Ante-Natal & Post-Natal Care

Maternity care is shared between the doctors and the Community Midwives.

The Midwife’s and Health Team's role is dedicated to providing safe, flexible, quality care during pregnancy, childbirth and in the immediate post-natal period.

You can either make an appointment with your own doctor when you are first pregnant and he or she will refer you to the Hospital Consultant and to the Midwife. Alternatively, you can self-refer to Maternity Services at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, by using the following link Maternity Self-Referral.. 

The Maternity Team assesses whether you need to be seen by medical staff at the Hospital during your pregnancy, and you will be given appointments for Ultrasound scans and seen either at the Hospital Clinic or here at the Surgery throughout pregnancy for routine checks.

After you have had your baby, the midwives will visit you at home until your baby is 10 days old and then one of our Health Visitors will be your point of contact for advice about your baby. Between six and twelve weeks after having your baby you will be contacted by the Surgery to arrange your baby's first immunisations and a Health Check with your family GP.

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)

This clinics is for patients who have angina or who have had a heart attack or are known to have CHD. This clinic is run by Jeanette Quanstrom and Mary Attoe. Patients known to have a heart condition will receive an invitation from the practice to book an appointment when their review is due.

Stroke Monitoring Clinic

This clinic is for patients who have have a Stroke or Mini-Stroke (TIA). Again this Clinic is run by Jeanette Quanstrom and Mary Attoe. Patients with a recorded history of a Stroke will receive an invitation from the practice to book an appointment when their review is due.

Cervical Smears

Nurse Berni runs smear clinics throughout the week but you may also book with your own doctor for your smear if you prefer. We encourage all women aged 25 to 49 to have regular 3 yearly smear tests and women aged 50 to 64 to have 5 yearly smear tests.  You can book your appointment with our Reception team or via Patient Access if you are registered for Patient Online Services.

Contraception

All the doctors offer contraceptive advice. In addition Dr Rose Moore-Moffatt inserts contraceptive coils and implants and all of our nurses give the Depo Provera injection.

Patients needing emergency contraception need to be as soon as possible and we should have slots available on the day. However, if you need an appointment and only emergency appointments are left for that day, please say you need emergency contraception and you will be fitted in.  These appointments can be booked via our Reception team.

The Emotional Wellbeing Service, provided by Southdown Mental Health, is for patients over the age of 18 who need support with their mental health but are not currently under the care of another mental health service. 

Paul Vango is our Mental Health Support Coordinator (MHSC) and will be the intitial contact patients have with the service.  Paul holds a clinic at Arlington Road on Thursdays and offers a safe space to talk and set goals and work on managing your mental health to prevent crisis.  He can offer up to 6 sessions (45 minutes each).  These sessions are offered as face to face appointments, but if patients prefer the sessions can be carried out over the telephone or via Microsoft Teams.

Paul can also signpost and refer to other services within the area that he may feel you will benefit from engaging with.  He also works closely with Jo Willson, Mental Health Practitioner and Zoe Rundle, Access Facilitator, who hold clinics at Arlington Road on Monday mornings, you may be referred onto their services by Paul.