Meddygfa Beechwood Surgery
Caring for the Community of East Newport
We offer a comprehensive range
of clinics and service
2. Health Promotion
We encourage all our patients to share responsibility for their
health, both in preventing disease and in treating existing diseases.
Many of the most serious diseases can be prevented by a healthy
lifestyle and without the need of drugs.
Our experienced nurses are able to offer extensive advice on
weight management and dietary advice, incorporating lifestyle aims
on exercise, alcohol awareness and smoking cessation.
Baby clinic
Child Surveillance
Child Health Clinics are for the assessment of well children, checking their appropriate
development, weight and immunisation schedule.
Please do not ask for an ill child to be seen in this clinic.
Predominantly undertaken by Dr. Regulski and Dr. Bone, they may also be supported by
the Practice Nurse and an attending community Health Visitor.
Family Planning
Incorporating the contraceptive Implant clinic
All our doctors are able to provide contraceptive advice and initiate treatment at a routine
surgery. Ongoing follow-up and re-issue together with administering of contraceptive
‘injection’ or ‘implant’, can be undertaken by our trained nurses.
Long-acting reversible contraception methods are more reliable and easier to use
than traditional contraceptive pills.
Emergency Contraception within 72 hours, can be obtained from pharmacies without
a prescription.
Cervical Smears
Only after a Health Authority invite to attend
A cervical screening test (otherwise known as a smear test) is a method of detecting
abnormal cells on the cervix. The cervix is the entrance to the womb from the vagina.
It’s a test to check the health of the cells of the cervix. The aim of the testing program is to
reduce the number of women who develop cancer by detecting any early abnormal
changes.
All women over 25 years will be invited by the Health Authority every 3 years until the are
50 years old Thereafter they are re-called every 5 years until aged 65 years, when the
recall stops.
The Health Authority will advise when you are due and will refuse a test taken too soon.
Clinics & Services
Antenatal Clinic
managed by Community Midwives, but held at our Surgery
Antenatal Care begins since your pregnancy has reached 8 weeks, at which point you
are advised to contact reception to make an appointment with your designated midwife.
Antenatal care will be undertaken mostly by the midwife, but you are also able to see
your GP if there are any problems or your care may be transferred to hospital antenatal
clinic should the requirement arise.
The midwife will contact you directly to arrange any date and times of attendance at
her clinics held at Beechwood Surgery (Monday AM, Thursday PM)
It is recommended that for most women intending to become pregnant and also up to the
12th week of pregnancy, to take Folic acid 400 microgram supplements daily, to prevent
the risk of spina bifida.
Beechwood Surgery | 371-373 Chepstow Road | Newport | NP19 8HL Tel: 01633 277771 Fax: 01633 290631