Clinics We Offer
Contraceptive Service/Family Planning
A full range of contraceptive services is available (eg pill, cap, intra-uterine device, implants) by appointment at reception. We also provide advice on safer sex and abortion - all these are in strict confidence. Young people can also discuss teenage sexual health by appointment at the weekly family planning clinics held at Rothwell and Desborough.
Child Health Surveillance
These are held in both centres and are to ensure that the child is growing and developing normally. Our Health Visitors are available to give advice and support.
Phlebotomy Service
We have a phlebotomy outreach service from Kettering General Hospital for five mornings per week. Rothwell – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday and Desborough on a Wednesday.
Blood tests with the phlebotomist must be booked in advance. We do not offer a walk in service.
Patients under the age of 16 will not been seen by an outreach phlebotomist and will need to be seen at Kettering General Hospital. Please ensure your requesting clinician gives you all the relevant paperwork before you leave your consultation.
Use this link for further Blood Test Information
Minor Operation
These are arranged by your own doctor and performed in the surgery.
Cervical Smears
Cervical screening (smear test) invitations and results are now routinely sent via the NHS App. We encourage all patients to download the NHS App to ensure timely receipt of invitations, results, and important correspondence.
Immunisation and Vaccination
Routine childhood immunisations are routinely scheduled on Thursday mornings at Desborough surgery and Wednesday mornings at Rothwell Medical centre. Where families are unable to attend these sessions, alternative appointments can be offered where clinically appropriate to ensure timely vaccination.
Other Clinics
- Coronary heart disease prevention - by appointment with nurse
- NHS Health Checks - by appointment with nurse
- Family planning - by appointment
- Leg ulcer - by appointment with nurse
- Respiratory - by appointment with nurse
- Diabetes - by appointment with nurse
- Physiotherapy - by appointment with physiotherapist
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