Skip to main content
  • Language
    • Afrikaans
    • Albanian
    • Arabic
    • Armenian
    • Azerbaijani
    • Basque
    • Belarusian
    • Bengali
    • Bulgarian
    • Catalan
    • Chinese (Simplified)
    • Chinese (Traditional)
    • Croatian
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Esperanto
    • Estonian
    • Filipino
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Galician
    • Georgian
    • German
    • Greek
    • Gujarati
    • Haitian Creole
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Icelandic
    • Indonesian
    • Irish
    • Italian
    • Japanese
    • Kannada
    • Korean
    • Lao
    • Latin
    • Latvian
    • Lithuanian
    • Macedonian
    • Malay
    • Maltese
    • Norwegian
    • Persian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Romanian
    • Russian
    • Serbian
    • Slovak
    • Slovenian
    • Spanish
    • Swahili
    • Swedish
    • Tamil
    • Telugu
    • Thai
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Urdu
    • Vietnamese
    • Welsh
    • Yiddish
  • 028 2565 2301
  • Text Size
    • Increase Text Size
    • Decrease Text Size
    • Reset Text Size
Smithfield Medical Centre Providing NHS services
Providing NHS services
Search
Show Main Menu
  • Home
  • Surgery Times
  • Doctors & Staff
  • Clinics
  • Practice News
  • Contact Us
  • Covid Vaccine
Show Side Menu
Practice Booklet
  • Online Access

Key Information

  • Appointments
  • Change Your Details
  • Home Visits
  • Telephone Consultations
  • Test Results
  • Out of Hours
  • Repeat Prescription
  • Registration
  • Online Wellbeing Hub
  • Pregnancy Self-Referral
  • Smithfield Medical Centre Equipment Fund
  • Confidentiality
  • Practice Charter
  • Complaints
  • Minor Ailment Services
  • Practice Area Map
  • Information for Carers
  • Useful Numbers
  • My Waiting Times NI
  • Pharmacy First
  • Self-Referral to Physiotherapy
NI Screening Programmes

BBC Health News

  • Mental health A&E centres to open across England24 May 2025 15:19The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.
  • 'I don't know what we'll do' - Vapers panic-buy ahead of disposables ban24 May 2025 04:04Some disposable vape users say they are stockpiling, worried about what they will do after the ban.
  • Doctors threaten strike action after 4% pay offer23 May 2025 12:55The British Medical Association, which represents doctors, said the increase was "derisory".
  • Patients from Nottingham killer's NHS trust carried out stabbings weeks before attack23 May 2025 00:34Two men under the care of the same NHS trust as Valdo Calocane carried out stabbings weeks before the Nottingham attacks.
  • Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears22 May 2025 20:11In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.
  • Cross-sex hormones for under 18s could be restricted or banned 22 May 2025 08:30The government is "actively reviewing" private prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s, the High Court hears.
Illnesses and conditions
Health and wellbeing
Home > Clinics

Clinics

Health Promotion

Patients who have not attended the practice or have not had a health promotion check carried out within the last 3 years may request an appointment by contacting reception.

Child Health Surveillance

The health visitor will arrange an appointment to carry out assessments at regular intervals.

Antenatal Clinics

Patients will attend the ante-natal out-patient clinic to see the midwife.

Postnatal Checks

Appointments are made for new mums to see the doctor for their postnatal check-up approximately eight weeks after the baby is born. Appointments can be arranged by contacting reception.

Dietetics

The dietician attends the surgery to see diabetic patients who require advice or monitoring. Referrals to the dietician are made via the GP or practice nurse. (The dietician has one clinic every eight weeks. If you receive an appointment please attend or give reception enough notice if you are unable to attend). Non diabetic patients will be seen at the out-patient clinic.

Cervical Smear Clinics

All female patients between the ages of 25 and 64 will be invited at regular intervals either by the NI Screening Service (BSO) or the practice to make an appointment to have a smear test carried out. When you receive your letter please ring reception and make an appointment with the practice nurse or Dr Donaldson.

Foreign Travel Advice & Vaccinations

If you are travelling abroad and require advice or vaccinations please call at reception or download the travel application form (DOC, 49KB) or
read more vaccine and health advice when travelling abroad (PDF, 267KB)

Minor Surgery

Certain minor surgical procedures can be done by the doctor during surgery hours thus avoiding the need to be put on a hospital waiting list. Procedures undertaken include cryosurgery (removal of warts), excision of some cysts, removal of ingrowing toenails, joint injections etc.

Non-NHS Services

The doctors are obliged to charge for non-NHS services. These include private sick lines, certificates of fitness to work/travel, medical examinations for employments, HGV examination and many more. Please contact reception for a list of the current fees and advice.

Counselling Service

Patients suffering from mild to moderate depression can be referred to this service by the doctor.

Text-A-Nurse for patients aged 11 to 19

Text-a-nurse to chat about your health concerns – if you are aged 11 to 19 and are worried or concerned about any aspect of your health or wellbeing send a text to – 07480 635982. See the following link for more details – pha.site/textanurse

Last Updated 9 Jul 2024

Share

  • Print
  • Facebook
  • Bluesky
  • X (Twitter)
  • LinkedIn
Local Services
Your Service
Here
Macmillan
Cancer Support
Legal
Services
Advertise Your
Business Here

Site

  • Sign In
  • Sitemap
  • Back To Top

About

  • Disclaimer
  • Website Privacy
  • Website Accessibility
  • Cookies
  • Content Attribution

Contact

Smithfield Medical Centre

7 Smithfield Place, Galgorm Road, Ballymena, BT43 5HB

  • 028 2565 2301
© Neighbourhood Direct Ltd  2025
Website supplied by Oldroyd Publishing Group

Loading...

Local Services
Your Service
Here
Macmillan
Cancer Support
Legal
Services
Advertise Your
Business Here