Medical services and clinics
Below are the services and clinics available in your area.
Child development
We send out appointments for regular checks and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally and that there’s nothing to worry about.
Contraceptive services
Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning, including coil fitting and emergency contraception.
Health screening
We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our practice.
Mammograms
Women aged between 50 and 60 are advised to attend the Breast Screening Unit every three years for a mammography. This is to make sure we can check and detect any abnormalities as soon as possible. These appointments are sent out by the local Breast Unit.
Maternity care
Our antenatal and postnatal clinics are held at our practice by our doctors and midwives.
Travel advice, vaccinations and immunisations
We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.
It may take up to eight weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please contact us in advance to give you plenty of time if you’re planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.
Non-NHS services
Some services available are not covered under our contract with the NHS. This means that these services need to be paid for.
The services that include charges are:
- Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements.
- Insurance claim forms.
- Passport signing.
- Prescriptions for taking medication abroad.
- Private sick notes.
- Vaccination certificates.
Our reception staff and GPs will be happy to talk through the charges with you during your appointment.
Counsellors and advice services
Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or the practice's receptionist.
Get a blood pressure test
A blood pressure test checks if your blood pressure is healthy, or if it's high or low.
Having this quick test could save your life.
Contact the practice by phone
If you do not want to take your blood pressure using the machine, or if you’ve been asked to request an appointment, please contact the practice.
Find out more
For more information, including what your results mean, see NHS advice on blood pressure tests.
Cervical screening (smear test)
Cervical screening (also known as a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. The cervix is the opening to your womb from your vagina.
It’s not a test for cancer, it’s a test to help prevent cancer.
Who the screening is for
All women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 should get a letter to invite them for a smear.
If you've not been invited and think you’re eligible, please contact the practice.
How often you need a screening
How often you need screening depends on how old you are.
If you’re:
- under 25, you’ll be invited up to 6 months before you turn 25
- 25 to 49, you’ll be invited every 3 years
- 50 to 64, you’ll be invited every 5 years
- 65 or older, you’ll only be invited if 1 of your last 3 tests was abnormal.
Getting an appointment
You’ll get a letter in the post inviting you to make an appointment.
The letter will tell you where you can go and how to request an appointment.
If you have not received a screening letter
You can also request an appointment at the practice if you have not received an invite by letter, or if you lost the letter.
Find out more
Stopping smoking
Find out how to get support to help you stop smoking.
Smokefreelife - Somerset
Smokefreelife Somerset is your local stop smoking service and is provided by Somerset County Council.
We are a FREE stop smoking service supporting Somerset residents to become smoke free.
Phone: 01823 356222
Bowel cancer screening
About 1 in 20 people will get bowel cancer in their life. It affects men and women.
Screening can help detect bowel cancer early, when it's easier to treat.
How it works
You use a home test kit to do the screening.
If you're 60 to 74, you'll be sent a kit every 2 years. The programme is expanding to eventually include those aged 50-59, so currently 56 year olds, and some 58 year olds, are also eligible for screening.
If you're 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every 2 years. Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
If you're younger than 56 and you're worried because you have a family history of bowel cancer, speak to your GP.
Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60 if you have not been sent a test and you think you need one.
If you are worried about your symptoms
You can read about symptoms of bowel cancer on the NHS website.
If you have symptoms that you are worried about you can request an appointment.
Find out more on the NHS website
Visit the NHS website guide to bowel cancer screening
You can also find information about bowel cancer from:
Managing pain
We can help you with:
- finding ways to manage your pain
- reducing your dose of pain medication, if that's what you need
Medications that should be reviewed
Studies have shown that some medications should only be used for a short time. This is because they can become less effective over time or may cause problems of their own.
These include:
- opioids - morphine-based painkillers such as codeine, tramadol, oxycodone
- benzodiazepines
- sleeping tablets, for example Zopiclone
- gabapentin
- pregabalin
Contact the practice
If you need help managing pain or want to request an appointment, contact the practice.
Find out more
You can find out more about pain management and medication at:
Weight loss
At the practice we can:
- give advice and guidance on how to lose weight
- weigh you, at intervals that work for you
- refer you to other services, if you want
Request an appointment
To find out how we can help, request an appointment.
Find out more on the NHS website
Read the NHS website - Better Health's guide to losing weight.