Lambourn Surgery

27/11/2025

Your GP or health professional may not give you a prescription for minor common illnesses such as:
Coughs and colds

Indigestion and heartburn

Other minor conditions like fever and aches and sprains, headache, period pain and back pain.

However, you can buy over the counter medicines from your local pharmacy to keep you well and healthy in treating these common illnesses. Remember, antibiotics won’t cure a cough or cold.

The video explains how patients may not be able to get a prescription from a GP to stay well but there are alternative ways to get treatment such as purchasi...

27/11/2025

25/11/2025

For some people, symptoms of seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can feel more noticeable or harder to manage during the winter.

But small things can help:

🔵 try some physical activity – anything that gets you moving
🔵 make the most of natural light – getting outside or sitting near windows
🔵 plan for tougher days – shifting stressful tasks or building in more rest

There’s also treatment available if you’re finding things really tough – such as light therapy, talking therapies or medication.

Find out more ➡️ www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/overview/

17/11/2025

Industrial Action by Resident doctors:
The planned strikes are taking place until Wednesday the 19th November. If you are due to attend the hospital, advice is to attend unless advised otherwise by the hospital. Please do not contact the surgery regarding this as we are unable to help. If your appointment is cancelled you will need to rearrange this directly with the hospital. Below is the link to the the advice page from the Great Western Hospital. Please check this for more information:

Resident doctors, previously named junior doctors, who are members of the British Medical Association (BMA) will participate in industrial action between Friday 14 November and Wednesday 19 November.

11/11/2025

We are a Veteran friendly practice and as such will be observing the 2 minute silence at 11 am today. If you are one of our patients and have served in any of the armed forces, please let us know so we can ensure you are offered the extra help and support available you may need with your healthcare.

06/11/2025

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.

22/10/2025

Tomorrow is the next SEND support drop in at The Tutti Pole. Here are the dates up to Christmas.

07/10/2025

FLU / COVID CLINIC

We would like to thank the Patient Participation Group for all of their help with the with our car park on Saturday. As always, your support is very much appreciated by us all.

It was a very busy clinic where we gave 613 flu vaccinations and 272 covid. We have another clinic on Saturday 18th October and still have appointments available. If you haven’t already booked in please call our appointments line on 01488 72299 after 2.00pm.

26/09/2025

Please be aware we have Avonline digging up the road right outside the surgery entrance. We were not given prior warning of this happening. They are directing cars in and out but if you are able to walk today for any appointments it would be advisable.