University Medical Centre (Peverell Park Surgery)

11/11/2025

When you’re navigating tough times, some days will feel heavier than others. On the days where you're battling tough thoughts, it’s OK if all you do is get through it.

02/11/2025

Walk-in & Wait Clinics now open!
For Under 25s and Gay/Bis*xual men (all ages).
No appointment needed — just pop in!
See below for times and locations.⬇

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University of Plymouth

01/11/2025

16/09/2025

Appointment only system to be introduced for blood tests at the Phlebotomy Community Hub at Windsor House

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and NHS Devon are introducing a major improvement to the way patients have their blood tests at Windsor House.

From 6 October 2025, we’re introducing a new online booking system through SwiftQueue to make your experience quicker and easier.

Patients who have been advised to have a blood test will need to book their appointment online before attending Windsor House.

This change is a direct response to patient feedback and operational challenges, ensuring that people have a more comfortable and timely experience when attending for their blood tests.

Instead of waiting in long queues, patients will be able to book, change, or cancel their appointments online at a time that works best for them. Patients will also get reminders and updates, so they know exactly when and where to go, helping you feel more prepared and reducing the chance of missed appointments.

By managing appointments in advance, we can keep the service running smoothly and reduce overcrowding, making visits more comfortable for everyone.

If an urgent blood test cannot be completed at the patient’s clinic or GP practice, there will be a facility at Windsor House where patients will be able to drop in.

The Derriford Outpatients Department will follow the same system shortly after Windsor House. Patients with routine blood tests will be able to choose which location suits them best. Some specialist tests must be done at Outpatients so the samples reach the lab in a timely manner.

If patients are unable to access the Swift Queue system, please ask a relative, friend or carer for support. We have made provisions for patients that are unable to access the system online.

For more information, please visit our website: https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/phlebotomy/

15/08/2025

Are you aged up to 25 years and starting university or further education?

If yes, help protect yourself against meningitis and septicaemia.

Make sure you have had the MenACWY vaccination or get it before you start the academic year or soon after.

Meningitis and septicaemia are very serious and require urgent attention. Know the symptoms and if you think you’ve got either, get help immediately and make sure your fellow students know to look out for you and each other.

www.pha.site/MenACWYstudentsguide

www.meningitis.org

01/08/2025

When you'll be invited for cervical screening ?

Who cervical screening is for ?

All women and people with a cervix between the ages of 25 and 64 should go for regular cervical screening.

You'll be invited for screening every 5 years from when you're 25 to 64 years old. You'll get your first invitation a few months before you turn 25.

You may be invited more regularly if you have HPV.

If you're 65 or older, you'll only be invited if a recent test was abnormal.

You'll get an invitation through the NHS App, by text or by letter asking you to make an appointment and telling you how to book.

You can book an appointment as soon as you get an invitation.

If you missed your last cervical screening, you do not need to wait for an invitation to book an appointment.

If you're trans or non-binary

If you're a trans man or are non-binary and have a cervix, how you're invited depends on the s*x you're registered with at a GP surgery.

If you're registered as female with a GP, you'll automatically be invited for cervical screening.
If you're registered as anything other than female, such as male or indeterminate, you may not be invited for cervical screening automatically – speak to your GP surgery, s*xual health service, or transgender health clinic and ask to get invitations automatically.
If you're a trans woman or are non-binary and do not have a cervix, you do not need to have cervical screening. But, if you're registered with a GP as female, you may still be invited. Contact your GP surgery, s*xual health service or transgender health clinic and ask to stop being invited.

28/07/2025

Lots of people have hepatitis C without knowing it. If untreated, it can damage your liver and can sometimes lead to life-threatening conditions.

If you’re worried you may be at risk of hepatitis C, you can order a free and confidential test online.

➡️ http://hepctest.nhs.uk

27/07/2025

Starting from 7am on Friday 25 July, some NHS services in England will be affected due to strike action. You will be contacted if your appointment needs to be changed. Please continue to come forward for the care you need.