Downham Family Medical Practice - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

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Health Charities

Macmillan Cancer

One in three of us will get cancer and it’s the toughest thing most of us will ever face. If you’ve been diagnosed with cancer, or a loved one has, you’ll want a team of people in your corner supporting you every step of the way. Macmillan provide practical, medical and financial support and push for better cancer care.

Marie Curie Cancer Care

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

Youth Health Talk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

Clinics & Services

Single Point of Access

General Services

The practice is approved by Lewisham Primary Care Trust for providing the following services:

Maternity Medical Services
Contraceptive Services
Child health
Counselling Services
Health Promotion Services
Minor Surgery Services
Yellow Fever Centre

District nurses and Adult Social Care

elderly_consult There is now a single point of access for District Nursing Service Continence Services and Adult Social Care. This is to ensure that we are working together for better health, better care and stronger communities.

Opening times: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm
Telephone: 0208 314 7777
Fax: 0208 314 3014

Out of Hours: Monday- Sunday 5pm- 10:30pm
Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays: 8:30am-5pm
Telephonee: 0207 403 7771

Test Results

Please telephone the surgery after 2.00pm for results on blood tests, x-rays etc.

If the doctor needs to discuss an urgent result with you we will try and contact you straight away.

Please ensure your contact details are up to date before leaving the surgery

Administration staff are unable to interpret results and usually they can only say whether results are 'normal' or whether you need to make an appointment to discuss it further with a doctor. Sometimes, the Doctor will have issued and left a prescription, e.g. if test results show an infection.

Healthcare Assistant

We now have a Healthcare Assistant who currently does New patient medicals, blood pressure checks, over 40 Heart and Vascular checks, dressings, stitch removals and flu vaccinations.

Please contact the reception to arrange an appointment.

Mental Health

We hold three IAPT sessions each week when patients can see , a trained counsellor. Referrals for these services can come via your G.P or you can self refer by telephoning 0203 049 2000

We offer contacts to help drug addicts stop abusing drugs. We have good links with the community drug and alcohol teams. Patients can self-refer to the community team (Telephone 020 3228 10855/1050).

Pregnant Women's Emotional Support Information

Midwives

A community midwife from Lewisham Hospital is attached to our practice. She runs the antenatal clinic which is normally held on a Thursday afternoon. When you find out you are pregnant it is important to see a doctor between 8 - 10 weeks.

The midwife visits all our “new mums” who had their delivery at Lewisham, at home in the 2 week period following birth. If she is on duty when you go into labour, she may be able to deliver your baby for you at the hospital.

Please note we do not have an attached midwife from any other hospital other than Lewisham, but you are at liberty to decide where you want your baby.

Pregnant Women's Emotional Support Information