Which Clinician Do I Need To See?

By Sarah.G

 

At Garden City Surgery, we pride ourselves on having different clinicians who can help you with a number of your health concerns. This means that when it comes to booking an appointment, depending on why you need one will affect who you’ll see. 

Know that you don’t necessarily have to see a Doctor. We have many other clinicians who can help you with the same confidence as our Doctors.

 

Please find below a table explaining which clinician you see depending on the health issue you are experiencing. 

Disclaimer: All information here is uptodate as of time of print. These are guidelines only and the services offered at the time of patient's encounter may vary to what is printed here. This is due to the system always updating, but we will try our best to keep you informed.

 

Reason

Who To See

Type of Appointment

Asthma Annual Review

Nurse

Face to Face

Back/Shoulder/Leg Pain

Physio/Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

Telephone

Blood Pressure Check

Health Care Assistant 

Face to Face

Blood Test

Phlebotomist

Face to Face

Chest Infection

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Children Immunisations 

Nurse

Face to Face

COPD Annual Review

Nurse

Face to Face

Diabetes Annual Review

Diabetic Nurse

Face to Face

Discuss having a blood test/

results

Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

Telephone

Discuss having a referral

Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner 

Telephone

Dressings

Nurse

Face to Face

ECG

Health Care Assistant

Face to Face

Eye/ear infection

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Flare ups of Asthma/COPD/

Diabetes NOT annual review

Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Face to Face

Injections (Depo/B12/etc)

Nurse

Face to Face

Insect bites

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Lumps/mole growth

Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Face to Face

Medication review/query

Clinical Pharmacist/Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Telephone

Mental Health

Mental Health Nurse/Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Telephone

NHS Health Check

Health Care Assistant

Face to Face

Rashes

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Removal of Stitches 

Nurse

Face to Face

Smear

Nurse

Face to Face

Starting Contraception

Doctor/Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Face to Face

Tonsillitis 

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Travel Vaccination 

Nurse

Telephone Initially

(Face to Face after)

UTI

Minor Illness Nurse

Face to Face

Wanting to start new medication

Doctor/

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Telephone

 

It’s important to know some illnesses that you might be suffering from don't necessarily need to have an appointment at Garden City Surgery. Since January 31st 2024, Pharmacy First opened where patients can go to the pharmacy if they are struggling with uncomplicated urinary tract infections, ear infections, sore throat and a few more health issues. There are certain restrictions, such as age or sex, but it’s good to know that if there aren’t any appointments available at the surgery, your local pharmacy might be able to prescribe you some antibiotics. 

 

And remember, when it comes to booking an appointment at Garden City Surgery, please be respectful to our receptionist when they ask you what you would like to discuss during the appointment; this is for them to make sure they book you with the right clinician. If anything is private, our receptionists will take that into consideration when booking an appointment for you. Kindly note, that we can only offer the appointments that are avaible at the time of booking.