Clinics We Offer
Cervical Smears
Cervical cancer is still a killer in the UK, but could easily be prevented by having regular cervical smears. If you are not sure when your next smear is due, please feel free to contact the practice and we will let you know. If your smear is overdue, please make an appointment with our practice nurse.
Diabetic Clinic
Our Diabetic Clinics are run by our Nurses and involved a consultation with them, followed by a further GP consultation. The Nurses will contact all diabetic patients by telephone and will arrange for them to be seen for the necessary monitoring and reviews.
Wart Treatment
We recomment that the best treatment for warts are over the counter medication which can be obtained from your local pharmacy. If you are having persistent outbreaks of warts, we suggest you arrange a routine appointment with a GP to discuss this further.
Antenatal Clinics
Antenatal Clinics are held by the Community Midwives on Wednesdays from 09:00. Please contact reception to make an appointment.
Well Baby Clinic (By appointment)
All parents are contacted by telephone to arrange their child's immunisations and baby checks.
For information of the childhood immunisation programme click the following link to the Public Health Wales Vaccine website -
https://phw.nhs.wales/topics/immunisation-and-vaccines/
The Health Visitors are not based within the surgery premises, however they can be contacted by telephone on 029 2183 2216.
Quit Smoking
We are committed to providing support and help to patients who are considering giving up smoking.
Are you a smoker? - are you interested in quitting? - follow this link to visit the Stop Smoking Wales website for lots of useful information on quitting smoking.
LARC (Contraception)
Ladies - Important information regarding contraceptives:-
Contraceptive Coils and Implants (Known as LARCs - Long Active Reversible Contraception).
The practice, in collaboration with Cardiff and Vale Univeristy Health Board has arrangements in place with another practice in the Locality to undertake insertion of contraceptive coils and implants to patients registered with Meddygfa Canna Surgery.
This service is being provided on our behalf by Woodlands Medical Centre, Greenfarm Road, Ely, Cardiff. CF5 4RG. Telephone (02920) 599144, Fax (02920) 599204.
If you wish to have a contraceptive coil or implant fitted, you can self-refer to Woodlands Medical Centre without the need to see a GP or Nurse here at Meddygfa Canna Surgery. You just need to download the applicaiton form below, titled LARC Referral, complete it in full and send it to Woodlands Medical Centre at the address shown at the top of the form. They will then contact you to arrange an appointment. All follow-up and after-care for devices fitted at Woodlands is carried out by them also.
Meddygfa Canna Surgery will continue to offer the contraceptive injection and the contraceptive pill and appointments for these can be made at our Reception.
Minor Surgery Clinic
We offer a minor surgery service here for the removal of lumps and moles as well as some joint injections.
Dr Ganderton, Dr Davies and Dr Khalifa alll run minor surgery clinics at certain times and days.
You cannot book a minor surgery procedure without being seen first. Please make an appointment with either Dr Ganderton, Dr Davies or Dr Khalifa to discuss the problem.
If appropriate they will recommend that you are placed on the waiting list and you will subsequently be contacted when a clinic is available.
Removal of lumps for cosmetic reasons is not always available on the NHS. Dr Ganderton, Dr Davies or Dr Khalifa will discuss this further at your initial consultation.
During minor surgery sessions the doctors are assisted by our health care assistant. Students may also be present, as this is a valuable source of their education and training.
Note - September 2024 - due to the unavailability of suitable anaesthetic, excessive workload and funding issues, we are not able to undertake minor surgery excisions at present. We are still undertaking joint injections where appropriate.