Frome Medical Practice

03/09/2025

Have you heard of our Habits For health programme?

We've two Habits for Health groups starting this month, one on 5th September and one on 23rd September and we've spaces on both so get in touch (details below) if you'd like more information or to sign up.

Habits for Health is designed to help you identify what’s important for your health and make small changes to help you live well.

Each week we look at a different topic:

🎯 Setting goals for your health
😴 Getting better sleep
🚶‍♀️Moving more
💚 Taking care of your emotional wellbeing
🍽 Eating healthily
🤝 Connecting with others

Sessions are led by a health connector, and take place each week at the practice.

Find out more on our website (search habits for health on our homepage or use the link below) or by calling 01373 468368.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/habitsforhealth

03/09/2025

IMPORTANT - ENERGY ADVICE SESSION TODAY CANCELLED SADLY

The energy advice drop-in at Frome Medical Practice this afternoon is cancelled due to staff sickness. Apologies for the late notice (and get well wishes to the team!).

If you were hoping to come down today with any energy-related queries, we're still happy to help. Give us a call on 01373 465757 to arrange a call back from a member of the team.

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03/09/2025

The Children and Young People's Mental Health Hackathon takes place this Saturday with a range of FREE expert talks, workshops and events which you are invited to join in with. The aim of the day is to explore how the local community can support children and young people's mental health.

Expert talks include early signs of poor mental health, from burnout to wellbeing and what if video games were good for kids. You can join in with workshops on music for family wellbeing and play for family mental health. There will be a panel discussion on children's mental health and the chance to join in with a silent disco led by Mojo Moves!

More details and booking for all the events is available here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/frome-mental-health-hack-a-thon-4558643

The day has been organised by Anna Sabine MP and Beacon Services Resources CIC, with support from ourselves.

02/09/2025

Our Live Well With Pain group is a 6 week face-to-face group programme, led by our Health Connectors. Our next group starts on Monday 15th September and if you're living with persistent pain you might be interested in taking part.

Join us and over the 6 weeks you will learn how to 'live well' despite persistent pain. Each session takes place on a Monday from 5:30pm to 7:30pm at the practice.

What does the programme offer?

✅ Ten Footsteps to help you self-manage pain
🎥 Real-life video stories from people living well with pain
🛠️ Practical tips, tools, and downloadable resources
🔗 Trusted links to helpful online content

How do I sign up?

If you are living with pain and would like to register your interest in taking part, please complete a short form on our website, linked below or search 'live well with pain' on our home page.

Or you can give our Health Connections Frome team a call on 01373 468368 and select option 1.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/live-well-with-pain

02/09/2025

CANCELLED DUE TO SICKNESS - LINK BELOW IF YOU NEED HELP NOW. TEAM WILL BE BACK IN OCTOBER.

Energy Advice Session - Wednesday 3rd September, midday to 4pm at the practice!

Drop into the practice tomorrow (Wednesday) for free, impartial energy advice. The healthy homes team can help with a range of issues - from managing your energy bills, to finding out about insulating your home, to dealing with energy debt, to fitting solar panels and more.

📆 First Wednesday of every month
⏰ midday to 4pm
📍Frome Medical Practice - find the team in / around our main entrance area

If you can't make these sessions, more information and support is available online here:

https://www.frometowncouncil.gov.uk/our-community/our-sustainability-work/green-and-healthy-frome/healthy-homes/energy-advice-sessions-home-visits/

01/09/2025

If you've received a text from us inviting you to book a flu / COVID vaccination and you aren't sure what to do with the link we've included in the text, this is one of the things the team can help you with at our digital health support sessions.

They can also help with things like downloading and using the NHS App, ordering repeat prescriptions online and so on. We can also help with setting up linked profiles on the NHS App and we can show you how to use online forms on our website.

Lots we can help with so do come along if you need a hand with anything!

Here's where you can find the team this week:

Tuesday 2nd September 10am to midday at the practice
Tuesday 2nd September 1pm to 3pm at Frome Library
Thursday 4th September 10am to 11:30am at the cafe in the Cheese and Grain
Thursday 4th September 4pm to 8pm at the practice

No appointments needed but do bring your mobile phone or tablet along with you if you can.

01/09/2025

This Wednesday, midday to 4pm at the practice - please come along and see how the team can help you.

01/09/2025

We have a lot happening in September to tell you about!

