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Please cancel your appointment!

Every week a number of patients fail to attend booked appointments. Please let us know as soon as possible if you cannot keep your appointment. It means we can give it to someone else! Thank you.

Whooping Cough Vaccination

This is advised for all pregnant women from or as soon after the 16th week of pregnancy as possible. Please make an appointment with the Practice Nurse.

WELCOME TO BALMORAL SURGERY WEBSITE

The Doctors and staff at Balmoral Surgery aim to provide the highest standard of care to all our patients.

We run many clinics for the management of Chronic Diseases such as Asthma, COPD, Heart Disease and Diabetes. We also offer a wide variety of other services such as Childhood Immunisations, Antenatal and Postnatal Care.

We are a South Belfast Practice.

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Balmoral Surgery will be closed on the following dates:

Thursday 13th February 2020 from 1pm - 6pm for our Practice Based Learning - in an emergency contact 07985 935 141 between these times. From 6pm onwards please contact the Out of Hours Centre - 9079 6220.

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FLU VACCINATIONS FOR 2019/20 - BOOK YOUR

APPOINTMENT NOW!!

FLU VACCINATION PROGRAMME—2019/2020

Its that time of year again! The Flu Vaccination programme for autumn/winter 2019/20 officially began on 1st October 2019. The Flu Vaccination is available to everyone aged 65 years and over or, if you are in a clinical risk group such as— suffering from Diabetes, Heart Disease, Asthma, COPD, Renal Disease and Liver Disease or if your are a carer.

If you are Immunosuppressed, by this we mean , due to a particular medication or undergoing chemotherapy you will be included in a ‘risk group’ and will also be offered the vaccination. Again this year, all pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy (first, second or third trimesters) will be given the flu vaccine in the practice.

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TRAVEL ADVICE

ARE YOU TRAVELLING ABROAD TO A COUNTRY WHERE YOU NEED VACCINATIONS?? PLEASE COLLECT A TRAVEL RISK ASSESSMENT FORM FROM RECEPTION, AT LEAST 6-8 WEEKS BEFORE YOU ARE DUE TO TRAVEL.

WHEN YOU RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM TO RECEPTION YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR TRAVEL CLINIC - WITH THE PRACTICE PHARMACIST - WHO WILL ADVISE YOU ON ALL ASPECTS OF TRAVEL HEALTH, SO THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE SPECIFIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTRY YOU ARE VISITING. YOU WILL THEN BE ISSUED WITH THE NECESSARY PRESCRIPTION FOR YOUR VACCINES. IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO COMPLETE THE COURSE, TO ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION.

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A FEE, PER PERSON, PER COURSE, FOR CERTAIN VACCINES THAT ARE NOT AVAILABLE ON THE NHS WHICH MUST BE PAID BEFORE THE PRESCRIPTION IS ISSUED.

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Selfcare Information. Please click the icon for all Self Care leaflets and more information.

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Disabled Access

The Surgery has been designed to accommodate the disabled. The entrance, consultation rooms and toilet are suitable for access of wheelchairs. There is parking on the Surgery forecourt.

Yellow Fever Clinic

We are a registered Yellow Fever Centre and this service is available to everyone. You do not need to be registered at our practice to use this service. Please contact the surgery if you want to make an appointment.

Please note: a private fee will apply.

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