Patient care support

You can now have your contraception consultation from your local pharmacy. 

Use this service to find a pharmacy that offers the contraceptive pill without a prescription. You do not need to see a doctor or nurse for a prescription.

Getting the contraceptive pill is free, with or without a prescription.

Please use the link to establish which local pharmacies offer this service.

When diagnosed with cancer you may be offered a Cancer Care Review conducted by your GP practice.

We are currently seeing a sharp rise in people seeking help and support for common winter conditions that can often be managed at home through effective self-care.

Calls to NHS 111 and GP practices, as well as the region’s ambulance service, from people wanting help for simple flu-like symptoms have increased since the Christmas break, which has left some patients in need of genuine urgent care unable to get through.

With this current wave of flu cases expected to peak in the next few days, people across the region who find themselves under the weather are being urged to practise effective self-care.

Yuno is your free, confidential and non-judgemental sexual health service. Supporting people of all ages, genders and sexualities — online, by phone, and in person.

The Yuno website serves as a digital front door, helping you access:

• expert sexual health advice

• contraception

• STI testing and treatment

• PrEP

• in-person clinic services

We offer a service at West View for our patients who would like advice and guidance on steps to stop smoking.

These are the emergency services available if you need urgent care or medical help.

If you are a carer or looking after someone who can’t care for themselves, then here’s all the services and support available for you.

Find out what support you might need and the help available with the surgery and in the local area.

You can access your medical details online. Find out more here.