Stop Smoking Clinic

If you feel now is the right time for you to kick the habit you can self refer to the stop smoking clinic. See below for contact details.

Giving up smoking can benefit your health the minute you stop smoking!

20 minutes

Blood pressure and pulse rate return to normal

1 hour

Circulation improves in hands and feet, making them warmer

8 hours

Nicotine and Carbon monoxide levels fall, meaning oxygen levels in the blood return to normal. Chances of heart attack start to fall

1 day

Carbon monoxide removed from body. Lungs start to clear out mucus and other debris and begin to work better

2 days

Nicotine is removed from body. Ability to taste and smell improve.

3 days

Breathing becomes easier as bronchial tubes relax. Energy levels increase.

So don’t delay.

Contact Smoke Free Life Somerset on:

01823 765006 / 0800 2461063 or

Text QUIT on 66777 or

visit www.smokefreelifesomerset.co.uk or

email at info@smokefreelifesomerset.co.uk

Clinics are avaliable throughout Somerset 7 days a week, including evenings and weekends.

Good Luck. 

Treatment Room

The treatment room is managed by a Practice Nurse every weekday, to book in to the treatment room please contact reception. The Practice Nurse will be able to help you with:

1. Immunisations for holiday travel
2. General advice
3. Ear syringing (after a 10 day cycle of ear drops/olive oil) (Subject to a waiting list)
4. Cervical smears
5. Dressings

Minor Surgery

Smaller operations are done under local anaesthetic by several doctors in the practice and are carried out in the treatment room. For advice please consult your doctor.

Cervical Smears

Currently cervical smears are recommended in Somerset every three years for 25-49 year olds and every five years for patients between 50 and 64.

Immunisations

Our nursing staff offer routine child immunisations as offered as part of the National NHS programme. Appointments for these will be sent directly from the Health Authority, but please inform the surgery if you are not able to attend a pre-booked appointment. 

Travel Vaccinations

We offer NHS and Private travel vaccinations, please complete a form provided at reception and return for the travel nurses to assess. Once the assessment has been complete the nurse will contact you to advise if any vaccinations are required.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU PROVIDE THIS FORM AT LEAST 8 WEEKS PRIOR TO TRAVEL, as with some vaccines you may require multiple doses to complete the course prior to travel.

An alternative is you can contact one of the local pharmacies below who also offer a travel service. Each pharmacy will differ so please contact them directly for specific information.

Local pharmacy information who offer private travel vaccinations

Diabetes And Asthma

There are separate clinics for the management of these conditions run by nurse specialists - please ask the nurse or your doctor if you have concerns regarding these conditions.

Child Health Surveillance

Developmental assessments are carried out by the doctors at six to eight weeks and by the health visitor at:
7-9 months - for hearing and developmental test
18-30 months - developmental assessment
3¹/₂ years - vision and hearing assessment, height, weight and health education

Family Planning

We offer a full range of contraceptive methods: the pill, depot injection, IUCD and post-coital contraception. Emergency and confidential advice is available at all times.
There is also a family planning clinic at Bridgwater Hospital.

Incontinence Advice

Incontinence advice and exercises can be provided.

Your Pregnancy...Antenatal And Postnatal Care

Pregnancy can be confirmed by your doctor following a test on a sample of your urine not less than six weeks after the last menstrual period. Antenatal care is under the supervision of the midwife with checks by the doctor at intervals. The team of midwives cover pre-pregnancy advice and parentcraft classes after 30 weeks.

Domino deliveries at the Mary Stanley Wing, Bridgwater Hospital and Ashcombe Ward, Weston-super-Mare Hospital and postnatal care at home for up to 10 days. Antenatal clinics are provided by the MIDWIVES at the following times: 
 - Wednesdays 1.00-4.20pm
 - Thursday 9.30am-12 noon

For your health and the baby's we always advise: 

1. stop smoking
2. stop alcohol
3. avoid any medication unless prescribed by your doctor or advised by your pharmacist.

The midwives can be contacted by telephoning 01278 785913 Monday to Friday or the triage service on 01823 343985 9am-5pm.

Test Results

For your test results please telephone Reception on 01278 783220 after 2pm for any results of blood tests, x-rays etc.

Give your full name, address and date on which your test was carried out.

Please also remember that for confidentiality reasons we are not allowed to give results out to anyone other than the patient, only in exceptional circumstances where the patient has given verbal or written consent are we able to do this.

Please leave seven working days before making enquiries. Please remember some test results can take longer.

Please note that we may contact you via text in regards to your results. Ensure that your contact details are up to date via reception.

Non NHS Examinations

Medical examinations for special purposes eg driving medicals, pre-employment insurance medicals, etc, can be arranged by appointment. A fee as recommended by the British Medical Association is payable for these examinations. Details of these fees can be obtained from reception.

Provident Forms (BUPA, PPP, etc)
The doctor will countersign these for you; please allow seven working days for their completion. A fee as recommended by the British Medical Association will be payable on completion.

PLEASE NOTE - All Non NHS work will incur a charge, this can be completing of a document / private examination etc. Please see the list below of what these are and how much they cost.

If you have any further queries regarding which fee is relatable to you, please contact reception and they should be able to advise further.

Private Fees Price List 2019

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