The Swanage Medical Practice

19/01/2026

Congratulations to Purbeck Parkys on achieving their 2nd Anniversary!

19/01/2026

12/01/2026

A brand spanking new year, a fresh start, a clean slate – and you are in charge. What will you choose to do for you in 2026?

You may be making some resolutions, promising yourself you’ll quit smoking, or get yourself in better shape. Perhaps you are trying Dry January.

This month’s Live Well Dorset newsletter is packed with top tips from our coaches to set realistic goals and manage those pesky setbacks and pitfalls.

Follow the link below to get support and tips to help achieve your goals.

LiveWell Dorset is a free health and wellbeing service funded by Dorset and BCP Councils. It supports adults who would like to make a healthy lifestyle change.

12/01/2026

Together we can eliminate Cervical Cancer

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and the NHS in the South West is sharing how you can help us eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.

* Are you a woman or someone with a cervix aged 25 to 64?
* Are you a parent of a secondary school student?
* Have you left school, but haven’t received your HPV vaccination?
* Don’t fit into any of these categories, so how can I help?

All of the questions above can be answered by clicking the link in this post.

NHS England — South West » How you can help the South West eliminate cervical cancer

12/01/2026

Young People's Mental Health Support

With long waiting lists affecting mental health support, meeting the needs of young patients can be challenging, especially when we know that issues can escalate over time. YoungMinds research shows 58% of young people felt their mental health got worse while waiting for support.

If you are on a referral waiting list that doesn't mean there is no help available .......

KOOTH offers a solution: free, confidential online mental health support with no waiting lists or referral needed. This clinically approved, BACP-accredited service for young people is FREE of any charges as they are commissioned by Integrated Care Boards across the area.

It's a fantastic support service that is really worth signing up for.

31/12/2025

Dorset Menopause Support CIC have created a website with links to resources and support to enable women to cope with and understand their menopause journey.

By listening to what real women who live in Dorset want and need this initiative is expected to improve access and quality of care - a priority identified by women - and ease pressures on the NHS.

They have worked closely with Health Innovation Wessex, NHS Dorset and experienced NHS health care professionals and consultants who genuinely want to make positive changes and improve services and experiences for women.

Follow the link below for more information and share with your women friends.

Based in Dorset. Offering support, guidance & eduction through perimenopause & menopause. Consultations available in person or via video link.

31/12/2025

Are you aware that there is a home health testing service?........

TakeATestUK offers you the peace of mind that comes from regular health testing in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Our postal testing service is discreet, comprehensive and convenient.

They offer tests for a range of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs). They work with the NHS and UK Health Security Agency, and they're managed by the national charity Saving Lives.

When you use TakeATestUK, you can have total confidence in their clinical and scientific expertise. It's a gold-standard service designed by specialists, and they have selected the best organisations to work with in order to offer their tests.

Whether you regularly test yourself and simply enjoy the convenience of not having to attend a clinic, or have never tested before and are a little nervous, the postal kits are sent direct to the address you supply in plain, unidentifiable packaging.

Simply take your own samples – each STI or BBV may require a different sample – and send them off to the state-of-the-art laboratory. You will then receive your result by text – or, if there’s anything to discuss further, you’ll be contacted over the telephone by one of of their fully-trained health advisors.

Their kits come complete with easy to understand instructions, and every step – from the contents of the text messages you receive to the care they take with your data – is totally confidential. There really is no better mix of privacy and clinical excellence available from any other postal kit provider.

For more information follow the link below:-

16/12/2025

Our Autumn/Winter newsletter launches today. Packed full of useful information to support your health journey it really is a good read! Please share to local friends & family. Thank you.

15/12/2025

P H A R M A C Y F I R S T

As the busy festive season draws near it feels a good time to remind you about the excellent services provided by our local Pharmacies that mean you don't need a Surgery appointment.

The Pharmacy First service allows community pharmacies to provide treatment for seven common conditions directly. These conditions include:

- Sinusitis (12 years and over)
- Sore Throat (5 years and over)
- Earache (1 to 17 years)
- Infected Insect Bite (1 year and over)
- Impetigo (1 year and over)
- Shingles (18 years and over)
- Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) in women (16-64)

This quick access to healthcare could be really useful during this exceptionally hectic time of year.

15/12/2025

Telephone System Update

We are moving to a different telephone software from the 17th December at 3pm.

This should not affect patients. However, please bear with our team as they get used to this new phone software.

Many thanks in anticipation of your support during this time.

Natasha
Practice Manager

08/12/2025

Please do share this Swanage Linking Lives poster giving information about their great initiative to offer Christmas Day lunch and entertainment for anyone who is on their own this Christmas. Thank you.

01/12/2025

Are you a carer?

Then this updated information for Carers will be useful.