CBT - the practice employs a registered Cognitive Behavioural Therapist every Tuesday. She helps patients manage anxiety, OCD, pain and depression. Referral from the GP is essential. Failure to attend will automatically discharge you from the service and cancellation within 24hours will put you back to the bottom of the waiting list.

Antenatal – midwife led clinic at Portaferry every Tuesday morning.

Cervical smears - The smear clinic is held on Thursday afternoons with Denise or we sometimes have some appointments on Friday afternoons. Alternatively you can book with a GP. Women aged 25 - 50 years are called every 3 years for screening and women aged 50-65 are called every 5 years

Childhood vaccination Clinics – Thursday mornings by appointment only. The clinics are run by our practice vaccination nurses. If you miss an appointment, we will try to rebook for the following week. If not, then Child Health will send you a further appointment. Please do not come in if your child has a temperature or is generally unwell - telephone to schedule an alternative appointment.

Diabetic Clinic – Telephone or face to face review by our practice nurse, Leonie. Book in with Leonie for annual blood tests and a diabetic foot check and she will then follow up with you either face to face or via the telephone. 

Respiratory Clinics - For annual review of all those with Asthma or COPD you can book a face to face or telephone consultation with our respiratory nurse, Leonie.

Minor Injuries – cuts, lacerations, foreign bodies and head injuries can be assessed here at Portaferry Surgery. The doctor will treat your injury and refer to A&E if necessary. For suspected fractures and more serious injuries you can contact Urgent Care at Downe Hospital on 44838091 for an appointment or attend Minor Injuries or ED at Ulster Hospital.

Minor Surgery - the doctors carry out various minor surgical procedures at the Clinic, including joint injections and insertion of long term contraceptive devices.

Unfortunately, we are no longer able to offer any Non-GMS services so will be unable to complete medicals, sign passport forms, provide letters to third parties etc.  We thank you for your patience at this time.

For private GP consultations you may wish to contact one of the private providers such as Kingsbridge in Belfast.

We now have our full complement of multi-disciplinary staff:

• First Contact Physio
• Social Worker and Social Work Assistant
• Mental Health Practitioner

You can self-refer to any of these.