Category: Practice News

Dear Patients

We will be temporarily changing our askmyGP in hours service times to support the surgery manage demand:

Monday – Thursday 07.30 – 16.00: (closed to new requests outside of these hours)

Friday: 07.30 – 14.00: (closed to new requests outside of these hours)

Sat – Sun: Closed to new requests

Whilst still enabling good access for patients, this change will support the surgery to effectively work through all of the requests submitted. We are hopeful that once demand settles we will again review the out of hours option for the system. Please also remember that the surgery operates a 2 working day/48 hour initial response time – to support us contacting you, please inform us of your availability when submitting your request.

If you need to speak to the practice about an issue after these times, please call the surgery.

Changes will take effect from Saturday 22^nd May 2021

Many thanks

Wincanton Health Centre Team

The Rural Practice Network which includes Bruton Surgery, Milborne Port Surgery, Millbrook Surgery, Queen Camel Medical Centre and Wincanton Health Centre have been running vaccination clinics at Wincanton Community Hospital since January 21 with the support of staff from the practices, other healthcare staff, the council and Brue Valley Rotary Club. Due to the scale of the project and to provide more vaccination appointment availability for our patients we are now moving our vaccination hub from Wincanton Community Hospital to Haynes International Motor Museum. The practices would like to thank the staff at the hospital and the local residents who have been so supportive of the vaccination programme and have helped us in so many different ways.  Our first clinic at Haynes International Motor Museum will be on Saturday 1^st May.

We know that people will be very keen to find out about our local plans for the vaccination programme in Somerset. We are currently working together with our local health and care providers to develop a detailed Somerset-wide plan to deliver the vaccinations in a safe and effective way for the priority groups identified by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation.

Please do not contact the surgery directly – we will contact you when it is time to have your vaccination. 

For more information on the NHS Vaccination programme please visit:

https://www.somersetccg.nhs.uk/health/local-services/health-services-during-coronavirus/covid-19-vaccinations-in-somerset/

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-vaccination/coronavirus-vaccine/?priority-taxon=774cee22-d896-44c1-a611-e3109cce8eae

Thank you for your patience.