Pavilion & St James Family Doctors

02/10/2025

❣️Help us to help you❣️

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) monitors, inspects, and regulates health services to ensure safe and effective care. Your views help the CQC understand what we are doing well and where we can improve. Please take a few moments to share your experience directly with the CQC.

Online Form: https://www.cqc.org.uk/give-feedback-on-care

You can get help on the phone if it's hard for you to do things online.

Email: enquiries@cqc.org.uk

Telephone: 03000 616161

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm

Excluding bank holidays

15/09/2025

Book your smear today! 🏥

In England, nearly two women die a day from cervical cancer. Don’t ignore your cervical screening invite, and if you missed your last one, book an appointment with your GP practice today.

Cervical screening saves lives. For more information visit http://nhs.uk/cervicalscreening

11/09/2025

💉💉Flu & Covid19 Autumn booster invites have been sent/being posted out to all eligible patients this week, telephone calls are also being made to patients next week for those who have this as their preferred method of contact💉💉

Our clinics are as follows:
Saturday 4th October - Over 65 @ St James
Saturday 11th October - Under 65 @ Pavilion
Saturday 18th October - Mix @ Pavilion
Thursday 23rd October - Mix @ Pavilion

Once these clinics are completed we will review our outstanding patients. If we do require a mop clinic, we will of course contact our outstanding patients with the date of this clinic.

Eligibility for flu vaccine: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan-2025-to-2026/national-flu-immunisation-programme-2025-to-2026-letter

Eligibility for Covid19 Autumn booster: https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/06/26/whos-eligible-for-the-2025-covid-19-vaccine-or-autumn-booster/

If you meet the criteria for the Covid19 Autumn 2025 booster you will be offered this at your appointment when having your flu vaccine.

If you have not received an invitation and meet the criteria, please contact reception on ☎️01452 385555 from 10am onwards Monday-Friday.

When autumn comes, protection from any earlier COVID-19 vaccination you may have had will be starting to wane. For those who are more likely to become seriously ill from COVID-19, the NHS offers a free vaccine in the autumn, previously

27/08/2025

“Still Us” most recent event. Located at Kingsholm Rugby Club, “Still Us” is a friendly group for people affected by dementia and Alzheimer’s to meet and support one another including friends and family members.

Whether living with dementia or supporting someone with, you are more than welcome to join.

The second Monday of every month 13:00-15:00pm at Kingsholm, Gloucester Rugby.

Please come along and enjoy some refreshments and our warm understanding atmosphere.

Our friendly social prescribers will be at the meeting if you are looking for some additional support from your surgery.

22/05/2025

‼️‼️ SCAM ALERT ‼️‼️

We have been made aware of a text/email scam targeting patients.

Some patients are receiving spam text messages/emails saying if they do not click the link they will be removed from their surgery/practice.

Please note that we will never contact you in this way.

Example of the scam text looks like this photo.

⚠️What You Should Do:

Do not open the link. Block the number/email address.

Stay Alert: Be cautious of any unsolicited calls, texts, or emails asking for your personal details.

Verify Authenticity: If you are unsure about any communication claiming to be from your GP practice, contact us directly using our official phone number or via our website.

13/05/2025

09/05/2025

📊Appointment Roundup📊

Monday 7th April - Friday 2nd May 2025

👨‍⚕️ 15 patients did not attend their routine pre-booked appointment with a GP
👩‍⚕️ 55 patients did not attend their routine pre-booked appointment with a nurse
👨‍⚕️ 4 patients did not attend their on the day/emergency appointment
🟰 This is a grand total of 21 hours and 30 minutes of clinical time that has not been utilised

Please remember that if you are no longer able to make your appointment, please let us know as soon as possible, so that we can offer this to another patient 🙂

Many thanks & Happy Friday!!
Partners in Health Team ⭐️

09/05/2025

22/04/2025

April is.... 💛 Testicular Cancer Awareness Month 💛

Testicular cancer starts in one of the testicles. It can affect anyone who has testicles, including men, transgender (trans) women and people assigned male at birth. It is most likely to happen between the ages of 25 and 40.

Each year in the UK, around 2,400 people are diagnosed with testicular cancer. The most common symptom is a lump or swelling in a testicle, or a dull ache, pain, or heaviness in the sc***um.

It is important to check your testicles regularly - please watch the video below for more information on how to check yourself!

If you notice anything unusual, please contact us & we will get you booked in with a GP. Remember no concern is too small!

Partners in Health Team 🌟

21/04/2025

🚨 Our A&Es are experiencing high demand.

Our medical teams must prioritise the sickest patients, so if your condition is urgent but not life-threatening, you may experience a longer wait.

