What are the opening hours?

Monday 8:30am - 6:30pm Tuesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Wednesday 8:30am - 6:30pm Thursday 8:30am - 6:30pm Friday 8:30am - 6:30pm

http://www.thelodgesurgery.co.uk/

The Lodge Surgery, Lodge Road, Chippenham (2025)

05/12/2025

💃 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼 🕺
- for the over 55's

🏠Borough Parade, Chippenham SN15 3WL
🗓Friday 19th December
🕑2pm - 4pm

Free entry and no booking required! 🎉

03/12/2025

𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸
2-8 December

Grief is a natural reaction to loss. People experience grief or emotional pain when they lose someone or something important to them.

Grief can impact both your physical health and mental health. It can also result in social or emotional reactions, such as having no desire to engage with others, behaviour changes or feeling a range of emotions like guilt and anger.

The Good Grief Trust is run by the bereaved, for the bereaved.

"𝘞𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥, 𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘒, 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘎𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘛𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 1000 + 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘶𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢.

𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸.

𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦."
⬇
www.thegoodgrieftrust.org/ngaw/

𝗗𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄?

24 HOUR SUPPORT LINES
𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀 - 116 123 (UK) - For anyone at anytime for any reason
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 - 0800 1111 - Support for 18yrs & under and their relatives
𝗦𝗶𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 - 0800 470 8090 - Support for the over 50's

DAY/EVENING SUPPORT LINES
𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 - 0800 024 6121
Mon - Fri 9:00 - 18:00 Sat 10:00 - 14:00
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗨𝗞 - 0800 02 88840
Mon - Fri 9.00 - 16.30
𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘃𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 - 0300 111 5065
9.00 - 21.00 every day

𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗦𝗦 - www.flacss.com - The FLACSS group of specialist support services is built up of member organisations who aim to provide assistance to all affected by death in unforeseen circumstances.

01/12/2025

𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

At The Lodge Surgery we believe in learning from feedback. We investigate and respond to all complaints, record them for inspection, and meet quarterly to review patient suggestions, FFT responses and PPG input so we can continuously improve our service. This is an overview of the feedback we received from June to August.

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 & 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
We investigated six complaints from July to August; all closed within NHS timescales.

From this work, we have made the following improvements:

• Clearer signposting at reception and on our website
• A new flagging system so longer appointments can be booked when necessary
• A continued focus on patient-centered communication during consultations

𝗔 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆
We also received warm messages of thanks, including one from a patient who needed urgent help with medication. Our team arranged a prompt solution, and the patient contacted us afterwards to express their gratitude. It’s always encouraging to hear when our work makes a difference.

𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸
Your feedback genuinely shapes how we improve our services. If you have suggestions, concerns or compliments, please share them with us via our website, online form or by speaking to our reception team.

Please also feel free to share this post with friends or family who use our practice.

28/11/2025

The Friends & Family Test is a great way for patients to tell us if and how their experience at the surgery could have been improved.

Don't forget to respond when you receive your text because we discuss the responses every month to see what patients tell us and we use your feedback to make positive changes where possible.

Recently you told us:

25/11/2025

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆
25th Novmber

🟣1 in 4 women will be a victim to sexual assault or attempted assault in their lifetimes. (National Audit Office, 2025)

🟣39% of secondary school teachers said they are aware of at least one incident of misogynistic behaviour from a pupil in the last week. (BBC, 2025)

🟣3 in 5 women have experienced sexual harassment, bullying or verbal abuse in the workplace. 3 in 5 have experienced 3 or more incidents of bullying at work. (Trades Union Congress, 2023)

Lots of people see crimes like sexual assault or harassment as extreme and isolated incidents that have nothing to do with their daily lives.

The truth is that even the smallest of every day actions count to make a difference to stop them from happening. By simply not passing off sexist ‘jokes’, catcalling or staring, you can help stop behaviour that can lead to serious violence. Every time we ignore something that doesn’t feel right, we miss a chance to set a better example.

On White Ribbon Day, 25th November, people around the world stand up against violence against women and girls.

White Ribbon UK prevent violence against women and girls by addressing the root causes of men’s violence against women: harmful attitudes, behaviours and systems around rigid gender norms and harmful expressions of masculinity that perpetuate gender inequality and gender-based violence.

Please read more at: www.whiteribbon.org.uk

21/11/2025

Today we say goodbye to our lovely GPA Rowena, who will be jetting off to spend some time travelling around Central America. She will be greatly missed but we wish her every success in the future. Have a wonderful time on your adventures Rowena!

