Polden Medical Practice

10/11/2025

A blood pressure test checks if your blood pressure is healthy, or if it's high or low.
All adults over 40 years old are advised to have their blood pressure checked at least every 5 years.
Getting your blood pressure checked is easy, quick and could save your life.
You can get your blood pressure tested at a number of places, including:
• at some pharmacies
• as part of your NHS Health Check
• in some workplaces
• at your GP surgery
You can also check your blood pressure yourself with a home blood pressure monitor and these are available for free in libraries across Somerset. Find out more. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/blood-pressure-test/
Some smart watches/fitbits also measure Blood Pressure. Make sure you send in your blood pressure to us so we can add it to your record.

Find out why a blood pressure test is important, how it’s done and what your blood pressure reading might mean.

29/10/2025

Nine years ago today, a 15-year-old Will Smeed officially joins the Somerset Academy.

29/10/2025

Kooth.com is a free and anonymous support and counselling service for ages 11-18 where they can access support from other young people and professionals, all at their own pace.

28/10/2025

🚨 We are testing a new way of getting an appointment at a breast clinic without having to go to a GP surgery first.

Who can use this service
This service is currently only for women who:

➡️ live in Somerset
➡️ are aged 30 or over
➡️ have painless breast lumps
➡️ are worried about skin or ni**le changes
➡️ are not pregnant
Everyone else with breast or ni**le problems, or any other symptoms, should use the main 111 online service instead.

If your GP has already referred you to a breast clinic you do not need to use this service.

Answer some questions about your symptoms to find out if you need a breast clinic referral or help from another service. 🔗 Check if you're eligible and refer yourself here:
👉 https://111.nhs.uk/check-breast-symptoms

27/10/2025

Check your child’s red book to make sure they have received both doses.

27/10/2025

Visit: https://oursomerset.org.uk/working-together/blood-pressure/

27/10/2025

Cervical screening is one of the best ways to protect yourself from cervical cancer. If you are overdue your smear test, please call us to get yours booked now. Watch the Cancer Research UK video here:

Cervical screening (formerly known as a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. The cervix is the opening to your womb from your va**na. It's not a tes...

23/10/2025

AskmyGP update: We are now back online for 1-3 day requests only, please use AskmyGP to add a request and ring 01278 722077 if you need to speak to a receptionist. Our team is working hard to get to all requests triaged, please bear with us.

23/10/2025

We are currently experiencing technical issues with AskMyGP and we cannot currently deal with patient requests. You will not be able to add a request onto AskMyGP, please only ring the surgery for emergencies and a receptionist will advise you. Thank you

21/10/2025

Your pharmacist can provide treatment or some prescription medicine, if needed, for seven common conditions - without you seeing a GP.

Think pharmacy first and get seen by your local community pharmacy team.