Are you interested in joining our Patient Participation Group?

For more information and to join our group please email

thebridgesmedicalcentre@dorsetgp.nhs.uk

 Physiotherapy self-referrals

If you feel you would benefit from physiotherapy you can now refer yourself to this service.  Please click here to take you to the website - MSK Matters.  The website is full of expert advice and information to help you decide if physiotherapy can help you.  If you do decide that physiotherapy may help you,  the website has a self referral form you can access.

Welcome to the Bridges Medical Practice

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

                                                   Welcome to The Bridges Medical Practice                    

With patients' needs at the heart of everything we do, our website has been designed to make it easy for you to gain instant access to the information you need. As well as specific practice details such as opening hours and how to register, you’ll find a wealth of useful pages covering a wide range of health issues along with links to other relevant medical organisations.

Our Mission Statement

HELPING TO PROTECT YOUR GP SERVICE

We are experiencing a high volume of calls at this time. Please help protect your GP service by first going to NHS 111 online to check if your symptoms can be safely self-managed before requesting an urgent GP appointment.

Excessive demand for urgent appointments pushes your GP beyond the BMA recommended safe working limits, reduces the availability of routine appointments and delays the processing of prescriptions, hospital correspondence and test results. For children under 18 please visit the 'Healthier Together' website and ring back for an appointment if your child has Amber symptoms.

                      Please click the link below                                                                           Please click the link below

                   Get Help For Your Symptoms NHS 111                                                               Healthier Together

The Bridges Winter Newsletter 2024

Nova 301 Vaccine Trial

Some residents of Weymouth and Portland have been invited, via text, to take part in a global trial of a vaccine to protect against norovirus infection.  The norovirus stomach bug, also known as the “winter vomiting bug” is a particularly nasty bug that causes nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, spreads very easily and hospitalises hundreds of vulnerable people every year.

The Wessex Research Hub, part of the NHS, is running the trial, further information regarding the organisation can be found at www.wessexresearchhubs.nhs.uk/

Did you know you can manage repeat prescriptions from The Bridges Medical Practice in the NHS App?

You can easily choose where your prescriptions are sent. So, if you know you'll be away from home or you are moving home, you can change your nominated pharmacy from within the app.

You can also order your prescription at any time that suits you. There’s no need to wait to join a telephone queue or wait until the GP surgery opens.

It’s easy to use, and, if you hit a snag, you can go to ‘Help’ in the top right-hand corner of the app or visit nhs.uk/helpmeapp.

Find out more about the NHS App at: www.nhs.uk/nhsapp.

ARE YOU LIVING WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE?

Every day in the UK, 350 people have a stroke or heart attack that could have been prevented.

To support Dorset residents we are offering the Hypertension Plus App along with a Blood Pressure monitor to help you to better understand, manage and improve your condition. 

Please click on the link for more information and how to register.

https://ourdorset.org.uk/digital/#BPAtHome

Waiting Well

If you are on a waiting list for an appointment but haven’t heard from the hospital since your referral please be assured that they will be in touch as soon as they can schedule your appointment.

The hospital specialty team that you have been referred to will be in touch from time to time to check if any of your symptoms have changed, and to check that you still wish to proceed with your appointment or procedure, the waiting lists are reviewed and re-prioritised regularly so that the most urgent cases are dealt with as soon as possible.

If your condition deteriorates significantly at any point, then you may wish to get in touch with your GP for further advice.  

Please click on this link to take you to the Waiting Well web page for more information.

The e-consult tool is the preferred method of contact with your GP as you can get a direct reply back without needing to wait on the telephone.

Opening Times

     The Bridges Medical Centre                                 Littlemoor Surgery

Extended Opening Hours

Available specifically for people who work and find it difficult to attend the surgery in the daytime.

The Bridges Medical Centre has extended hours until 19.30 on Monday evenings.

Littlemoor Surgery has extended until hours until 19.30 on Wednesday evenings.