Patient Information

We are in the process of collecting the 'smoking status' of our patients at the practice.

If you are happy to do so, please complete the 'Your clinical record' form which is available underneath the On-line services (bottom left of the screen) or click here.

Posted: 27.1.12

Stressed, anxious, depressed?

The practice have a team of Mental Health Practitioners who are able to provide patients with support when going through a difficult time.

Click here to read more.....

Posted: 26.1.12

Health Video's

We have videos on our website to provide you with information about some popular health issues.

To view them, click on one of the following links (or go to the orange section below - bottom right of the home screen):

Your Health

Long Term Conditions

Minor Illness

If there are any other subjects you would find useful, please complete the feedback form and we will forward them to the website development team for review.

Posted: 19.1.12

Avoid the queues and cancel your appointment direct!

Did you know that we have a designated appointment cancellation line, which is available 24 hours a day (even at weekends!)

PHONE or TEXT 01225 860025

These messages are collected regularly throughout the day.

You can also cancel your appointment on-line by clicking on the 'cancel appointment' button on the home screen, below left.

Posted 13.1.11

Ordering prescriptions on-line.

If you would like to order repeat medication on-line, please take proof of ID (passport/driving licence/utility bill) to the receptionist who will be able to register you and provide you with a password.

For more information about the repeat prescription service, please click here.

Posted: 11.1.12

Text message appointment reminders!

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We are pleased to announce that from Wednesday 11th January, at 11.45am each week day, patients who have an appointment for the following day will receive an instant SMS text message appointment reminder.

To receive this service, please inform the receptionist of your mobile telephone number.

If you would prefer NOT to receive ANY text messages from the practice, please ask reception staff to mark this on your record.

Posted: 11.1.12

Many thanks....

The Doctors and staff would like to give a BIG thank you to the patients who gave us Christmas gifts this year.

We are most grateful for your generosity.

We wish you a very Happy & Healthy New Year!

Posted: 9.1.12

Staff raise money for charity!

Each year the staff at The Health Centre, Bradford on Avon, donate money to charity instead of sending each other christmas cards.

This year we are proud to report they have raised £55 for Dorothy House Hospice and £55 for Bath Cats & Dogs home .

Posted: 6.1.12

Latest Newsletter available now!

Click here to download the Newsletter.

Posted: 3.1.12

Are you fit to Quit?

Please attend our STOP SMOKING CLINIC with one of our trained advisors - Ruth Randall & Sharon Padfield.

You are 4 more times likely to quit with help from an advisor.

Please ask the Receptionist to book you an appointment at The Health Centre or at St Damian's Surgery.

Posted: 30.12.11

Patient Voice e-mail group

We are pleased to announce that we now have 101 patients in our e-mail group.

The first e-mail was sent to patients today asking for their opinions and feedback on various subjects.

It is not too late to join the group!

Please read earlier posts for more information.

Posted: 29.12.11

Magazines for the waiting room

We would like to up-date the reading material in our surgery waiting rooms.

If you have any recent magazines which you no longer need and would feel happy to donate them to the Practice, we would be very grateful.

Posted: 9.12.11

Green Tree Health

There are a variety of alternative therapists and counsellors working at Green Tree Health. For more information click here.

Posted: 6.12.11

Patient e-mail group

We are thrilled to announce that 68 patients have already signed up to be part of the practice e-mail group!

If you would like to join in or find out more, please read the post below.....

Posted: 5.12.11

We would like your ideas and opinions

Are you interested in supporting your practice in delivering and developing patient services?

The Surgery is looking for patients from all age groups, social and cultural backgrounds to help us.

To achieve this we are looking to create an e-mail group whereby we can contact members, without the need for people to attend meetings at the practice.

register_now If you are interested in being involved, please contact the surgery during December, using the e-mail address below. Your contribution will be valued.

boamhp.patientvoice@nhs.net

If however, you do not have access to the internet, please attend one of the regular Patient Participation Group Meetings. The date of the next meeting is Wednesday 7^th December, 7.00pm at The Health Centre, Bradford on Avon.

For more information about the Patient Participation Group, please click here.

Posted: 26.11.11

Text message appointment reminders

silver_phone The Practice will soon be sending patients appointment reminder automatically by text message, 24 hours prior to the appointment.

