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Community Services
Howden Health Centre is a community health centre and offers a wide range of
services.
Community Midwives
Health Visitors
Community Psychiatric Nurses
Hospital Clinics
Podiatry/Chiropody
Couple Counselling Lothian
(Relate)
Family Planning
GUM (Genitourinary Medicine)
Clinic
Speech therapy/paediatric
hearing tests
Dieticians
Pharmacy
Community Midwives
There are two community midwives based
at the Health Centre, and as soon as your pregnancy is confirmed an appointment
with the midwife will be arranged for you. The midwives also run antenatal
and postnatal clinics normally on a Tuesday and Thursday. They provide
parenthood sessions, and following the birth of your baby they will visit you at
home until the baby is ten days old.
Health Visitors
Three health visitors are based at the
Health Centre and are closely involved in the healthcare of patients of all
ages, but particularly young children. They run groups and clinics to meet the
needs of our community. Please discuss this with your Health Visitor
if you wish to attend.
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Healthy eating & weight reduction:
These clinics take place every Wednesday 12.30pm - 1pm.
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Baby massage: These classes usually take place on a Wednesday
morning.
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Breast feeding support group: This group meets every Tuesday
12-1pm.
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Baby clinics: Tuesday 10.30am to 12.00noon and Thursday
10.00am to 12noon
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Assessment and immunisation clinics: By appointment only
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Post-natal group
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Enuresis assessment & advice
Community Psychiatric Nurses
Two
community psychiatric nurses are based at the health centre. Referral is made by
your GP or hospital doctor.
Hospital Clinics
Clinics in adult psychiatry, psychology and drug & alcohol are also held in the
health centre and appointments are normally arranged through your doctor.
Podiatry/Chiropody
Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday,
and every second Friday.
Self referral forms are available from reception.
Couple Counselling Lothian (Relate)
Tuesdays 4.00pm to 6.00pm,
Wednesdays 10.00pm to 5.00pm. Appointments (0131
556 1527)
Family Planning and Well Woman Services
At Howden Health Centre on Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday
Appointments:
0131 332 7941
or 0131 343 6243
GUM (Genitourinary Medicine)
Clinic
Every Monday evening, and Friday
afternoon.
Appointments: 01506 464686
Speech therapy/paediatric
hearing tests
Appointments can be arranged via
the Health Visitors.
Dieticians
Appointments can be arranged via
referral from the practice team.
Pharmacy
There is an independent Pharmacy located within the Health Centre.
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