20/11/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲

As part of the strategy to give every child the best start in life, the government is introducing a new Best Start in Life brand identity. It will help parents understand and navigate services, offers and support that aim to break down barriers to opportunity and drive up the numbers of children reaching a good level of development.
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While many of these will be focussed on the early years, the new brand will bring together wider offers for children and parents to deliver on the ambition in its broadest sense, from pre-natal services up to the end of primary school and beyond.
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A new Best Start in Life website will replace the existing NHS Start for Life and UK Government Childcare Choices websites. Parents will now be able to access that same information and support in one place with content on topics that will take them from pregnancy, through their child's journey to starting school and beyond. Any visitors to the previous sites will be automatically re-directed to the new hub.
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www.beststartinlife.gov.uk/

17/11/2025

𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 ☕

A friendly drop-in for anyone affected by a life-limiting illness.

Living with a life-limiting illness can feel overwhelming, but you don't have to go through it along. Coffee Connection sessions offer a relaxed space to meet others, share experiences and simply enjoy a warm drink and good company.

Dorothy House staff and volunteers are on hand if you would like support and advice.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲?
Chippenham Community Hub
1 Gladstone Parade
Timber Street
Chippenham
SN15 3BS

Every Tuesday
10am - 12pm

𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲?
Anyone affected by a life-limiting illness is welcome - whether you'd like to pop in for 10 minutes or stay for the whole session. Family, friends and carers are also welcome.

For more information please call 0345 0130 555

14/11/2025

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆
November 14

Diabetes and well-being is the theme for World Diabetes Day 2025 , with the campaign focus being 'Diabetes and the workplace'.

Millions of people with diabetes face daily challenges managing their condition in the workplace, including stigma, discrimination and exclusion. This has a negative impact on their well-being. This World Diabetes Day, join our call on employers and employees around the world to ‘Know more and do more for diabetes at work’ and start the change for a better .

🩸589 million people are living with diabetes worldwide.

🩸7 in 10 people living with diabetes are of working age.

🩸3 in 4 people living with diabetes have experienced anxiety, depression or another mental health condition because of their diabetes.

🩸4 in 5 people living with diabetes experienced diabetes burnout.

Find out more about World Diabetes Day: https://worlddiabetesday.org/about-wdd/

𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂
Whether you're looking for diabetes information, or just someone to talk to there is support for you.

Diabetes UK have incredible supporters who help to provide their helpline, local support groups, Type 1 events, online Learning Zone, and even insurance - to name just a few.

From knowing your diabetes risk, to learning to live well with diabetes, there is a wide variety of support available to you.

https://www.diabetes.org.uk/support-for-you

11/11/2025

🏵 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻 🏵

There are over 2 million Armed Forces veterans in the UK. Royal British Legion (RBL) supports them whatever the need, whenever it’s needed.

When something goes wrong, the RBL is there, without judgement, to help rebuild lives and provide members of the Armed Forces community with the support they need to create a better future.

The Royal British Legion is here to help members of the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, veterans and their families.
If you are serving, or have served in the Armed Forces, then you, your dependants and carers are eligible for help and support from the RBL.

Find out about the support the Royal British Legion can offer to people in the currently serving and ex-service community here on the RBL website.

www.britishlegion.org.uk/

To find out more about the support the RBL could offer you, please see contact details below:

☎️Telephone: 0808 802 8080
Calls are free from UK landlines and main mobile networks

📧Email: info@britishlegion.org.uk

🎖️𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲🎖️
The Veteran Friendly Accreditation scheme by the Royal College of GPs and NHS England helps us to identify, understand and support veterans and, where appropriate, refer them to specialist healthcare services designed especially for them. A veteran is anyone who has served a day or more in the UK Armed Forces and can be of any age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity and nationality.

We want to make sure that our military veterans are offered the support and assistance they may need, now or in the future, as a result of their service.
To help us please tell us about your service so that we can update your medical record.

www.thelodgesurgery.co.uk/military-veterans

09/11/2025

𝓦𝓮 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓻𝓮𝓶𝓮𝓶𝓫𝓮𝓻

06/11/2025

🎄 𝗖𝗕𝗟𝗖 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗩𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 ⛄

Chippenham Borough Lands Charity (CBLC) is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of the people of Chippenham.

We’re pleased to share details of this year’s Christmas Voucher Scheme, which helps Chippenham residents on low incomes by providing supermarket vouchers to ease financial pressures at Christmas and over the winter months.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆
❄Applications open Monday 3rd November

❄The closing date is Friday 14th November or until funds are used up (whichever comes first)

❄Applicants start with a short eligibility quiz, followed by a simple application form if eligible

❄Proof of residency and benefits or low income (document, screenshot, or photo) is required

❄Voucher amounts range from £75-£175, depending on circumstances, and will be delivered by email and/or text

𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Online applications aren't always easy. If you need support, CBLC offer regular drop-in support sessions to provide help to complete any of our grants and during the Christmas application window they have some additional days and times.

Find out more on the website:

admin@cblc.org.uk

or call

01249 65818

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