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Flu Vaccine

This year’s Flu Vaccination campaign will start on 3rd October.

Please see the GOV UK website for further information.

We will be running clinics on the following Saturdays – plus we have an afternoon clinic on 17th October 

  • Saturday 5th October
  • Saturday 19th October

We will also be offering Covid booster vaccinations for eligible patients.

Eligible patients will be sent a booking link via text message or can book by phoning or calling in to the surgery.

Flu Vaccination eligibility:

  • those aged 65 years and over
  • those aged 18 years to under 65 years in clinical risk groups
  • those in long-stay residential care homes
  • carers in receipt of carer’s allowance, or those who are the main carer of an elderly or disabled person
  • close contacts of immunocompromised individuals
  • frontline workers in a social care setting without an employer led occupational health scheme including those working for a registered residential care or nursing home.
  • Children aged 2 – 3 years

Non NHS Services

Private Work Fees

The NHS contract only covers work within the NHS thus any work outside of this contract may be charged for as the surgery is not paid by the NHS to carry out these services.

These fees are payable upon collection of form, certificate or letter or when a medical is carried out.  Please note we are not able to offer credit as we do not have a Consumer Credit Licence.

  • Private Insurance form: £20.00
  • Letters inc. holiday cancellations, letters for insurance companies or TWIMC: £10.00 to £25.00
  • Other Forms: £15.00
  • HGV/PSV: £120.00*
  • Sports Medical: £120.00*
  • Taxi Medical: £120.00*
  • Any Other Medical: £120.00*


* £120.00 is the rate which the patient’s company pays when paying direct or when the patient can claim it back on expenses.  33% discount will be given if the patient is ultimately paying for themselves i.e. the cost will be reduced to £80.00

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Non-urgent advice: Nail Cutting Service

Chagford Health Centre has now been running the nail cutting service for a while now  and it is proving very successful, the service is available on the 1st and 2nd Wednesdays of the month. This service is offered to all patients who cannot manage to cut their own nails except patients who suffer with diabetes and/or some other medical problems such as surgery to arteries in legs or feet, intermittent claudication/severe poor circulation, painful corns, callus, severely thickened or deformed toe nails, severe foot/toe deformities, recurrent foot infection requiring antibiotic therapy.  

Nail Cutting is offered on the 1st and 2nd Wednesdays of the month from 0930-1520 1st and from 0930-1200 2nd cost is £20.00

Please note that she has been trained to cut toe and finger nails ONLY  – She is not a Chiropodist.

If you are not a patient of Chagford Health Centre you will be asked to provide details of all the medicines you regularly take by bringing a copy of your current prescription list to your first appointment. 

If you would like more information, please ask at Chagford Health Centre.

Health Promotions

Checks and clinics for the following are held regularly or from time to time as appropriate.

  • Diabetic*
  • Asthma/COPD
  • Well Woman/Well Man*
  • Blood Pressure
  • Family Planning/Contraception
  • Travel Vaccinations
  • Weight/Diet
  • Counselling (on doctors referral)
  • Child Development
  • Childhood Immunisations/Vaccinations

If attending for any of the above marked * please bring a urine sample with you.

NHS Health Checks

What will happen at the NHS Health Check?

There are two parts to an NHS Health Check. First, you will be asked a few simple questions and have a few straightforward health tests. These will allow an assessment of your risk of developing four diseases: heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney disease and also patients who are on the hypertensive list (high blood pressure) as they have yearly recalls.

The check will take around 20 to 30 minutes:

  • You’ll be asked some simple questions about your family history, whether or not you smoke and how much alcohol you drink.
  • Your height, weight, sex, ethnicity and age will be recorded.
  • Your blood pressure will be taken.
  • A simple blood test will check your cholesterol level.
  • Your body mass index (BMI) will be calculated. BMI is a measure of whether you’re a healthy weight for your height.

After this, Sam (our Health care assistant)  will give you your results and explain what they mean. In some instances, tests may have to be sent away for analysis. This means that some people won’t get their test results immediately and may be asked to return at a later date for this discussion.

You’ll have the opportunity to ask for advice and support on maintaining good health, and on lifestyle changes that will help you to improve your health. If necessary, you’ll be offered treatments that will help: for example, medicine to lower raised blood pressure.

If you are aged 65 to 74, you’ll also be given general information about dementia, how to reduce your risk of developing it and where to find more information about it and the type of support services available in your area.

These checks are offered to all 40-74 year olds who do not fit into any of the four categories above (as highlighted).  The checks are available on Mondays, Wednesday and Thursdays.

Influenza Vaccination

A clinic is carried out in October each year. It is recommended that if you are over 65 or suffer from Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchial problems or Heart and Kidney trouble, carer or healthcare worker you should be vaccinated annually. It is also recommended that if you are over 65 you should also have the pneumococcal vaccine to protect you against pneumonia. One vaccine is lifelong.

Minor Surgery

Dr Matt Symonds and Dr Claire Hard do Minor Surgery at Chagford Health Centre by appointment. Please make an appointment with your GP to discuss 1st.

Child Health Surveillance

Children from birth to five years are regularly called for examination to assess their growth and development.

Please click here for more information about childhood immunisations.

Cervical Smears

Cervical screening can help save lives by spotting harmful or potentially harmful changes in cervical cells earlier, meaning women can get access to treatment when it’s more likely to be effective. This means that cervical screening can lead to better outcomes for women, as well as helping to prevent cervical cancer.

So Please remember Chagford Health Centre are open for business as usual for all women to have their cervical smear done at Chagford Health Centre during the Covid Pandemic so please do remember to book your appointment with the Practice Nurse by calling us on 01647 433320.