Buttercross Health Centre & Ilchester Surgery

14/08/2025

06/08/2025

🎉 Exciting Update! 🎉
In July 2025, out of our 8000 registered patients, here's what we've accomplished.

29/07/2025

Dear Buttercross & Ilchester Surgery patients,

We wish to inform you that practices within the South Somerset West Primary Care Network (Buttercross & Ilchester Surgery, Crewkerne Health Centre: Middle Path & West One, Hamdon Medical Centre and Martock & South Petherton Medical Centre) are proposing to combine their contracts. We encourage you to visit our website for information on this proposal. https://buttercrosshc.nhs.uk/sswpcn-proposal/

Click the link below to provide feedback online: https://forms.gle/LaCASv5AsaP3xQCS6

With best wishes,
Buttercross Health Centre & Ilchester Surgery

17/07/2025

🎉 Exciting Update! 🎉
In June 2025, out of our 7997 registered patients, here's what we've accomplished.

10/07/2025

The clinical team have now reached capacity for the day and therefore we are now only able to accept urgent requests, there will be more available appointments tomorrow and each day thereafter. There are other services that may be able to help you in the meantime, you may want to try the pharmacy, or you can contact 111 who will be able to offer advice and support. In case of emergency, always call 999.

10/07/2025

24/06/2025

Weight Management Injections (e.g. Mounjaro): Important Patient Information

Following recent media coverage, we’ve seen a significant increase in patient enquiries about Mounjaro (tirzepatide) and other weight management injections.
These medications are currently being rolled out in phases under NHS England’s national programme. Strict eligibility criteria apply, and only certain patients can be considered during each phase.

🔹 Who Is Eligible?
Eligibility depends on your BMI, ethnic background, and the presence of certain health conditions (known as comorbidities). The rollout is happening in three cohorts:

🟦 Cohort 1 – From 23 June 2025
• BMI of 40 or higher, or 37.5 or higher if you are from a South Asian, Chinese, other Asian, Middle Eastern, Black African or African-Caribbean background
• Plus at least 4 of the following conditions:
o High blood pressure (on treatment)
o High cholesterol (on statins or similar medication)
o Obstructive sleep apnoea
o Cardiovascular disease
o Type 2 diabetes
✅ Our practice has already reviewed records and contacted eligible patients in Cohort 1 directly. If you have not been contacted, you are not currently eligible under this phase.

🟦 Cohort 2 – From June 2026 (exact date to be confirmed)
• BMI of 35 or higher, or 32.5 or higher if from an eligible ethnic background (as above)
• Plus at least 4 of the same listed conditions

🟦 Cohort 3 – From April 2027 (exact date to be confirmed)
• BMI of 40 or higher, or 37.5 or higher if from an eligible ethnic background
• Plus at least 3 of the same listed conditions

❗ Please Note
• We are unable to prescribe Mounjaro or similar medications for weight loss outside these NHS guidelines
• If you are not eligible, we encourage all patients to continue engaging with existing weight management support, including the NHS 12 week weight loss plan - https://www.nhs.uk/better-health/lose-weight/

For more information, visit NHS England’s official guidance.
We appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

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24/06/2025

It's important that you attend your cervical screening appointment when invited, even if you've had the HPV vaccination.

Find out more ➡️ https://www.nhs.uk/tests-and-treatments/cervical-screening/