Answerphone messages can be left on 01749 836687.  Messages are checked daily and a midwife will contact you if required.

If your call is of an urgent nature, please contact the hospital you are booked in to for delivery (Musgroves Fern Ward number is 01823 342571).

Information and advice can be found in the Pregnancy Book and full maternity services are provided by the midwives attached to the surgery with the support of the doctors.

The midwives look after you throughout your pregnancy.  They offer full antenatal and postnatal care, birthing classes and breastfeeding workshops.

After a positive pregnancy test, please complete a new pregnancy referral form (available from reception, or by clicking here) and arrangements will be made for a midwife to contact you and make an initial booking appointment.

TEL 01458 831847
The community nurses provide health care for people unable to leave their homes. 

They have a wide range of experiences and are able to offer support and advice to patients and carers. 

The district nurses can be contacted Monday - Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m., on 01458 831847, and during the evening and weekends by contacting the our of hours service (see OUT OF HOURS for further details).

• Visits from members of the nursing team to give skilled care or specialist treatments.
• Information about and/or referrals to other community services.
• Support if you are caring for another family member.
• Teaching you or a relative ways in which you can lead as independent a life as possible.
• Confidential advice about nursing matters.
• 24 hour access to the nursing service

We employ 2 Health Care Assistants who are multi skilled personnel involved in taking blood tests, ECG's, new patient medicals and simple surgical dressings.

TEL: 01458 834851
The Health visitors are part of the community team involved in promoting health and healthy living. 

This involves offering support, advice and information to families and individuals, with regular contact with younger children through the Child Health Surveillance programme.

The Health visiting team is based jointly at the Glastonbury Surgery (01458 834851) and at the Health Centre (01458 831461) 

An answerphone will pick up any messages.

Our receptionists deal with surgery appointments and are your link to the doctors and with the medical services the practice provides. They are happy to deal with all general enquiries but are unable to offer medical advice. 

The practice secretaries deal with all referral letters and correspondence and provide the link between the surgery and secondary care.

The Practice Manager is responsible for the general organisation of the surgery and the co-ordination of the team in addition to ensuring that local and national policies are implemented. 

If you have any concerns about the service provided within the surgery please speak to the Practice Manager.

We employ 1 Nurse Practitioner and 4 Practice Nurses.

Our Nurse Practitioner is Mrs Jenny Brown. Jenny is qualified to fully assess, diagnose, treat or refer patients who attend the surgery for same day appointments, in addition to being able to perform usual Practice Nurse duties.

Our Practice Nurses are:

• Mrs Jill Smith RGN

  Dip H.E. (Nursing); Dip Diabetes Management; ENB Family Planning Cert.

• Mrs Alison Bailey RGN

  Dip Asthma; ENB Family Planning Cert.

• Mrs Jane Lane RGN

  Dip COPD, CHD.

• Mrs Valerie Lee RGN

The nursing team is available by appointment for advice about any health matters, immunisations, family planning, dressings and ear syringing. They carry out blood pressure checks, ECGs. cervical smears, and health checks for the elderly, newly registered patients and patients with asthma, diabetes or high blood pressure.

• Please note that blood tests ordered by your doctor are carried out by our Health Care Assistants in a separate clinic, not by practice nurses, so please specify your requirement when booking an appointment.