New contraception and sexual health advice drop in service at the surgery. For all patients under 30 ONLY. Just turn up and tell the receptionist you are here for the ‘drop in’ nurse clinic.
Every Wednesday 2-4pm and Thursday 4-6pm
Run by our practice nurse Jo.
What is Kooth?
Kooth provides free, accessible mental health and wellbeing support for young people aged 11–25.
It offers a safe space to address challenges like anxiety, stress, self-harm, and depression through live counselling, messaging, online forums, activities, and articles.
Kooth Online Mental Wellbeing community- https://connect.kooth.com/young-people
Kooth is a web based confidential support service, providing a safe and secure means of accessing mental health and wellbeing support designed specifically for young people.
Kooth offers young people the opportunity to have a text-based conversation with a qualified counsellor. Counsellors are available from 12noon to 10pm on weekdays and 6pm to 10 pm at weekends, every day of the year on a drop-in basis. Young people can access regular booked online counselling sessions as needed. Outside counselling hours young people can message the team and get support by the next day.
When a young person registers with Kooth they will have support available to them now and in the future. Support can be gained not only through counselling but articles, forums and discussion boards. All content is age appropriate, clinically approved and fully moderated.
To find out more visit www.Kooth.com where young people can register and others can find out more about the service.
You can also view a short video about the service at: https://vimeo.com/318731977/a9f32c87de.
You can book a telephone appointment with our counsellors Siri or our Student Counsellors Nadiya, Pete and Rachael with our reception staff.
There is no need to see a doctor or clinician beforehand.
Simply call reception and ask for an appointment with a counsellor.
They can offer you telephone counselling with Siri or ask Siri to contact you to put you on the waiting list for Face to Face Counselling with our Student Counsellors Nadiya, Pete and Rachael.
Do you need vaccinations for travel?
Our Practice Nurse Jo can provide comprehensive advice about overseas travel and vaccinations.
We are proud to announce that we are now a registered Yellow fever centre and can cater for both Portcullis patients as well as private patients registered with other practices providing a comprehensive travel clinic service.
Simply fill in the form online on our website below and we will contact you to make an appointment.
BEFORE YOU MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A TRAVEL CLINIC
Alternatively, download the form and hand it in:
In the UK, the NHS routine immunisation (vaccination) schedule protects you against a number of diseases, but does not cover all of the infectious diseases found overseas.
Some vaccines need to be given well in advance to allow your body to develop immunity and some vaccines involve a number of doses spread over several weeks or months.
You may be more at risk of some diseases, for example, if you’re:
If you have a pre-existing health problem, this may make you more at risk of infection or complications from a travel-related illness.
TRAVEL VACCINATION COSTS
Not all travel vaccinations are available free on the NHS, even if they’re recommended for travel to a certain area. Some non-NHS travel vaccines incur a charge and we will let you know what this is during your consultation.
Current prices for private vaccinations are as follows (updated February 2024)
| Portcullis Registered Patient | Private patient (not registered with Portcullis Surgery) | |
| Travel risk assessment | Free | £15 |
| Hep B | Per dose £40. Course of 3 £120 | Per dose £45. Course of 3 £135 |
| Rabies | Per dose £85. Course of 3 £280 (when stock available) | Per dose £90. Course of 3 £290 (when stock available) |
| Yellow fever | Per dose £80 Course of 1 | Per dose £100 Course of 1 |
| Yellow Fever Replacement certificate | £15 | £20 |
Exercise on Referral – discuss with a GP whether a referral under this scheme is appropriate. Ask to speak to a Dr or ANP to discuss a referral
For more information about the scheme visit Healthy Shropshire
Family Planning including insertion of Coils, Implants and Pessaries (All nurses for general advice)
Most nurses can give general family planning advice and carry out repeat depo-progesterone injections aswell.
Our practice nurse Jo runs a drop in clinic for under 30s on Wednesdays from 2-4pm and Thursdays from 4-6pm
Some doctors and nurses can also carry out
***ring pessary changes and fittings,
***mirena and copper coil insertions and
***nexplanon insertions.
Arrangements are made on an individual basis and you need to book a single appointment with the Doctor below to discuss first.
Additional Sexual Health Clinics
Sexual H. Services which includes Psychosexual Counselling at Shrewsbury Severn Fields Clinic
Walk In and Wait Clinics on:-
We also offer Booked Appointment Clinics on:-
To book an appointment please use our online booking system on the Homepage or phone us on 0300 123 0994
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STI)
The nearest Genito-Urinary Clinic for testing for STIs in Hereford.
Please make an appointment to speak with a GP if you think you would benefit from a referral to one of the following services:
Public Health Nursing Service in Shropshire
Health Visitors in Hereford 01432260195
Other useful services for Parents
Help with Parenting-Parenting Classes
Understanding Your Child – parenting clinics
Shropshire Council Parenting Team are offering clinics in Shrewsbury, Oswestry and now Ludlow, where parents across all levels of need will be able to book an appointment with a Parenting Practitioner to discuss any difficulties that they might be experiencing in understanding and managing their children’s behaviours. In this appointment a package of support will be agreed with the parent.
The clinic will run as follows;
Monday: 12:00-16:00, Rockspring Community Centre, Sandford Road, Ludlow.
A parent will need to book a 45 minute appointment in advance of the clinic; all bookings via Parenting Team: parenting.team@shropshire.gov.uk or Telephone 01743 250950
District nurses or community nurses work together in Inter Disciplinary Teams with occupational therapists, physiotherapists and other workers to deliver community health services to patients in their own homes.
They provide services for housebound patients.
There is an open referral process, this means that patients that need nursing care at home can be referred into the service by a GP or other relevant health care professional.
If you think you need nursing care at home you can call them directly on 01588 676323
The teams deliver urgent and planned care to patients helping to prevent avoidable admissions to a main hospital and to promote a healthy lifestyle as well as to maximise independence at home.
Teams also work closely with partner agencies to deliver end of life (palliative) care to patients and their families, supporting people to die at home if this is their preferred choice.
They also work with other services in the community.
Nurses or therapists that you may see may also refer you to other members of the multidisciplinary team if you need more specialist advice and support.
The Minor Injury Unit (MIU) is staffed by experienced nurses, and patients that attend will be assessed and treated as quickly as possible. If your condition cannot be dealt with at the Minor Injuries Unit, then you will be referred to your GP or nearest Accident and Emergency department (A&E) or to another appropriate service.
The Minor Injuries Units offer treatment to anyone with a minor injury. There is no age limit.
This is a walk-in service and you do not need to be referred or to make an appointment, but please note the Minor Injuries Unit is not open 24 hours. It is currently open from 8:00am until 8:00pm every day of the week.
Your GP or other healthcare professionals may refer you to the MIU, and some patients are brought into the units by the ambulance service.
If you have any of the above conditions you should contact your GP, or, if it is a life-threatening injury or situation, then call for an ambulance by dialling 999.
