If you provide unpaid help or support to a relative, partner, friend or neighbour who could not manage without you, then you are a carer.
Recognising you are a carer can be the first step to getting the help and support you may need in your caring role.
Firstly, we recommend to patients that are carers of any age to inform your GP as soon as possible. Support is available throughout the life course for carers from 5 years upwards.
Your GP practice will do their best to be flexible with appointment times to accommodate your caring situation. They can also provide health checks to make sure you are fit and healthy and not neglecting your own health because of your caring duties, which is sadly all too common.
Whilst caring for a loved one can be rewarding, we also understand the many challenges that being a carer can bring. However, there is advice and support available so we recommend you register with your local Carers’ Centre, Carers Trust Hillingdon who is a national Network Partner of Carers Trust, an organisation that brings together carers services from across the UK.
Carers Trust Hillingdon can offer:
High Street Advice Centre opposite Tesco in Uxbridge
Expert Welfare Benefit advice and help to claim carer-related benefit entitlements. This service is also offered in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi
Training for carers in some of the skills needed to care, but also for personal interests too. We know time for you is critical for your continued health and wellbeing
Book clubs, hobby groups, painting and craft groups and IT support sessions
Social opportunities, Carer Cafes across the borough and peer support groups
1:1 emotional support, counselling and psychotherapeutic support groups
A programme of health and wellbeing activities including yoga, chair exercise, alternative therapies, mindfulness, regular Health MOT and Pamper days
Specialist mental health and dementia support
Help for young carers of all ages, including Clubs, school holiday activities, trips, weekends away, arts and sports activities and supported transition from school for 16-25 year old young adult carers
Assistance in accessing care and support or referral to other services
Please note that all services offered by Carers Trust Hillingdon
are free of charge
All you need to do to register is either pick up the phone and call the team on
where you can complete an online registration form if you prefer
NHS support
There is also wealth of information and support on the NHS Website for carers, see below for links into the NHS site that we hope you will find useful.
Advice for carers 18 or under and their entitlement to support
Finance and Law
o Benefits for carers
Directing carers to the benefits that can help them in their caring role
o Benefits for the under-65s
Advice and information on helping the person you look after get the benefits that they are entitled to.
o Benefits for the over-65s
Advice and information on financial support for older people with a disability or illness.
o Carer’s Assessment
How your benefits maybe affected after the death of the person you look after and what happens to their benefits
o Other benefits
Advice for carers and the people they are looking after on claiming a whole host of other benefits unrelated to their disability or caring.
working in partnership with:
Travel Vaccinations
If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.
Some countries require proof of vaccination (for example, for polio or yellow fever vaccination), which must be documented on an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) before you enter or when you leave a country.
Saudi Arabia requires proof of vaccination against certain types of meningitis for visitors arriving for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.
Even if an ICVP is not required, it’s still a good idea to take a record of the vaccinations you have had with you.
These vaccines are free because they protect against diseases thought to represent the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.
Which travel vaccines will I have to pay for?
You’ll have to pay for travel vaccinations against:
Yellow fever vaccines are only available from designated centres in your locality.
The cost of travel vaccines that are not available on the NHS will vary, depending on the vaccine and number of doses you need.
It’s worth considering this when budgeting for your trip.
Other things to consider
There are other things to consider when planning your travel vaccinations, including:
your age and health – you may be more vulnerable to infection than others; some vaccines cannot be given to people with certain medical conditions
working as an aid worker – you may come into contact with more diseases in a refugee camp or helping after a natural disaster
working in a medical setting – a doctor, nurse or another healthcare worker may require additional vaccinations
contact with animals – you may be more at risk of getting diseases spread by animals, such as rabies
If you’re only travelling to countries in northern and central Europe, North America or Australia, you’re unlikely to need any vaccinations.
But it’s important to check that you’re up-to-date with routine vaccinations available on the NHS.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Speak to a GP before having any vaccinations if:
you’re pregnant
you think you might be pregnant
you’re breastfeeding
In many cases, it’s unlikely a vaccine given while you’re pregnant or breastfeeding will cause problems for the baby.
But the GP will be able to give you further advice about this.
