Buttercross Health Centre & Ilchester Surgery

04/11/2025

🎉 Exciting Update! 🎉
In October 2025, out of our 8100 registered patients, here's what we've accomplished.

04/11/2025

We might associate winter illnesses with the sniffles, but norovirus, known as the winter vomiting bug, also spreads at this time of year. Our blog post explains what to do if you come down with a case. 🤢🦠
🔗 https://ukhsa.blog.gov.uk/2025/10/23/norovirus-what-to-do-if-you-catch-it-and-helping-to-stop-the-spread/

04/11/2025

Vaccines protect your child from measles, whooping cough and other serious illnesses. 🧒🛡
To check if your child has missed any, look in their red book or speak to your GP practice.
🔗 http://nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations

30/10/2025

29/09/2025

If you need a little extra support with your mental health, please give us a call or visit our website: https://openmentalhealth.org.uk/

You don’t need a doctor or other healthcare professional to refer you to Open Mental Health. You can ask for the support you need simply by calling Mindline Somerset any time of the day or night, seven days a week, locally on 01823 276892 or freephone 0800 138 1692.

For more information about how easy it is to self-refer, check out our blog https://bit.ly/self-refer-to-omh

19/09/2025

💉 Flu & COVID-19 Vaccines – Autumn 2025 💉
Protect yourself and others this winter. Here’s who’s eligible:

Flu vaccine:
✅ Pregnant women
✅ Children aged 2–3 (on 31 Aug 2025)
✅ Children (6 months–17 yrs) with long-term health conditions
✅ Adults 65+
✅ Adults 18–64 with certain health conditions
✅ Care home residents, carers, people living with immunocompromised individuals

COVID-19 autumn booster:
✅ Care home residents (older adults)
✅ Adults 75+
✅ Anyone 6 months+ who is immunosuppressed

📅 COVID boosters run 1 Oct–31 Jan
➡️ Book by contacting us

It’s quick, free and protects you through the winter.

16/09/2025

https://www.symphonyhealthcareservices.com/blog/2025/08/29/quarterly-newsletter-quarter-2-2025-26/

Read our quarterly newsletter to hear updates and key information regarding the organisation and our surgeries - Quarter 2, 2025/26

27/08/2025

Thank you to those patients who provided their valued feedback during our engagement period. Although this engagement period has now ended, we, as always, encourage our patients to feedback on our services and patients can continue to do so using our normal contact details which can be found on our website https://buttercrosshc.nhs.uk/