Pregabalin and Gabapentin will be legally reclassified as Controlled Drugs on 1st April 2019. To prepare for this, our clinical system will treat these drugs as Controlled Drugs from 19th March.
- Prescriptions produced for Pregabalin or Gabapentin prior to 19th March will not be legally dispensable after 1st April.
- Prescriptions produced for Pregabalin or Gabapentin after 19th March will only be valid for 28 days.
- It will NOT be possible to repeat dispense Pregabalin or Gabapentin after 19th March
Email Rather than phone the surgery, you are now able to email any non-urgent queries :
Reception Team email : hstccg.receptionkingswaymedicalcentre@nhs.net
Admin Team email : HSTCCG.A81057@nhs.net
Patients can self-refer to some services without seeing a doctor first.
Counselling
Patients are able to self-refer for counselling.
The website,
www.wecantalk.org,
lists organisations which provide free counselling.
Termination of Pregnancy
Patients are able to self-refer to discuss termination of pregnancy.
Appointments can be arranged by ringing:
North Tees Hospital - 01642 624 233
James Cook Hospital - 01642 282 424
Please note we do not routinely prescribe antibiotics
The Pharmacist can give advice for minor conditions such as:
Bites and stings
Chickenpox
Cold sores
Cold or flu
Conjunctivitis
D & V
Diarrhoea
Ear ache
Eye infection
Fever
Fungal infections
Head Lice
Nappy rash
Sinusitis
Styes
Sunburn
Threadworms
Warts/Verrucas
The Dentist can offer advice regarding Toothache/abscess
(Site updated 13/03/2019)