Common Procedures
We offer a number of procedures to support both the general and women’s health elements of the practice.
What Makes Us Different?
Are you looking for a traditional, experienced and evidence-based approach?.
Continuity of Care
Your consultation will be with a doctor and where possible your care will be continued by the same doctor.
Experienced GP's
Our doctors are all up to date and highly experienced. They work as a team when issues are complex and will refer to other specialists if appropriate.
Time to Talk
You will have much longer to tell us your story, to be listened to and to discuss your concerns than is available in NHS General Practice.
Making a Decision
You choose which the option you would like to follow and we will help you to make decision that is informed and right for you.
What Women's Health Services do we offer?
We offer a range of common procedures, from coil fitting for contraception to impants for HRT.
Intrauterine Device (Coil) Fitting
We can fit an intrauterine device in St Erme, and both Nuffied hospitals.
Coils can be used for emergency and long-acting contraception, managing heavy bleeding and as part of an HRT regime. Your requirements and background health will help to direct choice.
We would talk to you beforehand to ensure that it was being used appropriately. We would ensure that you know how it works, how well it works and potential side effects and risks. We would check your risks of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infection.
You would be allowed to choose whether you do or do not want a local anaethetic and the choice of device would be agreed.
After the procedure we would make sure that you are well before allowing you home.
Coils With Non Visible Strings
Implants for Contraception
We can both place and remove Nexplanon, the progestogen only contraceptive implant.
Estradiol Implants for HRT
Estradiol implants are available, though not licensed, and are used as an option of last resort when nothing else is effective.
They are small crystalline pellets placed into the fat of the lower abdomen. This requires a minor surgical procedure. They can release for 2-3 years but usually need topping up at 6-12 months. Blood levels are needed before a decision to repeat is made.
They are not generally available as an NHS option.
Avulsion of Cervical Polyps
Why Trust St Erme Medical
St Erme Medical is a private General Practice founded by Dr Sarah Gray. She is both a GP and a specialist in women’s health and is regarded as a national expert. She has provided both NHS and private specialist services for 25 years. She now leads a team of doctors who work with her to the same high standard.
What to Expect
St Erme Medical supplements the services provided by the NHS providing time with experienced doctors, continuity of care and management options that are evidence based and supported by guidance. In addition to problem based consultations, we can offer medicals for insurance, visa and other purposes. health reviews for all and specialist advice in the field of women’s health. As leaders in our field we can offer advice to all women, even those with highly complex histories.
Those patients who see us in person will be able to park and consult in an environment that is relaxed and welcoming.
1. Contact Us
Whether you contact us by telephone, email or via the website you will be asked to provide an outline of the service you are looking for so that we understand where, how and who we can offer you.
2. Questionnaire
You will be asked to fill in a medical information questionnaire to brief the doctor and allow you to focus on assessing your current situation during the consultation.
3. Confirmation
You will be sent confirmation of your appointment and a reminder the day before. We will invoice and expect payment in advance of the consultation.
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Experienced GP's
Our GPs are fully qualified and all have years of experience. Medicine covers many areas, and no one can know everything. There are unknowns and gaps in the data. We will tell you when we cannot answer a question.
We then talk together as expertise is shared within the team and will research issues that we are less sure of.
Meet our women's health specialists
MBBCh MFOM MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
Consultant Occupational Health Physician & GP
GMC 6115160
HCA
BA MBBS MRCGP DFSRH DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6055908
MBChB MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 6160515
BSc, MBBS, MRCGP, DRCOG, DFSRH, FHEA
GP Specialist in Women’s Health
GMC 3135143
MBBCh MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 4538819
MBChB MRCGP PG Dip Gynae DFSRH
GP with an extended role in Women’s Health
GMC 6077022
MbChB, MRCGP, MRCP, DFSRH, DRCOG
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 6134672
FRCOG FFSRH DIPM
Consultant in Community Gynaecology and Reproductive Healthcare
GMC 2608187
MBBS MRCGP DRCOG DFSRH
GP with an Extended Role in Women’s Health
GMC 7130800
Truro, Plymouth and Exeter
St Erme Medical is based in its own premises in the centre of Cornwall. All services are provided from here including the co-ordination of video and telephone appointments. The doctors who are Cornwall based and the nurses offer face to face appointments.
Both Dr Patton and Dr Gray can offer face to face appointments for Women’s Health in the Nuffield Health Hospital in Plymouth and Dr Gillies can do the same in Nuffield Health Exeter.
Secure video and telephone appointments allow consultations with patients throughout the UK.
Enquire Now
Enquire now to find out more information about common procedures such as coil fitting and implants for HRT.
Any Questions?
Everyone is different. We will listen to you. We will treat you as an individual and personalise our advice to you. We treat everyone equally but may need to know about characteristics such as disability, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation in order to tailor our assessment and advice.
Are you a GP or Women's Health Specialist?
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Everyone is different. We will listen to you. We will treat you as an individual and personalise our advice to you. We treat everyone equally but may need to know about characteristics such as disability, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation in order to tailor our assessment and advice.
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Sexual health covers a wide range of problems from sexual function to family planning to sexually transmitted infection. We can offer help with all of these.
Our nurses have many years of experience and provide additional support and care.
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If an ultrasound confirms that your device is in place but we simply cannot see the strings, we would usually be able to remove it.
You are likely to need a local anaesthetic to help the tissues relax.