During
vacations the centre is open 9am - 5pm
Ocassionally we are closed for staff training from 12.30pm to 2.00pm. During this time, if it is an emergency and you must contact a doctor, phone the other surgery for the practice you are registered with:-
Dr Cowan & Partners (PINK PRACTICE) - (024) 7667 4123
Dr Parker & Partners (BLUE PRACTICE) - (024) 7622 8606
Explain that it is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY
Students
need to register with the Health
Centre when they become resident on site or within the catchment
area.
Doctors
are only present when holding their surgery and are not available
on site at all times. However there is always one of the practice
nurses on duty at the centre.
The
Health Centre is not far from the Arts Centre and the Post Office
and is located at the bottom of Health Centre Road adjacent
to Car Park 6. There are 4 spaces in this car park reserved
for persons visiting the doctor. There are parking spaces for disabled persons allocated
in Health Centre Road.
SERVICES
PROVIDED for registered patients:
- Minor Illness Sessions
- Treatment
of acute and chronic illness
- Referral
to secondary medical services
- Immunisation
and preventative care
- Minor
accidents and first aid
- Emergency Contraception (within 24-72 hours!)
- Screening
for certain conditions
- Travel
Clinic
- Counselling
and advice
- Maternity
services
- Sexual
Health/Cervical smear clinic
We
can arrange contact with counsellors, physiotherapists, self-help
groups, midwives and health visitors.
NB
There is also a University Counselling service completely separate
from the health centre
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