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Get advice about travelling abroad, including the latest information on coronavirus, safety and security, entry requirements and travel warnings. With more people travelling abroad, practices have seen a surge in … [continue] Foreign Travel Advice

Patient Newsletter – May 2022

The Joint Committee of Vaccinations and Immunisations (JCVI) has reviewed the data available and based on this evidence advised that those who are at higher risk of severe illness should … [continue] Covid Spring Boosters

Patient Newsletter – April 2022

Please see attached document for more information. You can also find out more by visiting bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk/icp or calling 0117 900 2655 Your health and Integrated Care

Please see the attached document which includes FAQ’s on our Covid Spring Booster clinics. FAQs Covid Spring Booster Clinics

Current and Future Cohorts As at 25 January 2022 BNSSG Covid Vaccination Programme  

Patient Newsletter – March 2022

Sirona are holding a series of community based catch up clinics offering first and second dose Covid vaccinations for 12-15 year old’s. Please see the following links below for more … [continue] Community based catch-up clinics

Patients whom have called to book a medication review in the last few months may have noticed a difference in the system. Medication review is essential to ensure safe, effective … [continue] Important Update about Medication Reviews

Patient Newsletter – February 2022

Please click here for further information on the closure of Helios Medical Centre. 

Nutrition for the Family ‘A child is building a body to last a lifetime!’ Join us for an informative session led by our Social Prescriber, Sarah Stammers on the important … [continue] Wellbeing Lifestyle Club

Do I need to book for the clinics at PPL/Langford surgery? Yes, these are not walk-in clinics, you need to make an appointment. We will send you an invitation to … [continue] Vaccination Clinics Autumn 2021

Who can get a Covid-19 booster? From the recent changes announced on Sunday 12th December 2021, anyone over 18. The booster is being offered to those most vulnerable first and … [continue] Covid-19 Booster FAQ’s

We have seen an increase in queries from our patients regarding vaccine passports. If any patients have received one of the four MHRA approved COVID-19 vaccinations (AstraZeneca, Janssen, Moderna or … [continue] COVID Vaccine Passports

Utilising appointments to their full potential Please can we encourage our patients to use Community Pharmacy referrals, as well as our First Contact Physiotherapist team, Advanced Practitioner team and our … [continue] Routine & Urgent Appointments

We have received many queries about the recent announcement from the UK government to do with prescribing hormone replacement therapy (HRT Prior to 1 November 2021, HRT was being prescribed … [continue] Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)

Please see the message below from the Research Team regarding a study we undertook in 2017. We were proud to contribute a small number of children to this study before … [continue] CEDAR Study – Belated ‘Thank you’ to participating practices, parents and children

With effect from 1st November 2021 Coniston Surgery will be changing the way you can contact us to get help from a clinician. The phone lines will continue to be … [continue] Coniston Surgery – Changes in the way you can contact us from 1st November 2021

From Friday (1 October) we will be forming a partnership with Mendip Vale Medical Group. There will be no changes to you, our patients, you will continue to receive general … [continue] Exciting news for Coniston Medical Practice!

The HPValidate study team has worked hard to prepare the 32 sites Mendip Vale Medical Group (Bristol) was one of the first primary care sites to complete the online induction. … [continue] HPValidate sites go live

Mendip Vale Medical Group has been selected to take part in an important study to test the use of self-sampling in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme in England. Self-sampling is … [continue] HPValidate

As part of our continued growth we are delighted to be merging with Coniston Medical Practice in South Gloucestershire. This practice neighbours our Monks Park Surgery and has c10,000 patients. … [continue] We are delighted to be merging with Coniston Medical Practice in South Gloucestershire

Stroke services in Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire could be set to change as part of a consultation on proposed improvements. Stroke can affect anyone, at any age, at … [continue] Help shape future of stroke services

Mendip Vale Medical Group has now moved toward a paper light system when processing Repeat Medication. Patients are encouraged to request their medication electronically, and to sign up to the … [continue] Paper Light Prescribing Update