As well as our regular weekly drop in sessions / clinics (swipe to second image for details) we have lots of additional sessions happening.

Important things to note - these are all happening at the practice other than where indicated. Many are drop in, but some do need you to register / book - please make sure to do this where needed.

We appreciate there's a lot to take in here! More details, including times, are on our website 'events' page (linked below or search 'events' on our home page.) We also try to create facebook events pages for many of these dates. And of course we will share more information about many of these sessions over the next few days and weeks on our social media so please keep watching our feed for updates!

3rd - Healthy homes energy advice drop in
4th - Long term conditions group
6th - Children and Young People's Mental Health Hackathon - venues across town, please book
9th - Menopause group discussion - please register your interest
11th - COPD support group
13th - Digital health pop up
13th - Saturday cervical screening clinic - prebook appointment or drop in
15th - Live Well With Pain course starts - please register your interest
18th - Navigating Menopause course starts - please register your interest
20th - Saturday cervical screening clinic - prebook appointment or drop in
24th - Patient feedback evening
25th - Parents workshop anxiety & low mood - please book your place
25th - HEAL course starts - takes place online, please register your interest
26th - Pain cafe

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/event

29/08/2025

Are you concerned about children and young people's mental health? Are you a parent or carer? Do you work in Children's Mental Health?

On Saturday 6th September a range of FREE talks, workshops and events exploring how the community of Frome can support children and young people's mental health will be taking place. Proceedings on the day will be opened by the Mayor of Frome and will also feature a cry from Frome's Official Town Crier.

Come along, learn more about children and young people's mental health and have your say about what we can all do to support children and young people's mental health in Frome.

This event is being put on by Anna Sabine MP and Beacon Services Resources CIC, with support from ourselves.

BOOK YOUR FREE PLACES FOR EVENTS, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS HERE:

https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/frome-mental-health-hack-a-thon-4558643

29/08/2025

We will be running a series of sessions for patients in the Autumn, as a result of focus groups and conversations that have taken place with women in Frome in recent months.

Some of the dates shared here are regular weekly or monthly events (the young person's clinic and menopause discussion group **.) And we are holding another 6 week Navigating Menopause Programme ** starting in September too.

We've added two Saturday Cervical Screening clinic dates in September for those of you due or overdue your cervical screening. You can book in for this (via the NHS App is easiest) or turn up on the day. A well woman information stand, with lots of information on further women's health support and resources will also be available at the practice on these dates.

There are also a series of talks to look forward to in October:

➡️ Women's health for the under 25s **
➡️ Menstrual health and what's normal **
➡️ Pelvic health **
➡️ Adventures in menstruation **

For more details about everything that's coming up and to book onto sessions, please visit our website. You can either find details on our events page or we've a page listing all these events / dates in one place. Search 'women's health events' or click the link below.

All the events are for patients registered with the practice and are free to attend but we do ask that you book onto the ones marked **.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/news/womens-health-events

28/08/2025

Menopause Group Discussion - important, please register your interest and we will confirm if places available and please be prepared to stay for the whole session as this is not a drop in event.

There's still time to register your interest in coming along to our next Menopause Group Discussion on Tuesday 9th September. Sessions last around two hours and are aimed at people thinking about taking HRT for the first time.

The session is led by one of our female clinicians and gives us much more time than a normal GP appointment allows to chat with you about menopause symptoms, how we can manage them ourselves, as well as the risks and benefits of HRT. Please come along and find out more and if you decide you would like to start taking HRT we can arrange your prescription on the evening itself.

You'll need to be able to get there for the start and stay for the full session.

Let us know you'd like to come along by filling in our online form, linked below (or visit the website and search 'menopause'.) One of the team will then be in touch to confirm your place.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/menopause-group-discussion

28/08/2025

Young Somerset will be returning to the practice in the autumn to repeat their two brilliant workshops for parents and carers, which were held earlier this year.

If you're a parent or carer of children of primary and secondary age these workshops will be really useful for you, They are an opportunity to meet other parents / carers, share common concerns and discuss ways to support young people.

Here are the details of each session - you can book on one or both, depending on your needs:

📅 Thursday 25th September, 5:30pm to 7pm Anxiety and low mood in young people
📆 Thursday 9th October, 5:30pm to 7pm Resilience in young people

To come along to one or both workshops please email Young Somerset at wellbeing@youngsomerset.org.uk