Patient Services

 

NHS Health Checks

The NHS Health Check is a free check-up of your overall health.

It can tell you whether you're at higher risk of getting certain health problems, such as:

During the check-up you'll discuss how to reduce your risk of these conditions.

Who Is Eligible?

The check is for people who are aged 40 to 74 who do not have any of the following pre-existing conditions:

  • heart disease
  • chronic kidney disease
  • diabetes
  • high blood pressure (hypertension)
  • atrial fibrillation
  • transient ischaemic attack
  • inherited high cholesterol (familial hypercholesterolemia)
  • heart failure
  • peripheral arterial disease
  • stroke
  • currently being prescribed statins to lower cholesterol
  • previous checks have found that you have a 20% or higher risk of getting cardiovascular disease over the next 10 years

If you’re aged over 65, you’ll also be told about symptoms of dementia to look out for.

B&HF offer NHS Health Checks for eligible patients registered with a Brighton and Hove GP Practice. We offer this in various locations across the city.

Click on the link below and complete the form. A member of the team will contact you to book an appointment.

Self-Referral Form

Smoking Cessation

Local stop smoking services are free, friendly and can massively boost your chances of quitting for good.

These services, staffed by expert advisers, provide a range of proven methods to help you quit.

They'll give you accurate information and advice, as well as professional support, during the first few months you stop smoking. 

They also make it easy and affordable for you to get stop smoking treatments, such as nicotine replacement therapy or bupropion (Zyban).

Brighton and Hove Federation run dedicated smoking cessation clinics to support patients registered with a Brighton and Hove GP Practice. We offer this in various locations across the city.

Click on the link below and complete the form. A member of the team will contact you to book an appointment.

Self-Referral Form

Contraceptive Coils

Brighton and Hove Federation are offering a coil procedure service by local GPs patients registered with a Brighton and Hove GP Practice.

We offer this in various locations across the city. Click on the link below and complete the form. A member of the team will contact you to book an appointment.

Methods of contraceptive coils:

  • IUD (intrauterine device) - An IUD (intrauterine device), also called a copper coil, is a small plastic T-shape that a doctor or nurse puts into your womb (uterus).
  • IUS (intrauterine system) or hormonal coil - An IUS (intrauterine system), also called a hormonal coil, is a small plastic T-shape that a doctor or nurse puts into your womb (uterus). It stops pregnancy by releasing the hormone progestogen into your womb.

NHS - Choosing a method of contraception

Self-Referral Form

Women's Health Hubs

Brighton and Hove Federation will be providing a Women's Health Hub to support patients registered at Brighton and Hove GP practices. This will initially being piloted in one PCN.

We will be offering this at Trinity Medical Centre from January 2025. Click on the link below and complete the form. A member of the team will contact you to book an appointment.

Services offered:

  • menstrual problems assessment and treatment,
  • menopause assessment and treatment
  • contraceptive counselling and provision of the full range of contraceptive methods
  • preconception care
  • breast pain assessment and care
  • pessary fitting and removal
  • cervical screening
  • screening and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and HIV screening

THIS SERVICE IS NOT CURRENTLY ACTIVE, PLEASE DO NOT COMPLETE FORM

Women's Health Hub Self-Referral Form