Frome Medical Practice

24/04/2026

We recently welcomed Dr Ian Welch to the team.

Dr Welch has a varied background, and particular interests in minor surgery and research and we are really pleased he's joined us and look forward to developing our work in these two areas further.

If you want to find out more about the minor surgery service we offer at the practice, full details are on our website (head to 'services', then look for 'minor surgery').

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/minor-surgery

23/04/2026

Have you ever taken part in health research?

As a practice we believe it's important to support health research and so wanted to share a couple of projects that patients might like to get involved with. The details of each separate study are on the two posters shared on this post, including how to find out more information or sign up to join the research.

Here’s a summary of the two projects we want to share with patients:

MyMelanoma is the largest melanoma research study in the world. Designed to answer the most important unanswered questions in melanoma research. Open to anyone who has ever been diagnosed with a melanoma of the skin, of the mucosal surfaces (e.g. nose, ge****ls) or under the nails.

Sudden hearing loss - Starfish is the name of a trial for patients experiencing sudden hearing loss. This project aims to explore the effect of different steroid treatments for adults with sudden hearing loss.

Why take part? Reasons include:

➡Life-changing treatments start with people like you.
➡By taking part, you can help people live healthier and better lives - now, and in the future.

National Institute for Health and Care Research

22/04/2026

🚨 JOB VACANCY - CLOSING DATE 26TH APRIL 🚨

We've a vacancy for a Community Care Nurse Practitioner / Advanced Care Practitioner and would love to hear from you if this is something you're interested in.

Hours: full or part time considered
Salary: dependent on experience
Closing date: 26 April 2026
Interview date: to be arranged

Some information about the role (more detail on website, see below):

As a Practitioner working within the Community Care Team, you will provide care for patients identified as vulnerable and those with complex physical and / or mental health needs, who are at high risk of hospital admission or readmission, with a focus on reducing avoidable unplanned admissions.

The role involves home visits to housebound patients, including those in nursing and residential homes, as well as palliative care patients. There will also be opportunities to see patients at the practice and support chronic disease management for our most vulnerable patients.

As well as working closely with all clinicians across the practice to support these patients, the team maintains excellent partnerships with wider healthcare teams and holds regular multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. You will therefore also work closely with district nurses, hospice / palliative care nurses, health connectors, the hospital discharge liaison team.

Full details online. Search 'vacancies' on our website, or click the link below:
https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/jobs

22/04/2026

DIGITAL HEALTH POP UP - THIS FRIDAY!

Come and meet our digital health team, who are available at various times and locations each week to help patients with using the NHS App and other online systems.

This week we've a new pop up location!

📍 Frome Park Bowling Club, Victoria Park, off Park Road, BA11 1ED
📅 Friday 24th April
🕙 10am to midday
🗣 All welcome - you don't need to be a member of the club to pop along

No appointment needed - just pop along to see us! Please bring your mobile phone or tablet along with you so we can help you.

22/04/2026

There's still time to sign up to come along to our sustainable health care conference!

❗LAST DATE TO BOOK - 26TH APRIL

📅 Wednesday 6th May
🕙 10am to 4pm
📍 Frome Medical Practice, Enos Way, Frome BA11 2FH

This is an excellent opportunity to join us and explore how we can improve patient care while reducing unnecessary waste across the system.

The conference will showcase work already happening in Frome, across Somerset, and nationally, including de-prescribing projects, partnership working for system‑wide change, our successful Only Order What You Need campaign (which saved £280,000 in 12 months) and community‑based approaches to medicines optimisation.

The sessions we have planned are practical, relevant, and designed to
support the quality, safety, and sustainability work many of us are already involved in.

The conference is supported by the RCGP and will be opened by Vice Chair Munro Stewart. Speakers include Dr Georgie Kirby, Dr Angus Lean, John Digman, Rob Chisman, Deb Gompertz, Sarah Stacey, Andrew Tressider and Tom Veck.

You can find all the details and sign up to join us via the link below (or visit our website and search 'events' where you can find the conference listed)

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainable-healthcare-through-optimising-medication-and-minimising-waste-tickets-1982506023885

21/04/2026

❗Appointments available this week for your Spring COVID vaccination

If you're eligible for the Spring COVID vaccination we are booking appointments this week. You can book your appointment online, by calling us on 01373 301301 or by dropping into the practice and speaking with one of the team on our main desk.

The following groups are eligible:

• aged 75 years or over (by 30 June 2026)
• aged 6 months or over and have a weakened immune system
• a resident in a care home for older adults

(Please mention to anyone you know over 75 who might not spot this post)

COVID-19 is not just a winter illness and previous immunity can wane over time, so it is important to top up your protection. The virus continues to be dangerous for those most at risk, particularly older people and those with weakened immune systems, so we are encouraging all those who are eligible to come forward as soon as possible to get protected.

