The Mill Road Surgery - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

General Services

Practice Nurse

bp_check Our Practice Nurses hold surgeries Monday to Friday and can help with the following:

Travel Health and Vaccinations
Asthma, Diabetes, Heart Disease prevention
HRT and continuing contraception (pill checks)
Antenatal and Postnatal
Child Health Surveillance

Patients on regular prescriptions for high blood pressure, contraception, HRT should consult the practice nurse for a blood pressure check every 3 - 6 months.

District Nurses

Are available to offer advice and skilled nursing care within the community on referral by a GP. The hospital will normally arrange for a district nurse to call after discharge from hospital if nursing care is required.

Other Facilities

Minor Injury
Family Planning (birth control) - fitting of contraceptive intrauterine devices and implants

The contraceptive implant is a highly effective method of birth control, the device is about the same size as a matchstick. It is placed just below the skin of your upper arm where it releases the hormone progestin in small doses and prevents your ovaries from releasing eggs but also thickens your cervical mucus making it hard for sperm to move around the womb and fertilize an egg. 99.95% effective, it is suitable for women who want long acting reversible contraception for up to 3 or 5 years and wish to avoid daily, weekly or monthly regimen. It can offer an alternative to those affected by the hormone Estrogen and can be used when breastfeeding six weeks after childbirth. In some women it may reduce heavy and painful periods, in others it may initially cause a change in bleeding patterns. Does not protect against HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections.

The (IUD) intrauterine device - intrauterine meaning inside the uterus. The device immobilises sperm making it hard for them to move around the womb but does not stop the ovaries from making an egg each month. Once inserted it can stay in place in the womb for 5 or 10 years (depending on the type). 99% effective, suitable for women who want long acting reversible contraception and wish to avoid daily, weekly or monthly regimen. It isn't affected by other medications. It can offer an alternative to those affected by the hormone Estrogen and can be used when breastfeeding. Fertility returns to previous levels once the IUD is removed. Small risk of infection at insertion and of expulsion. It may cause cramps and/or irregular bleeding. Does not protect against HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections.

Midwife

Our Midwife looks after the care of expectant mothers of the Mill Road and Cherry Hinton Surgeries and is part of the Eden Team Midwives. If you have a confirmed pregnancy from taking a test please contact us by going to the SELF REFERRAL page at the Rosie Hospital:

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/rosie-hospital/maternity/pregnancy-pathway/

Midwives are the main providers of care to women throughout pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period. They take the lead in care in low risk pregnancy and childbirth, which is their area of expertise, making referrals to the appropriate medical professionals if required.

From Eden Team

Congratulations on your pregnancy and welcome to the Eden Team Midwives.

Midwife Clinic Tuesday: Afternoon [Mill Road]

Tuesday/Wednesday: Morning [Cherry Hinton Branch Surgery]

Please make all your own appointments to see the midwife either at your own doctor's surgery or you can see the Eden Team midwives by attending clinics at the Children's Centres below.

Fields Children's Centre Midwife Clinic: Friday 09.00-17.00 (by appointment)

Galfried Road CB5 8ND Tel: 01223 349376

We look forward to seeing you.

Pertussis

Why we recommend this vaccine for Pregnant Women

Whooping cough is a bacterial infection of the lungs and airways. It spreads very easily through coughing and sneezing and can sometimes cause serious health problems, especially in young babies.
• Whooping cough rates have risen sharply in recent months. Babies who are too young to start their vaccinations are at greatest risk.
• Young babies with whooping cough often become very unwell and most will be admitted to hospital. When whooping cough is particularly severe, they can die.
• Vaccination is the best defence against whooping cough. The whooping cough vaccine is given as part of the routine childhood vaccination schedule in the UK at 8, 12 and 16 weeks of age with a booster offered preschool. This programme provides good protection against severe disease but protection after vaccination and disease will wane over time.
• Pregnant women can help protect their babies by getting vaccinated. When you have the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy, your body produces antibodies to protect against whooping cough. These antibodies pass to your baby through the placenta giving them high levels of protection until they're able to have their own whooping cough vaccination from 8 weeks old.
• The best time to get vaccinated to protect your baby is between 20 to 32 weeks of pregnancy. The vaccine is usually offered to women after their 20-week scan. Vaccines can be given from as early as 16 weeks and women remain eligible beyond 32 weeks until they give birth. Mums-to-be can contact their midwife or GP surgery if they have reached week 20 of their pregnancy and are unsure whether they have had the vaccine. You can still have the vaccine in late pregnancy but it may not be as effective because there is less time for protection from the mother to pass to their baby.
• Women can also receive the vaccine after delivery, for up to 8 weeks until their baby is old enough to get their first dose. This can help protect the mother from pertussis, reducing the chance that their baby will be exposed to the infection.
• Whooping cough vaccine has been used extensively in pregnant women in the UK since October 2012. Vaccination of pregnant women has been shown to be around 90% effective in preventing whooping cough cases and hospital admissions in young babies and over 90% effective at preventing infant deaths.
• A UKHSA review of vaccination in pregnancy to prevent whooping cough (pertussis) in early infancy, published in 2018, found safety studies covering more than 150 000 vaccinated women provide reassurance of no increased risk of problems in mothers or babies.

Confidentiality

All members of our practice team are bound by strict rules of confidentiality that apply to all aspects of their work. The practice is computerised and is registered under the Data Protection Act. You can be sure that anything you discuss with any member of this practice – family doctor, nurse or receptionist – will stay confidential. Even if you are aged under 16, nothing will be said to anyone – including parents, other family members, care workers or tutors – without your permission. The only reason we might have to consider passing on confidential information without your permission, would be to protect you or someone else from serious harm. We would always try to discuss this with you first and this might be to provide further medical treatment for you e.g. from district nurses and hospital services. To help you get other services e.g. from the social work department which requires your consent. When we have a duty to others e.g. in child protection cases anonymised patient information will also be used at local and national level to help the Health Board and Government plan services e.g. for diabetic care

Subject Access Requests

A request can be made in any format, telephone, written or verbal. For written requests please make this to: admin.millroadsurgery@nhs.net addressed to the Practice Manager.

A request can be made by the patient or a non-patient of the Practice.

Freedom of Information Act

The Freedom of Information Act obliges General Practice to respond to requests for information held by them. The rights of the public to access this information are subject to some exemptions which have to be taken into consideration before deciding what information can be released. Under the Data Protection Act patients are also entitled to access their clinical records and should write to the Practice Manager. There is a fee of £10 for access to records. Additional fees will be charged if records are to be photocopied up to a maximum of £50. You will be advised of the total fee before we commence copying any records and you will be required to pay this before being given the copies. Please allow 21 days from the access to record payment date.