Steven Shackman Practice

The practice dietition is available to provide you with expert advice and support on a wide range of dietary matters such as weight reduction and lowering high cholesterol levels. Dietary advice regarding specific medical conditions such as diabetes is also provided.

In order to prevent heart attacks and strokes, the practice nurses and dietitian offer advice, support and treatment to help stop smoking, reduce weight, increase exercise and lower cholesterol levels.

If you have asthma or use inhaled medications we expect you to have regular reviews in our asthma clinic. This clinic is run by Sister Sue Levy who is qualified in asthma and COPD. Regular review is essential to ensure that you understand how to manage your condition and assess the appropriateness of your medication.

This clinic is run by Sister Caroline Rice on Tuesday mornings. However, appointments at other times are also available. The dietitian and chiropodist are also present on most Tuesday mornings. It is essential for you to have regular follow up. You are most welcome to come to the clinic even if you receive most of your diabetes care from the hospital.

This clinicis held on a regular basis for the treatment of troublesome verruca and warts. Active treatment of warts and verruca is no longer recommended unless they are persistent, uncomfortable, spreading or cosmetically unacceptable.

This clinic is run on Monday afternoons and offers a range of advice from the management of illnesses, temperature control, behavioural problems, bed wetting, crying babies, weight gain, to stopping smoking groups.

If you are troubled by depression, anxiety, relationship or stress-related problems, appointments can be arranged through the doctor for you to see a community counsellor. Help is also at hand for alcohol and drug-related problems.

Minor surgery is performed by the doctor in our purpose-built, well-equipped treatment room at the branch surgery in Mount Vernon Hospital. Many skin lesions are easily removed under local anaesthetic and a long wait for hospital can usually be avoided. If you have a skin lesion that you are concerned about, then please come and see the doctor in the first instance in order to assess its suitability for surgery.

Smears are taken by the doctors and our fully trained practice nurses. If you are between 20 and 65 and have not had a smear taken within the last three years we strongly advise you to make use of this service as it helps prevent cancer of the cervix (the neck of the womb). It is best to have a smear to ensure the cervix is healthy before pregnancy.

The doctors and practice nurses are fully trained in all aspects of family planning. A full range of family planning services and advice is available, including coil (IUCD) fittings which are undertaken by the doctors with the assistance of the practice nurses.

The doctors, with the assistance of the community midwives, are available for antenatal and postnatal care. Maternity clinics are held at the health centre on Monday, Wednesday andThursday afternoons. Midwives from both Hillingdon Hospital and Watford General Hospital attend the clinic. Health visitors are also available to advise on parentcraft and babycare. Your own health is important if you are planning for a healthy baby. If you are thinking of starting (or extending) a family please come and see the practice dietitian and health visitor.

If you feel that you may have symptoms related to the menopause or wish to discuss hormone replacement therapy, please make an appointment with the nurses. The practice has a range of resources to help you make decisions with regards to HRT.

Have you been diagnosed with heart disease and not been assessed in the past 6 months? Why not come along to our new Heartbeat Cardiology Clinic run by Sister Sue Furmenger.
This clinic is held on Thursday mornings 9.30 am - 11.30 am at our Mount Vernon branch surgery.
Your heart is important to us and taking 20 minutes out of one day to get it checked isn't too much to ask to keep well is it?
Please make an apppointment at Northwood Health Centre, telephone 01923 828488.

The Steven Shackman Practice run a travel clinic for the benefit of patients but this is provided as a service outside the NHS and in certain circumstances fees for vaccinations and treatment may be payable.
Travellers should make their appointments at least 2-3 weeks prior to travel, appointments may not be available at short notice if travel plans have been made at the last minute.
It is very important that when booking a holiday patients take into consideration any vaccinations that may be needed. Advice on vaccinations required for different world regions is available by telephone.
Forward planning is essential, travel vaccinations and maleria prescriptions are not considered to be an emergency and will not be given priority over clinical needs of other patients.