• STAY AT HOME - please do not attend the surgery without first having discussed with a doctor on the phone.
• Phone a 'flu friend' for help getting simple remedies from the chemist.
• Phone NHS direct on 0845 46 47 for health advice or visit NHS Direct.
• Swine Flu information line: 0800 1 513 513
• Online advice can be found by visiting the Somerset PCT website, www.patient.co.uk or NHS Direct.
• Contact your GP at the surgery, initially by phone, if you have further concerns.

Advice for Pregnant Women

• NHS Choices states that pregnant women are advised to take the seasonal flu jab, whatever the stage of pregnancy. This includes pregnant women not in high-risk groups (who have not previously been vaccinated against swine flu).

• Online advice and information about Swine Flu and pregnancy can be found by visiting NHS Choices.

(Swine Flu Information last updated 29.12.2010)

NHS Direct – Help at the click of a button

NHS Direct is asking people in Somerset to use their online ‘symptom checker’.  The advice comes as the current cold weather had led to a 50% increase in the number of calls to the service – mainly from people who believe they are experiencing flu like symptoms.  To check your symptoms online visit the NHS Direct symptom checker at: www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

Every THURSDAY

3:30 pm - 4:30pm

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Since Monday 5th November, Glastonbury Surgery patients have been able to order their repeat prescriptions by telephone, by ringing the usual surgery number (01458 833666) and selecting option 4.

This service will be available Monday to Friday, between the hours of 10am-12pm, and 2-4pm.

Are you aged 15-24?

Have you heard of the new self-testing kits for Chlamydia?  This is a very common sexually transmitted infection that often doesn't cause any symptoms but can lead to chronic pain and infertility if not treated.  At least 1 in 10 people have it in Somerset.  We are encouraging any young people who have ever had sex to pick up a kit.  You can ask for one at reception, the Young Peoples Clinic, or when you see your GP or the Practice Nurses.  It involves a swab for the girls and a urine sample for the boys.  The kits come with full instructions and you just return the completed kit to the surgery.

If the result is positive, treatment is very easy.  It just needs one dose of antibiotics to clear the infection.

(If you are over 24 and would like to be tested this can be arranged via the Practice Nurses).