21/04/2026

🚨 TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY 22ND APRIL) 🚨

DIGITAL CONFIDENCE SESSION AT THE PRACTICE!

The topic for our digital confidence this month is 'An Introduction To AI'. Please join us and find out more about a subject everyone seems to be talking about at the moment.

📅 Wednesday 22nd April
🕕 2pm to 3pm
📍Boardroom (upstairs) at Frome Medical Practice
➡ Free
👥 Open to anyone from Frome and surrounding villages
➡ No need to book, just turn up ready for a 2pm start

20/04/2026

Come to a Menopause Discussion Group at Frome Medical Practice

Our Menopause Discussion Group is for patients registered with us who are considering taking HRT for the first time. Here are the details of our next group:

📅 Tuesday 28th April 2026
🕒 6.15pm to 8.15pm (you will need to be able to attend for the whole session)
📍 Frome Medical Practice

During the session we will talk about:

✅ Menopause symptoms and how they vary from person to person.
✅ Ways to manage symptoms.
✅ HRT treatment options, including benefits and risks.
✅ Alternative treatments, such as lifestyle changes.
✅ Signposting to other support resources

We'll need you to register if you'd like to come along. You can do that via our online form, search 'menopause discussion group' on our home page or click the link below:

https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/menopause-group-discussion

20/04/2026

URGENT UPDATE - MONDAY 20TH APRIL, 10.45AM

The practice is experiencing intermittent IT connection issues this morning, which are impacting practices across Somerset.

If you have an appointment booked with us today we plan for it to still go ahead, but please be patient if we are running behind schedule. The issues are causing delays for some of our clinicians and slowing our work down.

As a result of the issues, we have put the urgent only message on for appointments today, as well as for prescription requests and the home visit line.

Many thanks for your help and patience today.

20/04/2026

Not just for netballers, this event might be of interest to anyone supporting younger females in sport. Find out more and sign up via the original post.

Want to understand how puberty can affect girls physically, emotionally and socially in sport and physical activity? 🤔

Your ‘I Wish I Knew’ questions will be front and centre in the upcoming 'Helping her stay in the game through Puberty' webinar.

📅 20th May, 7-8pm

Learn more: 96df3f3a-1b10-4ed3-a017-188645710777@c521cdff-fca9-4717-b30d-090a973c248a" rel="ugc" target="_blank">https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/96df3f3a-1b10-4ed3-a017-188645710777@c521cdff-fca9-4717-b30d-090a973c248a

20/04/2026

💻 Digital Health Support - available this week

Come and see our digital health team this week if you need help with things like downloading and using the NHS App, using the text links we send out to book appointments, ordering repeat prescriptions online, setting up a linked profile (proxy access) so you can use the NHS App on behalf of a relative or friend and so on.

Sessions are for patients registered with us, with the exception of the Cheese and Grain, Holy Trinity and Standerwick Market sessions, which are open to anyone in Frome who needs support with IT issues (not just health related.)

No appointments needed but do bring your mobile phone or tablet along with you if you can.

Here's where you can find the team this week:

Tuesday 21st April
10am to midday at the practice
1pm to 3pm at Sainsbury’s

Wednesday 22nd April
9am to midday Standerwick Market, Cafe
10am to midday Holy Trinity Church Hall

Thursday 23rd April
10am to 11:30am at the Cheese and Grain
4pm to 8pm at the practice

17/04/2026

CALL FOR ARTISTS!

We have just found out we've been awarded some funding to do a focused piece of work on raising awareness about pancreatic cancer. The funding is to be used for creating an art installation at the practice and we are therefore seeking artists who might be interested in working with us in this.

The title of our project is '700 missed steps' and the aim is to create a powerful public art installation based around this theme. The installation will be revealed in November, as part of Pancreatic Awareness Month.

We are looking for:

➡ Creative interpretation
➡ Sensitive, impactful design
➡ Installation design using donated shoes
➡ Utilisation of a visible outdoor space at the practice, which measures approximately 8 metres by 8 metres.

The funding awarded for this work is £5,000.

The timeline for submissions of proposals is tight as we need to start work on this quickly - so please submit your ideas to tracey.mcculloch@nhs.net as soon as possible, by 22nd April if possible. Tracey is also available to provide further information if needed.

Please share with any artists who might be interested in this kind of commission.

For more information about the signs and symptoms of pancreatic cancer please visit: https://www.pancreaticcancer.org.uk/information/signs-and-symptoms-of-pancreatic-cancer/