Clinics & Services

bp_check The Practice Nurses run a number of clinics to help the doctors provide good quality care to our patients. These Clinics include

Asthma Clinic
COPD Clinic
Diabetes Clinic
Heart Disease Clinic
Cervical Cytology Clinic
Well Person Clinic
Weight Management Clinic

Test Results

Patients phoning for test results are asked to ring after 11am or alternatively after 3pm.

The receptionist will advise you if you need to speak to a GP and will arrange for a GP to call you back.

Please call one week after the test has been taken.

If you wish for someone else to have access to your test results, e.g. spouse, partner, mother, father, son, daughter etc. Please click on the link below and forward an original signed copy to the surgery, so your records can be updated.

Consent form for access to test results

MINOR INJURY SERVICE

As the name ‘Minor Injury Service’ suggests, this service covers injuries which:

Are unlikely to have serious consequences

Are relatively simple to treat

Have happened in the last 2 days

If it is suspected that a problem may be serious, patients should either go to their nearest A&E or call 999 as appropriate.

For minor injuries MORE THAN 48 HOURS OLD, patients should make an appointment to be seen by their GP in the normal way.

Examples of Injuries which will be treated

Blows to head without loss of consciousness

Minor dislocation of fingers or toes

Minor accident to hands, feet or limbs

Recent injury of a severity not suitable for simple domestic first aid

Foreign bodies superficially embedded in tissue

Foreign bodies aggravating but not penetrating eye

Simple urinary tract infection (UTI) – not requiring GP to examine*

* If you feel you have a UTI but do not need to see a GP, you can take a sample to the Treatment Room and an antibiotic will be left if the sample is positive for a UTI.

This list is not comprehensive but provides an indication of the scope of the service.

Examples of Injuries not suitable for treatment at the Surgery

Fractures or accidents to hands, feet or limbs substantially affecting function

Penetrating injuries

Blow to head with loss of consciousness

Deeply embedded foreign bodies

Foreign bodies in bodily orifices

Profuse bleeding

Serious burns

Suspected overdose or poisoning

Collapse or fall in a public place

To access the Minor Injury Service patients should go to the Treatment Room or call 4062 3303 for advice.

Non NHS/Private Examinations

We are happy to undertake, by appointment, examinations and reports for insurance companies, solicitors, HGV/PSV etc. Please note that this work falls outside NHS services and attracts a fee.

MULTI DISCIPLINARY TEAMS

A new model for primary care multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) has been developed.

Introduction

First Contact Physiotherapists, Social Workers and Mental Health Practitioners will work alongside the existing practice team to provide enhanced access to health and social care services within a primary care setting.

Patients registered to a MDT practice will be able to book an appointment directly with any of these new services, without first having to see their GP.

MDTs will also have enhanced numbers of Health Visitors and District Nurses, allowing them to spend more time with patients.

The project will require the recruitment of significant numbers of additional staff to work within GP practices. To accommodate these additional staff, a significant programme of capital investment in the buildings which house GP practices is accompanying the project.

The development of MDTs will see GP practices focus not just on managing ill-health, but also on the physical, mental and social wellbeing of communities.

There will be an increased focus on prevention and early intervention initiatives, with the aim of ensuring that patient’s needs are met at the earliest possible opportunity, reducing the need for onward referrals into secondary care services.

GPs in MDT practices will also see their time utilised more effectively. By ensuring that patients see the most appropriate professional within the primary care setting, GPs can focus on those patients who most urgently require their care.

The development of MDTs was a central element of ‘Health and Wellbeing 2026: Delivering Together’.

This seeks to transform the way in which health and social care services are delivered in Northern Ireland, with a focus on person-centred care, rather than buildings and structures.

FIRST CONTACT SOCIAL WORK TEAMS

The McNiff family practice are delighted to welcome new Social Work staff, who have joined our multi disciplinary team within the GP practice. This service is available to patients of all ages. Your social wellbeing affects how you feel about yourself, how well you function and the overall quality of your life. Issues which affect your social wellbeing may have a significant impact on your physical or mental health. Our social work staff can discuss any problems you have and explore what is important to you. They can provide you with practical advice, help, and support in order to address these problems.

Where the social work team feel you may benefit from other services, they may work with other people or groups in the community to support your needs. Together they can discuss any issues you may be facing, explore what is important to you, agree what help they can offer you and provide you with support. The sort of things they could help you with are;

Isolation or loneliness

Carer support

Relationship difficulties

Parenting difficulties

Stress

Bereavement

Alcohol and drug issues

Traumatic life events

Housing difficulties

Our social workers are Fidelma Ruddy and Craigene Wilkinson, our Social work assistant is Veronica Kerr. Any of the staff team in McNiff family practice may suggest a referral to the Social Work team, or you can make a referral directly through our reception staff, without seeing your GP first.

What is a First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioner?

First Contact Physiotherapists (FCPs) are advanced practitioners working within primary care with extensive expertise in the clinical assessment, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal conditions. First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioners see patients with (suspected or diagnosed) MSK conditions as the first point of contact, instead of a GP, and can be accessed directly by contacting the practice’s reception.

How could a First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioner Help Me?

First Contact Physiotherapy Practitioners support patients with musculoskeletal conditions such as back, neck, shoulder, knee or hip pain, strains and sprains, sports injuries or work related pain.

The staff have advanced practice skills to ensure complex patient management with other members of the team and refer to hospital services if required. The staff are focused on early identification and intervention of MSK conditions to improve Patients outcomes.

What do First Contact Physiotherapists do During an Appointment?

A typical appointment involves assessment, diagnosis and first-line management. The Practitioners can also refer patients for a course of physiotherapy treatment, order investigations, prescribe medication, provide injection therapy or make referrals into secondary care services using the same pathways as GPs. As a person-centred service, most appointments include self-management advice, social prescribing and discussions about physical activity and fitness for work.

How Can I Book an Appointment?

Patients can book an appointment directly with the First Contact Physiotherapist via the GP Practice Reception. Alternatively you may be offered an appointment based on your symptoms when you call.

Patient Information Leaflet

Information for patients on first contact physio services can be found here

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET

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