Clinics and Services
At Whitestone Surgery we are pleased to offer the following clinics and services in addition to routine GP or nurse appointments.
Care Navigation
You may have noticed that when you ring for an appointment the receptionist now asks you why. Click here for a brief explanation.
NHS Services
As part of our commitment to doing everything we can to improve all aspects of health and well-being, Whitestone Surgery offers a proactive Annual Health MOT in the month of your birth for general health reviews and lifestyle advice. The MOTs are tailored to specific patient needs and can be carried out by telephone or face-to-face appointment at the surgery.
To find out more, contact reception on 02476 641911.
Please don’t forget to book your blood test the month before your MOT.
Whitestone Surgery is one of the few GP surgeries which offer an in-house midwifery service for expectant mothers.
To find out more contact reception on 02476 641 911.
Our chronic disease management is of the highest quality. As part of our Annual Health MOT, we produce a care plan with our asthmatic patients, proven to improve symptom control. We provide advice on how best to manage your condition, understand new medication and improve inhaler technique. Our surveys show that our patients are better able to self-manage asthma, seek advice, improve their quality of life, reduce complications and prevent hospital admissions.
Free blood test services are available at:
- Newtown Road Community Centre
- Bulkington Community Centre
- Bedworth Health Centre
Click here for more info.
For a fee, mobile phlebotomists now offer blood tests in the comfort of your own home.
A confidential, discreet cervical smear service is offered during our nurse-led clinics. It is recommended that routine smear tests be carried out on women aged 25-49 every 3 years and women aged 50-64 every 5 years. The invitations are sent out via The National Screening Service.
For more information click here.
Please contact reception for more details.
A confidential, discreet service is offered during our GP and nurse-led clinics. For further advice on sexual health, relationships and infections click here.
Our chronic disease management is of the highest quality. As part of our Annual Health MOT, we produce a care plan with our diabetic patients, proven to improve symptom control. We provide advice on how best to manage your condition, understand new medication and improve lifestyle choices. Our surveys show that our patients are better able to self-manage diabetes, seek advice, improve their quality of life, reduce complications and prevent hospital admissions.
For more info about diabetes click here.
A confidential, discreet service is offered during our GP and nurse-led clinics. We offer general advice about contraception services and annual coil checks.
For more information click here.
The flu vaccination is given free on the NHS as an annual injection to:
- adults over the age of 18 at risk of flu with an underlying health condition (including everyone over 65)
- children aged six months to two years at risk of flu with an underlying health condition such as long term heart or respiratory disease
- pregnant woman any stage of pregnancy
The flu vaccine is also offered as a nasal spray annually to children aged 2-18 years at risk of flu with an underlying long term condition and also to healthy children aged 2-4 years.
For more information click here.
These are routine vaccinations that are offered free of charge on the NHS to all babies and children in the UK. Childhood vaccination appointments are available daily; please speak to reception for appointments.
For more information click here.
Minor operations are provided by Dr Albert Benjamin, Clinical Director of Humanitas Healthcare Services. Procedures are delivered at Whitestone and other surgeries within the Bedworth and Bulkington Primary Care Network.
To find out more, contact reception on 02476 641911.
If you suffer with long-term or chronic pain, then our pain management protocols found in our routine GP & nurse-led clinics, may be of significant value to you. Treatment of pain is often further enhanced by physiotherapy and hypnotherapy. Both these additional services are now available at Whitestone Surgery. Why not contact us on 02476 641911 to find out more.
Services are provided in partnership with other surgeries in the Bedworth and Bulkington Primary Care Network. Whitestone patients are seen at Bulkington Surgery.
To find out more, contact reception on 02476 641911.
As part of our commitment to doing everything we can to improve all aspects of health and well-being, Whitestone Surgery offers a proactive Annual Health MOT in the month of your birth for general health reviews and lifestyle advice. The MOTs are tailored to specific patient needs and can be carried out by telephone or face-to-face appointment at the surgery.