To receive this service we will need your mobile phone number on your records. To tell us this number please complete the contact details form (on the bottom left of the screen).

The practice also has the facility to send text messages to patients with any general practice information too.

If you would prefer NOT to receive ANY text messages from the practice, please ask reception staff to mark this on your record.

Posted: 26.11.11

Booking your appointment on-line

This facility is currently under construction and will be coming soon to the website.

Please check back here for future posts to find out more information of how the service will work & when the service will be available for patients to use.

Posted 26.11.11

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Health Charities

01 Dec - 31 Jan
Marie Curie

Marie Curie Cancer Care is a UK charity dedicated to the care of people with terminal cancer and other illnesses. Over the financial year 2010/11, we reached a total of 31,799 patients

01 Dec - 31 Jan
YouthHealthTalk

Youthhealthtalk enables young people, their family and friends, and professionals such as doctors and teachers to understand young people's experiences of health, illness and life in general. The website feature real-life accounts of issues such as effect on work and education, social life and relationships, consulting health professionals and treatment.

BBC Health

NHS 'in peril if shake-up fails'

More than 50 GPs involved in the groups that will control have warned the NHS may be "in peril" if government changes are derailed.

Right-to-die case wins first step

A man who is almost completely paralysed has won the first step in his legal bid to pursue his right-to-die.

Student's death after meningitis

Students at Haverfordwest-based Pembrokeshire College are urged to be vigilant after a fellow student who had contracted meningitis died.

Babies' brains 'show autism risk'

It may be possible to detect autism at a much earlier age than previously thought, say researchers.

Government escapes NHS rebellion

The government appears to have escaped a rebellion by the medical establishment over its controversial NHS reforms in England.

Breast implant boss faces charges

The owner of a French breast implant maker at the centre of an international safety scare faces charges of "involuntary injury", his lawyer says.

Carers 'missing out on support'

Carers are missing out on "vital" support, a survey for cancer charity Macmillan Cancer Support suggests.

More men 'have oral cancer virus'

Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is more common among men than women, leading to an increased risk for men of head and neck cancers, a US study suggests.

Heart attack deaths have halved

The death rate from heart attacks in England has halved in the last decade, says an Oxford University study.

Abbott quits MPs' abortion group

Shadow health minister Diane Abbott has resigned from a cross-party group on counselling given to pregnant women by abortion providers.

Health Protection Agency

Health Protection Agency confirms new incinerator study

A new study to further extend the evidence base as to whether emissions from modern well run Municipal Waste Incinerators affect human health has been approved by the Health Protection Agency.

HPA helps solve radon problems in West Oxfordshire homes

Hundreds of homes across West Oxfordshire have been found to have high levels of radioactive gas radon. Last summer, the Health Protection Agency invited about 9,000 householders across West Oxfordshire to apply for a free test for radon, a naturally occurring gas present in all homes.

HPA helps solve radon problems in Orkney homes

Hundreds of householders across Orkney are being advised to act to protect their health, after HPA tests detected high levels of radioactive gas radon.

Cornish radon hotspot targeted

Thousands of households in a part of Cornwall with historic radon problems are being offered a free test for levels of the radioactive gas radon.

New Guidelines to Control Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Infections in UK Hospitals Launched

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group* has today launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK.

Whooping cough cases increase

Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) reported to the Health Protection Agency (HPA) in England and Wales have more than doubled from 421 cases in 2010 to 1040 in 2011. Increases in levels of whooping cough are seen every three to four years and figures in 2011 are in line with cases reported in the last peak year of 2008.

HPA publishes second migrant health report

The Health Protection Agency’s (HPA) second report on Migrant Health, and the first UK-wide report is published today.

Levels of norovirus within seasonal norms

Norovirus is highly contagious and can be transmitted by contact with an infected person; by consuming contaminated food or water or by contact with contaminated surfaces or objects. The virus spreads rapidly in closed environments such as hospitals, schools, nursing and residential homes.

HPA warns winter sun seekers to seek protection from malaria

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is reminding UK travellers visiting friends and family or taking winter sun holidays to ensure they take anti-malaria tablets when visiting countries where malaria is prevalent.

New study finds post natal women have an 'increased risk' of TB

The risk of TB diagnosis is significantly increased in women during the first six months after pregnancy, according to a new UK-wide study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine today (Friday).