Our Services

PCT Services (formerly at the old Towcester Health Centre)

Telephone:  01327 320 960

 

The old Towcester Health Centre site has been demolished, and the site is now that of the new Brook Health Centre. Most of the staff from the old Health Centre have new offices on the first floor of the new building.

 

Health Visitor

Available for advice and support for parents as well as providing routine checks for young children. Baby massage, post-natal support and a breast-feeding support group is also available. Telephone 01327 350 182. The breast-feeding support group meets on a Monday morning from 11am to 12.30 in the Health Education Room on the first floor. This is a drop-in session, open to all breast feeding mums. It provides peer support and a place to meet other breast-feeding mums. Health Visitors and a breast-feeding counsellor are also available during the sessions. The baby clinic is held on a Wednesday morning from  10.30am—12pm in the Health Education room. You may weigh your baby in the Health Education room at other times to the baby clinic, unless the room is in use by another group.

 

District Nurses

Available for help and advice and they deal with most of the nursing care services provided in the home.  Arrangements can be made through your doctor or directly with the district nurses.

 

Midwife

Ms Anna Mezciems can be contacted here.   She holds antenatal clinics at Brook Health Centre and Silson Surgery, Silverstone.

 

School Nurse

Available for advice and help with children of school age.   Can be contacted directly via the school or 01327 350 182.

 

Physiotherapy

Available after referral by your doctor. 

 

Chiropody/Podiatry

Provide daily sessions and can be seen by self or doctor/nurse referral. You can pick up a blue referral form at reception or from your doctor or nurse.

 

Speech Therapy

Here at Brook Health Centre we aim to provide our patients with the finest primary care. Our team work hard to deliver a range of quality services. These include;

 

· General Practice services—our five GPs will be happy to see or speak to you about any health-related problem you have.

 

· Practice nursing services.  Lesley, Adele, Debbie and Pam are available by appointment at the Brook Health Centre and Silverstone Surgery for the following;

· Advice on minor ailments and injuries,

· Dressing management and stitch removal,

· Routine and travel immunisations,

· Blood pressure reviews and advice,

· Diabetes reviews,

· Asthma reviews,

· COPD reviews,

· Cervical smear tests,

· New patient medicals,

· Smoking cessation clinic,

· Dietary advice,

· Well-man and well-woman reviews,

· General advice on a healthy lifestyle,

· HRT monitoring, and

· Contraception—advice and delivery.

 

· Special Clinics

· Child Health Surveillance (red book) (Doctor)       Anytime

· Antenatal (Doctor)                                                  Anytime

· Antenatal (Midwife)                                                 Tuesday am, Wednesday pm and Friday am

· Acupuncture (Dr Supple)                                       Anytime

· Immunisations                                                        Tues  9.30am-12pm and 2—4.30 pm

· Health Visitor at Health Centre                              Wednesday 10.30am-12pm, post-natal group Weds 2-3.30pm

· District Nurses’ Leg Ulcer Clinic                             Thursday am

· Family Planning evening Clinic                              Monday 4.30-7.30pm

 

· Phlebotomist

Our phlebotomist is available in the Treatment Room at Towcester on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8.30 am – 11.30 am for all routine blood taking. Phlebotomy is available at Silverstone on Wednesday mornings. Blood taking is by appointment.  Your doctor or nurse who advised the blood test will have left a request on the computer asking the phlebotomist and lab which particular tests are required.

 

· Travel Clinic and Immunisations

Please remember to book in with our nurse-led travel clinic in plenty of time to get your immunisations and malaria prophylaxis. Remember, some immunisations need to be given at least 8 weeks before you travel.

 

· Minor Surgery

Dr Supple and Dr Burgess provide this service for removal of minor skin lesions and joint injections. Please make an appointment with the doctor for initial diagnosis before booking the minor surgery appointment.

 

· Family Planning

Dr Williams is holding one family planning session per week, on Monday evenings. She can provide advice and fit contraceptive coils and implants.

 

· Children’s Immunisations

Chris Pinchen, our children’s immunisation nurse, provides your child's routine inoculations. You will receive appointments for these automatically.

 

· Mental Health

This is a new service we are pleased to offer. Adam is our new Primary Care Mental Health Worker. Your GP or nurse may suggest that you make an appointment to see him.

Private Services

 

We also offer the following services privately in the building;

 

· DVLA and occupational medicals (Dr Supple)

· Physiotherapy—private physiotherapy is available next door at the old medical centre on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Your doctor can refer you.

· Podiatry—Andy Evans, one of podiatrists, can see patients privately on Tuesday evenings.

· Massage therapist, Annukka Barrett is available to see patients privately on Monday evenings.

Your doctor/practice nurse can refer you or you are welcome to make an appointment at the reception – more information available on website www.holisticmassage.uk.com.

 

 

The Brook Health Centre

Swinneyford Road

Towcester NN12 6HD

Telephone: 01327 323900