If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Further Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice.

Most of the services offered by the surgery are free under the NHS. But some services are not covered under the NHS and for those your GP, like other professionals, can charge a fee.

The Doctors are able to complete medical reports and insurance forms, perform medicals such as pre-employment and HGV and provide other services which do not form part of their NHS work.  

This work is not undertaken during routine appointments and we would therefore request that all enquires with regard to work of this nature are made at reception.  

Time spent completing forms and preparing reports takes the doctor away from the medical care of his or her patients. Most doctors have a heavy work load and paperwork takes an increasing amount of their time, so doctors have to undertake this work in their own time in evening or weekends. When a Doctor signs a certificate or completes a report, it is important that they only sign what they know to be true. In order to complete even the simplest of forms the doctor may have to check the patient’s entire medical record.  

Please therefore allow a period up to four weeks for your report, form, etc to be processed. 

If you require further information please contact the practice and choose option 5.

Routine vaccinations for all ages are available during surgery times by appointment with our nurses.

We run a flu vaccination clinic commencing in October. Please contact reception for further information.

Call your local NHS stop smoking service on 0800 849 4444 who can arrange free one-to-one or group based advice. 

Alternatively, speak to your GP for advice.

If you require physiotherapy you must first see your doctor who will refer you as necessary.

Please contact reception for further information or to book appointment.

Our pregnancy referral system is now done electronically through the East Kent Hospital University Foundation Trust website. Once we have received your referral a midwife will contact you within 2 weeks to arrange an appointment to complete your booking interview.

Dr Kelly, Dr Raj and Dr Komlosi perform minor surgery procedures.

Patients requiring a minor surgery procedure must arrange a routine appointment with either of these doctors in order for the problem to be assessed.

We provide a diabetes clinic by appointment with our Practice Nurses.

Clinic staff check how your diabetes is being managed, help you with any difficulties, and pre-empt any possible future health problems. They’ll also help you learn how to look after your diabetes and anything else you might need to know about, like new technology.

Please contact reception for further information or to book an appointment.

A full range of contraceptive services is provided by appointment only.

Please see receptionist to make an appointment with one of the Practice Nurses or Doctors to discuss your individual needs.

Post Natal Checks are arranged via the Practice and an appointment will be sent to you. Immunisation appointment invitations will also be sent to you from the surgery.

Health Visitors are based at the Ray Allen Centre, 1 Stanhope Road, Ashford TN23 5RN. 

Please contact them on 0300 041 8500 over any issues you may have.