Clinics & Services

In addition to GP consultations the practice adheres to the General Medical Services Contract for the provision of healthcare services:

Chronic Disease Management

• Asthma
• COPD
• Coronary heart disease
• Diabetes
• Hypertension

Additional Services

• Cervical smears - with the practice nurse.
• Contraceptive services - available during routine surgeries. Repeat contraception prescriptions can be obtained after visiting the practice nurse. Advice on emergency contraception is also available. Condoms are provided free in the toilet and a small supply is left in the outer porch which is open 24/7.
• Child health & immunisations - by appointment with the practice nurse. 
• Counselling - can be seen via a GP referral.
• Dressings
• Maternity services - midwife run antenatal clinics are arranged by appointment.
• Medicals
• Pre-conception advice
• Smoking cessation
• Vaccinations and immunisations - including travel.

Our Health Improvement Practitioner visits the health centre every week on a Monday afternoon.  You can book an appointment directly by calling the health centre.  Happy to meet with you and chat about 

• - smoking cessation
• - sexual health
• - mental health
• - health at work
• - healthy eating

Follow the link below for more information about Health Improvement Shetland. 

https://www.healthyshetland.com/

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Travel Vaccinations

Accessing the Travel Health Service

Link to travel health clinic

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel please note this is a private service.  

• Please download and complete the initial pre-assessment form(link below).  Paper copies available from the Unst Health Centre.

Initial Pre-Assessment Form

• Completed forms should then be either emailed to shet-hb.travelclinic@nhs.net ,or printed and handed in to the health centre and the staff will email on your behalf. 12 weeks prior the date of travel.
• Once the completed form is received, you will be contacted to arrange a full travel assessment.

Please note that the Travel Health Clinic operates weekly, on a Thursday. 

Contact telephone number: 01595 743002. Messages will only be reviewed weekly at the time of the clinic.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

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  

The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
 

Patient Advice & Support       

Podiatry

Visit the health centre on a regular basis.  If you would like to be seen, please complete a self-referral form

Health Visitor

A health visitor is a registered nurse who has received training particularly related to babies, children and pregnant women. Their role is to provide families with children under five years old with support and advice around the general aspects of mental, physical and social well-being.

Our health visitor runs regular clinics in Unst and will normally contact you to arrange routine appointments.  However, if you would like to see her outwith these please call the health centre to arrange it.

Accessing data that NHS Shetland holds about you

You have a right, under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 to access the personal data that NHS Shetland holds about you. Asking for access to this information is referred to as a Subject Access Request or SAR.

In certain circumstances, a person is permitted to exercise subject access rights on behalf of another individual.

The data that NHS Shetland holds about individuals is not limited to patient health records. For instance, an employee of NHS Shetland may submit a request for their HR record.

NHS Shetland Access to Information

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If you are seeking personal data held as part of your GP Medical record, from the Unst Health Centre, please complete the form below and return to us (email : shet.unsthealthcentre@nhs.scot). 

Access to GP medical record Request Form

We have 28 days to respond to requests.