Welcome to the High Field Surgery Website (T:0113 295 3600)
Doctors Kitchen, Shaw, Whitley and Cheridjian provide a NHS General Practice Service based at High Field Surgery, Holtdale Approach, Holt Park, Leeds, LS16 7RX. The practice has list size of 7,800 patients, and offers a comprehensive range of services. This site provides information about the services at our practice for current and prospective patients but everyone is welcome to browse. Please see practice location.
We offer the following online services:
- Request repeat prescriptions,
- Offer feedback,
- Arrange online appointments,
- Change your address and phone details,
- Find information about our travel services and vaccinations; we are a registered Yellow Fever Vaccination Centre.
What's New
Welcome to our new partner Dr Helen Cheridjian (12/1/2012)
On January 6th our new partner, Dr Helen Cheridjian, joined the practice to replace Dr Zoltowski who retired in December. She has moved to our practice after working in York as a GP for two years. We are delighted to welcome her on board.
Patient Particiption Group (19/12/2011)
On December 6th the first meeting of our Patient Participation Group (PPG) took place here at the surgery. We were very pleased that 11 patients kindly came along and the meeting was facilitated by Chris Brindle, Patient Involvement Facilitator for NHS Leeds and the Consortium H3plus. From the start of the meeting it became clear that there is much concern amongst the group about the proposed Health and Social Care Bill. The group felt very strongly that GPs should be in their surgeries seeing patients rather than attending meetings as business men. In addition we had good discussion around communication and dialogue. We talked about services such as ophthalmology and ENT which the group were keen to keep in the locality. Some members of the group felt the on line booking system was restrictive and they were also horrified by the number of patients who did not attend their appointment at the surgery. Many ideas were suggested by the group which the practice will take on board and feedback to the group what changes have been able to be put into practice. Full minutes will be available on this website once they have been ratified by the group.
NHS Health Check (9/12/2011)
We are now offering the NHS Health Check at the surgery. If you're aged between 40 and 74 and haven't already been diagnosed with heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, or had a stroke, you will be invited for your check at some time over the coming years and then it will be repeated every five years. The aim of the health check is to reduce your risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. You can find out more information about this at NHS Choices. You can arrange your health check by making an appointment at the surgery with one of our practice nurses.
Retirement of Dr Zoltowski (4/12/2011)
Dr Zoltowski has retired on the 2nd December 2011. All at the surgery and I am sure all of the patients who have known him over his long career will wish to pass on their best wishes to him for his retirement. I am sure he will continue to spend his time keeping active, looking after his family, playing squash and skiing. His replacement partner, Dr Helen Cheridjian, will be joining the practice on 6th January 2012.
Flu Vaccinations (4/09/2011)
Its that time of year again - flu vaccine time. Our first clinic is in early October - please make your appointment by ringing the surgery. It is recommended that you have a flu jab (for free) if you:
- are 65 years of age or over,
- are pregnant,
- Over six months of age and have one of the following conditions:
- chronic respiratory disease, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. Also included are people with severe asthma who need to continuously or repeatedly use their inhaler or take steroid medication, or who have been admitted to hospital because of their asthma,
- chronic heart disease, including heart failure, congenital heart disease, and heart disease caused by high blood pressure,
- chronic kidney disease, such as kidney failure and people who have had a kidney transplant,
- chronic liver disease, such as cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis,
- chronic neurological disease, such as stroke, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, motor neurone disease or multiple sclerosis,
- diabetes
- immunosuppression (a suppressed immune system), due to disease or treatment. This includes people who have a damaged or no spleen, those people with HIV, people having chemotherapy or other immunosuppressant treatment, and those on high doses of steroid medication.
- are living in a long-stay residential care home or other long-stay care facility (not including prisons, young offender institutions or university halls of residence),
- are the main carer for an elderly or disabled person whose welfare may be at risk if you fall ill,
- are a frontline health or social care worker (this should be provided by your employer).
For more information please see the Department of Health Website.