Frome Medical Practice

31/03/2026

Wednesday at the practice, midday until 4pm

The Healthy Homes team will be back at Frome Medical Practice on Wednesday 1st April, 12-4pm.

If you've got concerns about keeping your home warm and dry, energy bills or impact on the planet, drop by to speak to the team for free impartial advice. You can also find out about grants, quick wins and what support is available.

See you there!

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30/03/2026

Help with using digital technology

Did you know we hold several sessions a week where you can come and chart to the team about a wide range of digital technology issues, including:

✔ downloading and using the NHS App, including ordering repeat prescriptions
✔ using our website online forms (for example, for repeat prescriptions, change of contact details, blood pressure etc.)
✔ setting up linked profiles (proxy access) on the NHS App
✔ helping you use the links we sometimes send out by text message inviting you to book an appointment

Please come along and see the team this week if you need a hand with something like this. You don't need an appointment, just turn up but do try and bring your mobile phone or tablet with you if you can.

Here's where to find the team this week:

Tuesday 31st March
10am to midday at the practice
1pm to 3pm at Sainsbury's

Wednesday 1st April
10am to midday at Holy Trinity Church Hall

Thursday 2nd April
10am to 11:30am in the cafe at the Cheese and Grain
4pm to 6pm at the practice (please note, this session will end at 6pm this week, rather than the usual 8pm)

29/03/2026

Dementia UK is offering free, confidential clinic appointments with a specialist dementia nurse (Admiral Nurse). Clinics are for:

➡ People who are worried about their own memory or that of someone else
➡ People who have been diagnosed with dementia
➡ Carers of people living with dementia

Details of the Frome clinic are as follows:

📅 Tuesday 31st March 2026
📍 Nationwide Building Society, Frome
❗Booking essential
🗣 All welcome (not just for Nationwide customers)

Please book an appointment by:

➡ visiting dementiauk.org/nationwide
➡ scanning the QR code on the image here
➡ speaking to a Nationwide colleague in the local branch
➡ texting APPOINTMENT to 0747 872 4000 and someone will call you to help you make a booking

27/03/2026

JOB VACANCY
Health Care Assistant

Hours: 25.5 hours per week (please see website for details of how these hours are scheduled)
Salary: £26,299.63 per annum pro rata

Closing date: 5 April 2026
Interview date: to be arranged

Join our team at Frome Medical Practice as a Health Care Assistant!

You will be responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality clinical care as part of a multidisciplinary primary health care team.

Find out more. Search 'vacancies' on our website, or click the link below:
https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/jobs

27/03/2026

Do you have a learning disability? We would like your help to make our services better.

To get involved you can:

Ask at our reception for a paper feedback form.

Tell someone your feedback at the Hub drop in.
Where: Live Well Room, Frome Medical Practice.
When: Every Wednesday, 10 am to 12 midday.

Or give feedback online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H7287XN

Friends, family and carers are welcome to give feedback too.

26/03/2026

JOB VACANCY
Scheduler

Hours: 24 hours per week
Salary: £24,336 pro rata, per annum
Contract Length: Permanent
Closing date: 5 April 2026
Interview date: 16 April 2026

Join our team at Frome Medical Practice as a Scheduler.

Do you have a high level of attention to detail, strong organisational skills and the ability to work as part of a fast paced team? If so, join our team and play a vital role in scheduling clinics for our team of healthcare professionals.

Responsibilities will include:

➡ Scheduling and timetable management
➡ Service coverage and clinical system management
➡ Room and resource planning
➡ Communication and coordination
➡ Process improvement and operational support

Find out more. Search 'vacancies' on our website, or click the link below:

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/jobs

26/03/2026

Today is Social Prescribing Day!

What is social prescribing?

Many things that affect our health cannot be treated by doctors or medicine alone, like loneliness, isolation or stress due to problems with debt or housing. Social prescribing connects people to non-medical support to address these issues and other unmet needs.

Social prescribing involves understanding the complexities of people’s lives and the inequalities they may face. It can help change the circumstances that make people unwell, and empower people to manage existing health problems. It can help people to connect and to grow in confidence.

Social prescribing at Frome Medical Practice

We call our social prescribers 'Health Connectors'. Our team provides free support to help you improve your health and wellbeing. We can:

🔄 Connect you to local services and activities, such as walking groups or financial advice
👥 Offer 1 to 1 support to help you set goals and make changes that matter to you
💬 Offer group healthier lifestyle programmes, such as our Habits For Health group

We’re here to listen and support you in managing your health in ways that are meaningful to you. Find out more on our website - search 'health connections' or click the link below

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/health-connections-frome

26/03/2026

Today - Thursday 26th March, Social Prescribing Day

Come and meet our Health Connectors today!

💬 10am to midday in the Live Well Room at the practice
💬 1pm to 2:30pm at Coffee #1, Westway Centre

Our Health Connections Team offers free support to help you improve your health and wellbeing.

We listen to what matters to you.
We help you set goals and make changes that feel right for you.
We connect you to local services, groups and activities that can support your health.

We'd love to see you!

25/03/2026

Stockpiling your medication can be dangerous for your pets and for children.

Tons of medication ends up wasted every year because of stockpiling, but last year you helped us reduce this waste by only ordering what you needed.

With your help, in just one year we reduced prescribing by over 22,000 items and prevented 122 tonnes of CO₂ emissions, equivalent to driving over 535,000 miles. This saved the NHS an astonishing £280,000!

Please continue to only order what you need, to keep your pets and children safe and to continue helping us stop waste.

24/03/2026

Come and meet our Health Connectors - this Thursday 26th March

10am to midday in the Live Well Room at the practice
1pm to 2:30pm at Coffee #1, Westway Centre

Find out about the free support we can offer you to help you improve your health and wellbeing.

⭐️Meet your local Health Connectors on Social Prescribing day⭐️

Health Connectors are your GP practice Social Prescribing team in Mendip, Somerset.

Working with a Health Connector means taking time together to understand the complexities of your life, including the challenges you face, your strengths, and the support you may already have from friends, family, or your community. We help you figure out what matters most and what steps you want to take next.

Find out more by chatting to a Health Connector on Social Prescribing Day, Thursday 26th March

📌 Shepton Mallet: 10am-11am at Homoceramicus Pottery Studio, 17 Town St, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BE
📌 Shepton Mallet: 11am-12pm at Create #8 At Studio, 8 Town St, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BG
📌 Frome: 10am-12pm at The Live Well Room, Frome Medical Practice, Enos Way, Frome, BA11 2FH
📌Frome: 1pm-2.30pm at at Coffee #1, 15-16 Westway Centre, Frome BA11 1BS

➡️ To find out more or to see a Health Connector, contact Health Connections Mendip ⬇️

🌍 www.healthconnectionsmendip.org
📞 01373 468368



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23/03/2026

We offer our patients who are living with pain the opportunity to take part in a programme called Live Well with Pain.

Our next 6 week Live Well With Pain Group starts on Thursday 16th April. Sessions will take place every Thursday at the practice from 11am to 1pm.

This programme is a face to face group which provides you with a step by step guide to living well despite your persistent pain. When people self-manage their pain, their quality of life improves. Eventually it stops dominating their day and they begin to get more out of life.

Knowing how to self-manage your pain is not automatic, but it is something that you can learn. Our Live Well With Pain Group can help you with this.

Want to find out more?

Visit our website and search for 'live well with pain' (or click the link below). If you'd like to join our next group you will also find the link there to our pre-attendance form. Fill that in and one of the team will be in touch to chat with you about joining the sessions.

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/live-well-with-pain