The Swanage Medical Practice

31/12/2025

Dorset Menopause Support CIC have created a website with links to resources and support to enable women to cope with and understand their menopause journey.

By listening to what real women who live in Dorset want and need this initiative is expected to improve access and quality of care - a priority identified by women - and ease pressures on the NHS.

They have worked closely with Health Innovation Wessex, NHS Dorset and experienced NHS health care professionals and consultants who genuinely want to make positive changes and improve services and experiences for women.

Follow the link below for more information and share with your women friends.

Based in Dorset. Offering support, guidance & eduction through perimenopause & menopause. Consultations available in person or via video link.

31/12/2025

Are you aware that there is a home health testing service?........

TakeATestUK offers you the peace of mind that comes from regular health testing in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Our postal testing service is discreet, comprehensive and convenient.

They offer tests for a range of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs). They work with the NHS and UK Health Security Agency, and they're managed by the national charity Saving Lives.

When you use TakeATestUK, you can have total confidence in their clinical and scientific expertise. It's a gold-standard service designed by specialists, and they have selected the best organisations to work with in order to offer their tests.

Whether you regularly test yourself and simply enjoy the convenience of not having to attend a clinic, or have never tested before and are a little nervous, the postal kits are sent direct to the address you supply in plain, unidentifiable packaging.

Simply take your own samples – each STI or BBV may require a different sample – and send them off to the state-of-the-art laboratory. You will then receive your result by text – or, if there’s anything to discuss further, you’ll be contacted over the telephone by one of of their fully-trained health advisors.

Their kits come complete with easy to understand instructions, and every step – from the contents of the text messages you receive to the care they take with your data – is totally confidential. There really is no better mix of privacy and clinical excellence available from any other postal kit provider.

For more information follow the link below:-

16/12/2025

Our Autumn/Winter newsletter launches today. Packed full of useful information to support your health journey it really is a good read! Please share to local friends & family. Thank you.

15/12/2025

P H A R M A C Y F I R S T

As the busy festive season draws near it feels a good time to remind you about the excellent services provided by our local Pharmacies that mean you don't need a Surgery appointment.

The Pharmacy First service allows community pharmacies to provide treatment for seven common conditions directly. These conditions include:

- Sinusitis (12 years and over)
- Sore Throat (5 years and over)
- Earache (1 to 17 years)
- Infected Insect Bite (1 year and over)
- Impetigo (1 year and over)
- Shingles (18 years and over)
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in women (16-64)

This quick access to healthcare could be really useful during this exceptionally hectic time of year.

15/12/2025

Telephone System Update

We are moving to a different telephone software from the 17th December at 3pm.

This should not affect patients. However, please bear with our team as they get used to this new phone software.

Many thanks in anticipation of your support during this time.

Natasha
Practice Manager

08/12/2025

Please do share this Swanage Linking Lives poster giving information about their great initiative to offer Christmas Day lunch and entertainment for anyone who is on their own this Christmas. Thank you.

01/12/2025

Are you a carer?

Then this updated information for Carers will be useful.

19/11/2025

Our Patient Participation Group (PPG) want to raise awareness of 'Purbeck Parkys' a friendship and support group for patients with Parkinson’s living in Purbeck.

They meet at the Swanage Cricket Club on the third Wednesday of each month between 2pm and 4pm. For more info contact David Gynes at: david.gynes@parkinsons-uk.goassemble.com

PurbeckParkys is for local people who are living with Parkinson's, offering friendship, information and support to others living in the Purbeck area.

17/11/2025

This project to improve access for women and girls to appropriate health services is well underway and they are looking for your response. Do go to the website indicated to fill in their survey.

17/11/2025

Join our Patient Participation Group and be part of making healthcare improvements.....

10/11/2025

At Swanage Medical practice we're proud to support our veteran community as a practice this Remembrance Day.

03/11/2025

Purbeck Integrated Neighbourhood Team Community Feedback

The Purbeck Integrated Neighbourhood Team is currently made up of staff from Health Services, Dorset Council, Voluntary Organisations and Volunteers.

We would like you to complete this questionnaire, recently launched at the Mowlem on 2nd October, so we can understand your health and wellbeing needs.

The Purbeck Integrated Neighbourhood Team vision is to have a community approach to living well in Purbeck. Working collaboratively with residents, community services and organisations to create a sustainable health and care service in Purbeck, that meets local needs, reduces health inequalities, and focuses on preventing long term health conditions.

Follow the link below to contribute and please share to local friends and family.