Services

Essential Services

All GPs must provide essential services, that is, basic treatment of ill people. 

Additional Services

Links Medical Practice also provides the following “additional services”: 

  •      Child health surveillance, together with the Health Visiting team
  •    Contraceptive services including contraceptive advice, oral contraceptive pills, contraceptive injections and implant fitting, and IUCD (coil) insertion.
  •      Maternity services in the ante-natal and post-natal period, together with the midwives from the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital
  •           Routine immunisation of children, together with the Health Visiting team. 
  •       Cervical smears
  •       Minor Surgery Clinics.

Enhanced Services

Links Medical Practice also has a contract with NHS Grampian to provide the following “enhanced services”: 

·         Regular monitoring, by blood and urine tests, for patients on a range of drugs for arthritis

·         Regular monitoring, by blood tests for patients on warfarin

·         Annual comprehensive reviews for patients with heart disease

·         Annual comprehensive review of Chronic Disease Management and Monitoring

·         Minor Injury Service

·         Minor Surgery

·         Substance Misuse 

Please note that not all of the doctors provide all of the services. This is a Practice Contract.

Smoking Cessation

We are keen to give all our patients who smoke as much help as possible to stop. Please ask at reception or at any consultation for information and support. You may also obtain advise from your local pharmacist.

Childhood Immunisations

The following are the recommended Routine Immunisations, which every child should have:

  • 8 weeks: 1st DTaP/IPV/Hib,Hep B(Diphtheria,Tetanus,acellularPertussis/Inactivated Polio Haemophulus Influenzae B, Hepatitis B and Pneumococcal rotavirus, Meningitis B
  • 12 weeks: 2nd DTaP/IPV/Hib, Hep B, Rotavirus
  • 16 weeks: 3rd DTaP/IPV/Hib, Hep B, & Prevenar,  Meningitis B
  • 12-13 months: Haemophulus Influenza B/ Meningitis C (Hib Men C), MMR (Measles/Mumps/Rubella) & Prevenar, MeningitisB
  •  4 years: dTap/IPV (low dose Tetanus/acellular Pertussis/Inactivated polio) and MMR 

 For under 5s your Health Visitor will advise you on the current UK Vaccination Schedule.

Non-NHS Services

Most of the services provided within the practice are free under the National Health Service. However, this does not cover examinations for special purposes (e.g. fitness to drive or to undertake certain sports); the completion of forms such as holiday cancellations or sickness insurance claims; private medical insurance claim forms. For all private requests please ask  for cost and forms at reception.

Please note GP's are under no legal obligation to carry out the non-NHS service and as such they may be declined.
 
You will be advised of the relevant fee for all requests and cash payment will be taken before the task is carried out.   

Page last reviewed: 03 July 2025
Page created: 27 October 2020