Welcome to Drs Russell, Clokey & McShane
Cadzow Health Centre

Opening Hours:

Monday to Friday 8am - 6 pm

Tel No: 01698 327028

District Nurse 0300 3030263   Health Visitor 01698 723200

Midwife 01698 723160 

Cadzow Health Centre, 187 Low Waters Road, Hamilton, Lanarkshire ML3 7QQ

SEEING THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME

There are a lot of situations where a face to face appointment with the doctor is not required as your problem can be dealt with more appropriately in another way:

You may not always need to see a GP to deal with your problem. Indeed, many problems may improve with time and simple remedies. Sore throats and coughs, for example, can be expected to last over a week, as long as you are not becoming more ill or breathless. There is good information available on the internet via NHS Inform www.nhsinform.co.uk or call 0800 224488 (8am – 10pm).  NHS24 USEFUL INFO

For common ailments such as coughs, colds, 'flu', sore throats,cold sores, nasal congestion, hay fever, back ache, athlete's foot, constipation, period pain, thrush, threadworms and warts or verrucae, your community pharmacy can give you advice. Your pharmacist can give you medicine on the NHS without you having to pay for it under the minor ailments scheme.

• NHS 24 111 offer telephone health advice and an information service where you can talk confidentially to nurses or health information advisers
• If you suffer from an exacerbation of a chronic disease i.e. an illness that cannot be cured but symptoms can be treated such as asthma, COPD or diabetes, the practice nurses can help you manage your symptoms.
• Emergency contraception is available at most community pharmacies

• If the GP has made a referral for you but you would like to know when this has been appointed please call the Referral Management number 0300 3030 249

• The practice nurses can offer advice on stopping smoking or you can refer yourself directly for smoking cessation (0300 3030 242 or 0800 848 484)
• For dental problems, you should see a dentist. If you are not registered with a dentist, contact our Community Primary Care Department  on 01236 707711or select the following dental provider online link  http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Services/Oral/Pages/default.aspx

COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS operate a MINOR AILMENTS service for children, over 60s and patients in receipt of certain benefits. This covers advice and free treatment (if needed) for a variety of minor illnesses and complaints such as acne, athlete’s foot, backache, cold sores, constipation, cough, diarrhoea, earache, eczema and allergies, haemorrhoids (piles), hayfever, headache, head lice, indigestion, mouth ulcers, nasal congestion, pain, period pain, thrush, sore throat, threadworms, warts and verrucae.

FOR EYE PROBLEMS YOUR FIRST PORT OF CALL SHOULD BE THE OPTOMETRIST 

An OPTOMETRIST. is the best person to assess urgent eye problems, check for eye disorders and treat eye conditions. They have the professional training and necessary equipment to assess most eye problems.

Many local optometrists are part of the Lanarkshire Eye-health Network Scheme (LENS) :-

As part of LENS they can offer an appointment and assessment service for any concerns you may have with the health of your eyes or eye injuries including: red eye, sore eye, deterioration of eyesight or any other disturbance of eyesight.

JOINT, MUSCLE OR BACK PAIN

You can phone 0800 917 9390 for JOINT, MUSCLE OR BACK problems to be given advice or to be referred to PHYSIOTHERAPIST without attending the surgery.

ALWAYS CALL 999 IF SOMEOME IS SERIOUSLY ILL OR INJURED AND THEIR LIFE IS AT RISK.