Medical services and clinics

Before Children can be referred for an ADHD or autism assessment we need to have the following information from the educational setting attended by the child.

Complete the form here - Information

Please do not book an appointment with a GP until this has been arranged.

For your referral to be triaged all of the following supporting documentation is required:

• Evidence that the above symptoms are significantly impacting school functioning, such that teachers feel that it is holding a child back academically or socially
• Evidence that the above symptoms are significantly impacting the home environment and details of any support the parents have accessed to address these behaviour traits
• Evidence that previous services have been involved, i.e. Educational Psychologist/Behaviour Support Service, with details of current behaviour plan and outcomes

Please provide independent information from at least two settings (for example home and school), from within the last year, that can evidence the behaviour is causing functional problems for the child in more than just the home setting. The problems need to be pervasive across all settings.

Some examples of documents that you may need to provide are:

• Early Help Record and Plan
• Core Standards documentation from schools
• School Nurse/Health Visitor Report
• Education Psychologist Report
• Speech and Language Therapy Report
• TAMHS/CAMHS report
• SEN Plan

Please call reception for further advice, they can direct you to our admin team who will help process the necessary documents.

NHS Guidance on a diagnosis for these conditions may differ in the process to Lawn Medical Centre.

For more information please refer to the NHS Guidance on Autism on this link

NHS Guidance on ADHD follow this link 

We send out appointments for regular checks and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally and that there’s nothing to worry about.

If you are looking for advice on what contraception is best for you, emergency contraception, where to find your nearest pharmacy please follow the link below

NHS England » NHS Pharmacy Contraception Service

We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our surgery.

Our antenatal and postnatal clinics are held at our surgery by our doctors and midwives.

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.

It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us in advance to give you plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.

Use SystmConnect to Request a fit note or Doctor's letter.

The NHS provides most healthcare and healthcare services free of charge to UK residents, but there are some exceptions.

GPs have to cover operational & running costs- buildings, equipment, heating, lighting, maintenance, Insurance, staff etc.

Therefore, professional fees charged must reflect a contribution to these costs as well as professional time.

Individual practices decide how much to charge for non-NHS services.

There are no standard charges and ‘price fixing’ between practices is not allowed.

What can be charged for?

Examples include the following:

• Medicals for pre-employment, Sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc)
• Letters for confirming medication to be taken abroad
• Private sick note
• Vaccination certificate

Examples of Non-NHS Services which the practice can charge other organisations 

• DWP/Benefits Agency Reports
• European working time directive certification
• Medical Reports for Insurance Companies
• Reports for Solicitors

We will inform you of the likely charge prior to completion when you submit a request for paperwork to be completed. 

Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or the surgery’s receptionist.

NHS Mental Health - Lawn Medical Centre

We are often asked to prescribe sedative drugs, such as diazepam (Valium), for fear of flying. We have recently agreed a practice policy that we will no longer prescribe these drugs for fear of flying. There are a number of good reasons why prescribing of drugs such as diazepam is not safe or recommended:-

Diazepam and similar drugs are not recommended for treatment of phobias because other treatments are safer and more effective.

Diazepam is a sedative, which means it makes you sleepy and slows reaction times. If there is an emergency during the flight it may affect your ability to concentrate, follow instructions and react to the situation. This could have serious safety consequences for you and others.

The sedative effects of these drugs can affect breathing and cause low oxygen levels, which could be life threatening, especially with the lower circulating oxygen levels on an aeroplane, in people with breathing problems or when combined with alcohol.

Sedative drugs can make you fall asleep, however this is not a natural sleep. This means you won’t move around as much as during natural sleep and this can increase your risk of developing a blood clot (DVT) in your leg or lung. Blood clots are dangerous and can be fatal. This risk is greater if your flight is longer than four hours.

Whilst most people find medicines such as diazepam sedating, a small number of people become agitated, aggressive or confused. These medicines can also cause disinhibition and lead to abnormal behaviours. This could impact on your safety as well as that of other passengers.

Diazepam and similar drugs are illegal or controlled drugs in some countries so they may be confiscated or you may be subject to legal proceedings.

Diazepam stays in your system for quite a while. If your job requires you to submit to random drug testing you may fail this test if you have taken diazepam.

We recognise that fear of flying is real and frightening and we don’t underestimate the impact it can have. We recommend tackling this properly by using self-help resources or considering one of the ‘Fear of Flying’ course run by many airlines. We do not recommend any specific course but you may find the following links useful.

Self help options

Self-help – Phobias – NHS (www.nhs.uk)

How to manage a fear of flying and flying anxiety (patient.info)