Valley is a charity providing services for people whose life is affected by cancer. Please speak to the receptionist for further details of this service.

Anticoagulation clinic - By Appointment

The anticoagulation clinic are run on Monday and Thursday by appointment system with practice nurses, if newly registered patient, please inform a member staff you take warfarin, for a appointment to be arranged through the practice nurses.

Ynysybwl Regeneration Partnership

The group offer an advice service as well health and well being programmes such as walking and mens sheds activities.  For further information contact Dave on 07498309327 or email  lgh@yrp.wales 

Alzheimer's society - Dementia support

For support and/or advice on local programmes contact  Gareth Lewis on 01685 353919 or by emailing gareth.lewis@alzheimers.org.uk  

Community Coordinators - Taff Ely

Services within the community provided by the voluntary sector can be accessed via Karen Powell based in Interlink RCT. The team works to provide connections between individuals, communities and organisations.  Karen can be contacted on 07580 869970  or by Emailing  kpowell@interlinkrct.org.uk

District Nursing Services

The district nurse team provides care for people with health care needs at home, such as wound management, continence management, provision of specialist equipment and support for carers. They are employed by Cwm Taf NHS Trust but work closely with the Practice Team.

Well Baby/Immunisation Clinic

Your doctor and health visitor will be very happy to carry out all your baby’s examinations for the Child Health Surveillance programme. Vaccinations and baby examinations are by appointment. Vaccinations are carried out by Practice nurses. Please ask our receptionists or Health Visitor for further information.

The primary immunisation schedule is as follows:

• 2 months DTaP/IPV/Hib, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, Men B + Rotavirus. 
• 3 months DTaP/IPV/Hib + Rotavirus.
• 4 months DTaP/IPV/Hib + Men B, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine
• 12 months Hib/MenC, Men B, Pneumococcal conjugate + MMR
• The DTaP/IPV/Hib/Hep B will be introduced for children from 8 weeks for children born from August 2017. 

Baby immunisation clinics are held each Monday and Wednesday in Dewi Sant Health Park and Tuesday afternoon at Rhydyfelin Surgery commencing at 13:30. These clinics are run by appointment only.

Contact telephone numbers for health visitors in the Practice

• Health Visitor Rhydyfelin Surgery - 01443 405103
• Health Visitor Pontypridd Surgery - 01443 404329

Midwives

The midwives are based at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital and can be contacted on 01443 553529 (08:30 – 17:30 weekdays) and 01443 443510 (after 17:00 and weekends).

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. 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
Caribbean	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. 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.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

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

Travel Questionnaire

Travelling in Europe

If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.

Non-NHS Services

Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
• Insurance claim forms
• Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
• Private sick notes
• Vaccination certificates

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
 

Test Results

Test results are better requested after 11:00 to avoid phone line congestion. Please speak with one of our receptionists or call handlers. They will be able to inform you what the GP has indicted on your results.  This could be normal, satisfactory, no action meaning that the GP is happy with the results they have reviewed.   Alternatively they may mark a result as  needs telephone consultation with GP, to see GP, repeat test.    Our  staff are unable to give you any further information other than what the GP has indicated but they will help you to make any relevant appointment to discuss the result further should it be needed.

Due to clinical and training commitments please avoid wherever possible asking for test results on a Thursday or Friday afternoon.

Long Term Chronic Conditions

Long Term conditions such as 

• Diabetes
• COPD
• Asthma
• Arthritis
• Dementia
• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Heart Disease
• HIV/Aids
• Mental Health
• Parkinson Disease

These are supported through annual reviews with our practice team.  Annual reviews are orientated around your birth month.  You will receive a letter or text message usually the month before your birth month to allow you time to make the relevant appointments.   you will need two appointments:

One with the Healthcare assistant who will undertake some pre-review checks which include, if needed, blood tests, lifestyle assessments, diabetic foot checks and other physiological measures.

The second appointment will be with a practice nurse who will complete the review with you.

Cervical Screening

Cervical screening can be arranged through the appointment line with any of the practice nursing team, especially if you have received a letter from Cervical Screening Wales, which is every 3 years unless over the age of 50 then every 5 years if previous results are negative.

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