Beechwood Medical Practice

13/12/2021

We will continue to invite our patients for booster doses in order of eligibility and as quickly as we can. You can can also find more information about booking an appointment at a mass vaccination centre at

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

or https://bnssghealthiertogether.org.uk/covid-19/

Or call the covid vaccine info line on 119. Please do not call the surgery without checking these sources of information first. Thank you for your help and understanding with this.

NHS advice about coronavirus (COVID-19), including information on symptoms, testing, vaccination and self-isolation.

11/11/2021

07/10/2021

It’s never too late to quit smoking. You will notice immediate improvements to your health when you stop.

Join the thousands of people who are stopping smoking this October. For free support search ‘Stoptober’ or visit: https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/quit-smoking/

24/09/2021

If you’re a parent with a young child, get the HANDI App for expert advice on treating common childhood illnesses.

It's free to download and includes detailed care plans for different conditions.

▶️ Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.myoxygen.handi.taunton
🍎 App store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/handi-paediatric/id969445171

16/07/2021

Please continue to wear face coverings when visiting the practice after 19th July 2021.

Health and high quality care for all, now and for future generations

10/05/2021

Vaccine Passports – Please do not contact the surgery for letters evidencing vaccine status for travel abroad as we cannot provide them. Visit the Government website for more information on how you can obtain this information https://www.gov.uk/guidance/demonstrating-your-covid-19-vaccination-status-when-travelling-abroad. Alternatively if you cannot use the NHS App you can call 119 from 17/5 onwards.

How to demonstrate your coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination status to show that you’ve had the full course of the COVID-19 vaccine and access this status when travelling abroad.

14/04/2021

To all our Muslim staff, patients and friends welcoming in the month of , Ramadan Mubarak.

Stay safe this Ramadan and make sure every Iftar is a safe one by following COVID-19 guidelines. For more information, please visit gov.uk.

24/03/2021

You can also call us on 0117 9082360 and get your vaccine here at your local GP surgery.

18/03/2021

If you are a registered patient over 50 years of age and haven't yet booked your COVID vaccination, or if you have booked to receive it elsewhere and would like to have it sooner, we can offer you an appointment within the next 10 days. Please call us on 0117 9082360.

If you have received a text invitation from us for a COVID vaccination, please respond as soon as possible - even if you you want to decline it.
Thank you

24/02/2021

Priority Group 6 is large and covers a wide age range, and many health conditions. In BNSSG we are contacting people in Group 6 over the next few weeks in order of those at most risk of a more severe outcome from contracting Covid.

If you believe you are in Cohort 6, please do not contact the NHS - we will contact you.

We appreciate that it can be confusing for individuals to know if they belong to one group or another. At this stage we are following a series of nationally defined criteria and that allows us to contact the people we want to come forward for vaccination.

We are working tirelessly to vaccinate our patients as quickly as possible using every potential slot and every dose of vaccine as soon as we receive it. An increase in supply is expected from 1 March 2021 across the UK and we expect to be able to increase our number of clinics, then.

Please be patient and kind to our staff; we will be in touch when it is your turn.