Want to take greater control over your health? SurgeryPOD.
Want to take greater control over your health?
In order to give you more quality face-to-face time with your doctor, we at West Quay Medical Centre have invested in innovative technology called SurgeryPod. This newly installed equipment is designed to give you greater control and flexibility over your health, as well as allowing our medical staff to utilise their expertise more efficiently.
SurgeryPod is a secure, user-friendly system located within the main waiting area in reception, which saves clinicians time by empowering patients without clinical supervision to perform their own checks, such as blood pressure, weight, pulse, alcohol usage, etc. These results are then instantaneously updated into your patient records and can be immediately viewed by the doctors and nurses.
The Surgery Pod allows you to perform these simple checks at your own convenience, without the need for making an appointment with a clinician. You may wish to do your BP before you go in to see the doctor or nurse or you can come in any time to use it.
What you can do on the Surgery Pod:
- Take your blood pressure
- Take your weight and calculate your BMI
- Enter information regarding your lifestyle i.e. smoking, alcohol, exercise and diet
- Carry out a series of stress and anxiety questionnaires
- Do your Contraceptive Pill Check
The Surgery Pod is simple and easy to use, but if you have difficulty, please speak to a member of staff. For any results out of range, the GP will be notified and you will be instructed to book an appointment – please note, this appointment does not need to be the same day as using the Pod.