The Whalebridge Practice

We are currently recruiting households to take part in a project by the Food Standards agency along with the University of Newcaste and the University of Oxford to study which organisms cause infectious intestinal disease, such as diarrhoea, in the UK.

As part of this study we will be asking for households to volunteer to fill in a questionaire each week about their stomach health. If symptoms develop we will ask them to pick up a kit and send a sample to a laboritory.

You help would be very much appreciated. We will be sending out invitations in groups so look out for yours. If you would like to know more about the study there is more information on the Food Standards Agency webpage.

 

 

We are an General Practice in the centre of Swindon providing services to patients across a large area of Swindon. We have a wide range of services both NHS and private.

We are open from 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Telephone lines are much quieter after 11am each day.

If you can't see what you need on the website please do give us a call on Swindon 01793 692933

We aim to see urgent problems on the same day although we would request that where problems are not urgent a routine appointment is booked where we can take more time to discuss the problems.

Please note if you are taking medications that are not known to ourselves or indeed prescribed via ourselves, we cannot be held responsible.

 

Free urgent eyecare services now available at opticians 

People across Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire can now access free NHS treatment for urgent eye care from their local optician.  

The brand new service commissioned by the local NHS, means that high street opticians can offer free treatment for urgent eye conditions such as itchy and red eyes, scratched or swollen eyes or unexplained reduced vision.  

Anyone, whatever age and whether registered with an optician or not, will be able to access treatment for any new or worsening eye conditions. 

This is a temporary service set up as a result of concerns that many patients were not seeking treatment for eye conditions due to worries about exposing themselves to Covid19 by visiting A&E departments or their GP.  

A full list of those opticians who are offering this new service is available at  

http://primaryeyecare.co.uk/find-a-practice/

 Please ensure you ring the eye care centre prior to  visiting the premises.

For adults aged between 40 and 74 who has not had a health check with a Doctor in the last five years, we provide a cardiovascular health check which involes a series of routine blood tests that will show your risk of developing heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and type two diabetes.

These checks are availble to patients who are not already being treated for high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease and who have not previously had a stroke.

Please contact reception to make an appointment for your check.

Opening hours

Open 8am to 6.30pm

Appointments from 8am

Telephone 01793 692933

In emergencies at evenings or weekends please call 111

Repeat prescription requests and record access available on the NHS App.

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