Medical services and clinics

This website has been revamped to meet the needs of the thousands of people with asthma who visit the site each day, either to find important information about asthma and how to control it.

Information is researched from the British Medical Journal and displayed in an easy to understand format.

Free information service provided by Cancer Research UK about cancer and cancer care for people with cancer and their families. Information is formatted in such a way that makes understanding the website an easy process.

All women between the age of 25 and 65 should have a regular smear test every three to five years. We send out appointment reminders to all of our patients to let you know when your next smear is due.

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.

Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning, including coil fitting and emergency contraception.

Find out about local counsellors and advice services. You can access these services by speaking to your GP or the surgery’s receptionist.

Tips on evaluating the reliability of online medical information:

1. Use sites from reputable organisations you have heard of.
2. Double check the information by looking for other sources.
3. Check there are contact details for any organisation or people responsible for the information not just an email address.
4. Look at the advertising – does it seem to unduly influence the site content?
5. All articles should quote references that you can look up.
6. Watch out for claims about the superiority of any particular treatment over another
7. Is this information supplied with a date to make sure it has not been superseded by other research.
8. Check the sites confidentiality policy.
9. Beware of sites claiming to be the definitive source.
10. Beware of sites that criticise others.

The largest charity in the UK devoted to the care and treatment of people with diabetes in order to improve the quality of life for people with the condition.

Learn more about ear irrigation advice.

We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women at our surgery.

Holiday cancellation insurance does not need a Doctors letter – it needs an official claim form obtainable from your insurers (a Doctor needs to fill in part of it). A fee is normally charged for completion of private certificates. Please ask at Reception for details.

Women aged between 50 and 71 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.

Find breast screening services.

The midwives are based at Cadbury Heath Health Centre and can be contacted on 0117 980 5737.

Fast, free independent information from the Men's Health Forum.

Attempts to break the language barrier between Doctors and patients regarding disease and illnesses.

Aiming to personalise healthcare and provide information that will ‘allow patients to make meaningful choices about when and where to receive their treatment.

The NHS Constitution was published on 21 January 2009. It was one of a number of recommendations in Lord Darzi’s report ‘High Quality Care for All’ which was published on the 60th anniversary of the NHS and set out a ten-year plan to provide the highest quality of care and service for patients in England.

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.

QRISK is a new calculator which works out your risk of getting heart disease. It has been developed by doctors and academics working in the UK National Health Service.

We offer routine vaccinations and general advice to our patients travelling abroad.

It may take up to 8 weeks for a full course of vaccinations, so please can patients complete our travel health questionnaire (available from reception) in plenty of time if you are planning to go abroad where you need to be vaccinated.

Women's Health Concern is a charitable organisation which aims to help educate and support women with their healthcare by providing unbiased, accurate information.