To find out more, contact reception on 02476 641911.
Please don’t forget to book your blood test the month before your MOT.
As part of our commitment to doing everything we can to improve all aspects of your health and well-being, Whitestone Surgery offers a proactive stop smoking programme designed to give smokers the very best chance of quitting. Our health promotion service puts on average £2,686 per year back in to your pocket!
Click Here to download our free smoking information pack, or pick up a copy from reception. It is essential to fill in pages two, three and four before your first appointment and bring it along for your first consultation.
Whitestone surgery also offers hypnotherapy to help you stop smoking. For more information about hypnotherapy please visit www.angelgoldhypnotherapy.co.uk or speak to reception.
For more information and resources to help you stop smoking visit:
www.nhs.uk/smokefree/help-and-advice
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Warwickshire-Stop-Smoking-Service/23644942617
Are you a visitor to the Whitestone area, and need medical attention? Please enquire at reception on 02476 641 911 and we will be most happy to serve you.
Whitestone Community Services
We are pleased to announce our support of The Good Grief Trust and are working with them to refer our bereaved patients to their services. Please ask at reception or call 02476 641911 or contact the Surgery here for more details.
Are you a Carer? Come along to our Caring Café where information is available and people to talk to over a cup of tea and a slice of cake.
Click here for more information.
Pat Colledge – Caring Café Service Lead
Community Forum Rooms are now available. Contact us if you are part of a group or forum which needs access to a central meeting place.
Whitestone Surgery’s Computer Group programme has been developed to help and support Whitestone Surgery patients and the wider community by offering the chance to learn basic computer skills. For more information speak to one of the receptionists or click here to drop us an email.
David Fiander – Computer Group Service Lead
Would you like to volunteer to help, or do you need assistance? Click here to find out more.
Come and join us for some gardening therapy and make new friends too!
Groundbreakers Allotment Club in conjunction with Greenmoor Community Allotments, a sensory garden project. Do you love your outdoor spaces, could you offer support or do you have a friend who misses their garden space?
We are currently looking for someone to help run the Groundbreakers Allotment Club. If you or anyone you know would be interested please ask at reception or drop us a message here.
A project delivering a new vision for participation in the community of Nuneaton and Bedworth. It’s aim is to identify the needs and requirements of residents in terms of reducing loneliness and isolation and creating better health and wellbeing.
Find out how you can participate and what services are available by visiting www.happyhealthyandinvolved.org.
This group is now combined with the Caring Café which has increased its meetings to twice a month. For those struggling to reminisce, we meet up to create new memories and friendships. For more information, please ask at reception or contact the Patient Participation Group.
Wendy Johnson – Memory Group Service Lead
PURPOSE OF THE GROUP
To be an independent patient-focused voice representing the views of the population and communities of Whitestone Surgery. With specific reference to health and social matters that influence the strategic planning of the surgery while ensuring compliance to high quality standards.
Come and join the team. We value your opinions to help improve our service to the local community. Click here for more information.
Lynne Hastie-Fuller – WS-PPG Chair
POSITIVE VIBES HEALTHY LIVES: Exploring together health and wellbeing activities for our 12 to 16 year olds.
We are very fortunate to have working with us, Hannah King, an MSc Psychology graduate, who is interested in working with this age group. Hannah has offered to work in association with our award-winning Patient Participation Group, to gather feedback from our younger patient population about activities which could be offered in the community.
For more information and to get involved, please click here.
Hannah King – Positive Vibes, Healthy Lives
We are in extensive communication with a range of stakeholders to deliver this exciting project.
CLICK HERE for further information.
Visit Whitestone Job Club and put a stop to endless job searching.
Good healthcare is closely linked to employment prospects. As part of our commitment to improving all aspects our patients’ health and well-being we work in partnership with tutors with extensive experience in helping people succeeed in finding employment.
For more information speak to one of the receptionists or click here to drop us an email.
Over the coming months we are excited about the new services we will be launching. Keep an eye on our latest news section for details.
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