People with immune deficiencies
For some people travelling overseas, vaccination against certain diseases may not be advised.
This may be the case if:
you have a condition that affects your body’s immune system, such as HIV or AIDS
you’re receiving treatment that affects your immune system, such as chemotherapy
you have recently had a bone marrow or organ transplant
A GP can give you further advice about this.
Non-travel vaccines
As well as getting any travel vaccinations you need, it’s also a good opportunity to make sure your other UK vaccinations are up-to-date and have booster vaccines if necessary.
If you have any records of your vaccinations, let the GP know what you have had previously.
People in certain risk groups may be offered extra vaccines.
These include vaccinations against diseases such as:
Read more information on NHS vaccines for adults and children to find out whether you should have any.
Travel Risk Assessment Form
Non NHS Services
Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges.
Examples include the following:
Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
Insurance claim forms
Passport signing
Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
Private sick notes
Vaccination certificates
Please contact your practice via the contact form with any queries, or please speak to reception.
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales, and the time that is taken by the GP to complete the examination and/or report.
Our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them, along with appointment availability.
Private Fees
For all practices, please note that the Yellow Fever Vaccination with certificate is only available at Heathrow Medical Centre.
Private sick/fit note or Prescription
£15.00
Private Letter/Forms
£25.00
Pre-employment & other medical
£133.00
Taxi, PSC, HGV Medical Examination
£120.00
Elderly fitness to drive (report only)
£100.00
Private medical forms (BUA, PPP etc.)
£100.00 per hour
Naturalisation form
£50.00
Holiday cancellation form
£25-40.00 depending on complexity
Sports fees (e.g. Gym membership)
£25-40.00 depending on complexity
Solicitors’ Reports
From 89.50
Private Consultation (3o minutes)
£50.00
Copy of medical records (Subject Access Request)
FREE*
Access to Medical Records (Subject Access Request)
FREE*
*Note all subject access requests may take up to 30 days to process, you can also access these online
Other charges are available on request
Travel vaccination fees
Hepatitis A (including Junior)
FREE
Hepatitis B for travel – course of 3 injections
£60.00
Hepatitis B for Work –(usually by employer only)
£60.00
Typhoid for registered patients
FREE
Typhoid for private patients
£30.00
Meningitis ACWY for travel
£70.00
Meningitis ACWY for university students
FREE
Yellow Fever Vaccination with Certificate*
£70.00
*This is only available if you are registered at Heathrow medical practice
Test Results
Results are available by telephoning the surgery after 1pm.
We conduct regular asthma reviews for those suffering with asthma. It is a chance for you to talk to your nurse or GP about how you can manage your asthma symptoms better, check inhaler technique, talk about your risk of an asthma attack and update your written asthma action plan.
These are usually conducted by the practice nurse, at least once a year, and you should receive an invitation from the practice.
If your symptoms are deteriorating or you have any concerns, please make an appointment for the nurse or a doctor; if this is the case, please do not wait for your routine asthma review.
Frequent use of short-acting bronchodilators indicates poor control and increased risk of death due to asthma.
Care Planing (in conjuction with the Health and Social Care Cooordinator)
Practice Nurse Clinic
Monitoring asthma, diabetes, heart disease, stroke and blood pressure
Wound care
Ear syringing-please speak to reception before making an appointment
Travel advice, vaccinations and immunisations
Family planing/contraception and follow up
Cervical smears
New Patient checks
Health advice
Urine testing
Blood tests-in special circumstances at the discretion of the doctor or nurse
Weight and height measurement
Special Services Available
Asthma clinic
Cervical smears
Childhood immunisations
COPD & smoking clinic
Coronary heart disease
Diabetic clinic
Hypertention
Well baby clinic
Weight management clinic
Travel immunisations
Contraception and family planing advice
Please note that the above health issues can be addressed during routine appointments with the the doctor or nurse, if there are no dedicated clinic appointments available.
Please speak with reception for further information.
Counselling
If you are feeling low and would like counselling you can self-refer to Talking Therapies.
Antenatal Care
If you are pregnant you can now self-refer to the hospital of your choice.