If you need urgent medical help but are unsure where to go, use NHS 111 to be assessed and directed to the right care. You can call, go online or use the NHS App. www.111.nhs.uk

👉 Community Minor Injury & Illness Units can treat you or your child in a calm environment, with free parking available. Patients are seen promptly based on their needs. Open 8am–8pm daily – book via NHS 111. Find their locations here: https://ow.ly/ntYr50V73p9

☎️ Need mental health support? Call NHS 111 and select ‘option 2’, or access a range of telephone helplines and online resources for guidance and support.

16/04/2025

📢 Important Notice: Blood Test Disruption: 14–20 April

Due to industrial action by phlebotomists (staff who take blood samples), there will be no routine blood tests in some outpatient areas from Monday 14 to Sunday 20 April.

🚫 No routine blood tests will take place at: West Block Outpatients, Cheltenham General Hospital; Gloucester Quayside Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC); Edward Jenner Unit, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Some exceptions apply, please see our website for details: 👉 www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/industrial-action

If your clinic needs a blood sample, we’ll either:
✔️ Take it during your appointment,
🔁 Or book you back in after the strike.
You can also walk in for a test after the action ends.

💉 Emergency and urgent care services will continue taking bloods as normal.

We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
More info here 👉 www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/industrial-action

14/04/2025

🐰🐥 EASTER CLOSURE 🐥🐰

Please be aware that we will be closed for the Easter bank holiday weekend - we will be closing on Thursday 17th April at 18:15pm and reopening on Tuesday 22nd April at 08:15am.

Help for minor illnesses can be sought from your local pharmacy - please see below list of pharmacies & their opening times 👩‍⚕️

For anything more serious/urgent, please contact NHS111, out of hours or the minor injuries unit 🧑‍⚕️

Partners in Health Team ⭐️

OPEN PHARMACIES

🐰 GOOD FRIDAY (18th April) 🐰

Asda Pharmacy (Bruton Way) - 10:00-16:00
Boots Pharmacy (Eastgate Street) - 09:30-17:30
Boots Pharmacy (Quedgeley Retail Park) - 08:00-21:00
Tesco Pharmacy (St Oswalds) - 10:00-16:00
Tesco Pharmacy (Quedgeley) - 10:00-16:00

🐥 SATURDAY (19th April) 🐥

Allcare Pharmacy (Barton St) - 09:00-13:00
Allied Pharmacy (Holmleigh Parade, Tuffley) - 09:00-17:30
Allied Pharmacy (Southgate St) - 09:00-17:30
Asda Pharmacy (Bruton Way) - 09:00-20:00
Badham Pharmacy (London Rd) - 09:00-13:00
Badham Pharmacy (Aspen Centre) - 09:00-13:00
Badham Pharmacy (Old Cheltenham Rd, Longlevens) - 08:30-17:30
Badham Pharmacy (Rudloe Drive, Kingsway) - 09:00-12:00
Badham Pharmacy (Morley Ave, Churchdown) - 09:00-13:00
Badham Pharmacy (Parton Rd, Churchdown) - 09:00-13:00
Badham Pharmacy (Glos. Business Park, Brockworth) - 09:00-13:00
Boots Pharmacy (Eastgate St) - 09:30-16:00
Boots Pharmacy (Quedgeley) - 08:00-13:00 & 14:00-21:00
Brookfield Pharmacy (Brookfield Rd, Hucclecote) - 09:00-12:00
Glevum Pharmacy (Hadwen Medical, Abbeydale) - 15:00-21:00
Hucclecote Pharmacy (Glenville Parade) - 09:00-13:00
Jhoots Pharmacy (Severnvale Surgery, Quedgeley) - 09:00-13:00
Jhoots Pharmacy (Abbotswood Road, Brockworth) - 09:00-18:00
Linden Pharmacy (Linden Rd) - 09:00-13:00
Stroud Road Pharmacy - 09:00-13:00
Tesco Pharmacy (St Oswalds) - 09:00-21:00
Tesco Pharmacy (Quedgeley) - 09:00-21:00
Tuffley Pharmacy (Seventh Ave, Tuffley) - 09:15-17:15

🐇 EASTER SUNDAY (20th April) 🐇

Badham Pharmacy (London Road) - 15:00-17:00
Jhoots Pharmacy (Abbotswood Road, Brockworth) - 11:00-13:00

🐣 EASTER MONDAY (21st April) 🐣

Asda Pharmacy (Bruton Way) - 10:00-16:00
Boots Pharmacy (Eastgate Street) - 10:00-16:00
Boots Pharmacy (Quedgeley Retail Park) - 10:00-18:00
Tesco Pharmacy (St Oswalds) - 10:00-16:00
Tesco Pharmacy (Quedgeley) - 10:00-16:00