| Can I help you? |
| Yes, I've just moved to this area with my wife and children |
| and I'd like to know where we can all register with a doctor at a Health Centre. |
| Okay. |
| Well, there's Doctor Green at The Harvey Clinic. |
| We always recommend her for babies, because she's very good with them and she runs a special clinic. |
| Oh... actually my youngest child is five, so that wouldn't be any good for us. |
| Right. |
| Is there anywhere else I could try? |
| Yes, the Eshcol Health Practice is the next one on my list. |
| How do you spell that? |
| ESHCOL. |
| And it's Doctor Fuller, who has space on his list. |
| The clinic only opened a year ago, so the facilities are all very modern. |
| That sounds good. |
| And it's particularly good if you're busy during the day, |
| because they also do appointments in the evening. |
| They're closed on Saturday, though. |
| The only other place on the list is the Health Centre on Shore Lane. |
| You can register with Doctor Gormley, |
| that's GORMLEY. |
| He's new there, but the centre has a very good reputation. |
| Oh yes, I think I know the road. |
| That would be the best one. |
| Thanks. |
| Could you tell me, will all their services be free? |
| Erm... there are usually some small charges that doctors make. |
| Let me see what it says about the Shore Lane Centre. |
| If you need to be vaccinated before any trips abroad, you won't have to pay for this. |
| Erm, what else? |
| The sports injury treatment service operates on a paying basis, |
| as does the nutritional therapy service. |
| Some health centres do offer alternative therapies like homeopathy as part of their pay-to-use service. |
| Shore Lane are hoping to do this soon. |
| I think they may start with acupuncture. |
| And finally, if you need to prove you're healthy |
| or haven't had any serious injuries before a new employer will accept you, |
| you can get a free fitness check-up there, |
| but you'd most likely have to pay for insurance medicals though. |
| Okay, thanks. |
| You might also be interested to know the Centre is running a pilot scheme of talks for patients. |
| I've got the list here. |
| Actually, they look very interesting. |
| What sort of things? |
| Well, the first one's about giving up smoking. |
| It's next week, the twenty-fifth of February, at 7 pm, |
| and that's in Room 4. |
| It says, the talk will stress the health benefits, particularly for people with asthma or heart disease. |
| That sounds very interesting. |
| There's also a talk for families with children. |
| It's on Healthy Eating, and takes place on the first of March at five o'clock. |
| Will that be at the Health Centre? |
| Erm, actually it's at the primary school on Shore Lane. |
| I imagine they're inviting the parents of pupils there - it says here 'all welcome'. |
| I might go to that if I have time. |
| There's a couple of other talks - |
| one giving advice about how to avoid injuries while doing exercise. |
| It's on the ninth of March. |
| Oh, it's a late afternoon talk, at 4:30 |
| and it'll be in Room 6. |
| It also says the talk is suitable for all ages. |
| And finally, there's a talk called 'Stress Management'... |