Reception Enquiries
Who Do I See?
Asthma
Who to see?
Practice Nurse
Advice
Asthma – run by our Practice Nurse.
Childhood immunisations
Who to see?
Practice Nurse & General practitioners (GPs)
Advice
Childhood immunisations – several severe infectious illnesses can be prevented by immunisation and we recommend that immunisation schedules are followed to keep immunity up to date.
Contraception
Who to see?
General practitioners (GPs) & Nurses
Advice
Contraception – including the fitting of coils and implants to both registered and non-registered patients. The doctors and nurses also offer emergency contraception.
Counselling
Who to see?
General practitioners (GPs) , Nursing practitioner, Physiotherapist & social prescriber
Advice
Counselling – can be recommended by one of our practice team.
Flu vaccination
Who to see?
Practice Nurse & General practitioners (GPs)
Advice
Flu vaccination – offered to all people aged 65 years and over and other at risk patients.
Diabetes
Who to see?
Practice Nurse & General practitioners (GPs)
Advice
Diabetes – regular reviews and advice from our Practice Nurse in close liaison with the doctors.
Minor surgery
Who to see?
General practitioner with a specialist interest (GPwSI)/ Primary care surgeon – FRCS(Ed)
Advice
Minor surgery – including the removal of small skin swellings or cysts can performed at the surgery under local anaesthetic by two of the partners.
Phlebotomy
Who to see?
Practice Nurse, General practitioners (GPs) & Phlebotomy trained HCAs
Advice
Phlebotomy (blood tests) – carried out by visiting phlebotomy staff from the hospital laboratories and our in house Health Care Assistants.
Postnatal
Who to see?
Practice Nurse
6 – 8 week check
Advice
Postnatal – checks are done at the same visit as your baby’s six to eight-week check.

CONTACT DETAILS
Dr. Poolo’s Surgery
Rush Green Medical Centre.
261 Dagenham Rd, Dagenham, Romford RM7 0XR.
Phone: 01708 209220
Out-Of-Hours: 111
Email: [email protected]
(email strictly for non-clinical queries)
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