Community hub

There are a lot of community organisations in the local area that come together to offer a range of services. Our community hub has all the information you need about the advice and support available to all local residents.

Community hub services

The community hub aims to signpost patients and local residents to services and support for a variety of needs, including:

Useful information

Veteran friendly GP practice

Visit our military veteran page.

For more information on health services for the Armed Forces community, please visit the NHS website at www.nhs.uk/armedforceshealth 

Useful Links:

Twitter @NHSArmedForces.

Mental Health

Mental health is about how we think, feel and behave. One in four people in the UK have a mental health problem at some point in their lives, which affects their daily life, relationships or physical health.

Mental health disorders take many different forms and affect people in different ways. Schizophrenia, depression and personality disorders are all examples of mental health problems. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and dementia generally develop in old age, whereas eating disorders are more common in young people.

You can subscribe to wellbeing podcasts on the Mental Health Foundation Website.

The website of the Mental Health Foundation outlines the charity’s work in research, policy, service development and service user involvement. The site offers information and publications to download on research, good practice in services and on mental health problems and key issues.

For more information please visit the websites below:

External Websites

  • Wiltshire IAPT – LIFT Psychology can be accessed via self-referral or through referral by your GP
  • Mental Health – Healthtalkonline lets you share experiences of health and illness.
  • Alzheimer’s Disease An information sheet helping to understand more about Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Depression An information sheet helping to understand more about the causes, treatment and understanding of Depression
  • Alzheimer’s Society Comprehensive information for people with all forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s Society is a membership organisation, which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  • Mental Health Foundation Founded in 1949, the Mental Health Foundation is a leading UK charity that provides information, carries out research, campaigns and works to improve services for anyone affected by mental health problems, whatever their age and wherever they live
  • Turning Point | Health & Wellbeing (turning-point.co.uk) Whether you come to them with drug or alcohol issues, a mental health concern or a learning disability, they'll give you the individual support you need
Blood Tests

Some blood tests need to be done on fasting samples. You will be informed if you need to fast for your blood test.

If you are to fast, you should have nothing to eat or drink (except plain water) from 10pm the night before your blood test appointment.

To stress this point: water is allowed; food, tea, coffee, milk, lemonade… in fact, anything but water is not allowed and may mean you will have to book another blood test.

If the prospect of having blood taken fills you with fear, tell us, because there are ways to make the procedure more comfortable.

Sexual Health

A range of sexual health services are offered at the surgery including:

  • No Worries!
  • Contraception and contraception advice
  • Emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
  • Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhoea
  • Providing self-check chlamydia kits
  • Testing and counselling for HIV and AIDS

If you need advice and support with a sexual health matter or you think you have a problem you would like to discuss, please call the surgery to make an appointment with your GP.

Sexual health services are freely available for everyone.

For more information please visit the websites below:

External Websites

Contraception

Our family planning clinics offer free, confidential advice and information about contraception and sexual health.

We provide a range of services including:

  • Confidential advice about contraception
  • The combined oral contraceptive pill
  • The Progestogen-only pill
  • Progestogen injections
  • Limited supplies of free condoms
  • Free emergency contraception
  • Confidential advice about STIs
  • Cervical screening
  • Unplanned pregnancy advice
  • Free pregnancy tests
  • Pre-conception advice and fertility awareness information
  • Fitting and checking of caps, diaphragms, and coils (intrauterine devices, or IUDs)

Please book an appointment (through reception or via our online services) with your GP to discuss any of the above in more detail.

For more information please visit the websites below:

External Websites

‘No Worries!’ – Sexual Health for 13 to 24 year olds

No Worries services are freely accessible to anyone between 13 and 24 years old, even if you are not a registered patient. Free, confidential appointments are available with a practice nurse or a GP within 24 hours.

Our No Worries service offers:

  • Contraception and contraception advice
  • Emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
  • Free pregnancy testing
  • Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia
  • Providing self-check chlamydia kits
  • Testing and counselling for HIV and AIDS

If you require advice and support with a sexual health matter or you think you have a problem you would like to discuss, ask for a No Worries appointment at reception.

For more information on sexual health, contraception and available services, please visit the websites below:

External Websites

Patient support

You can find out more about the medical support and services that are available to patients in the local area on our patient support page.

Patient care support