Medical services and clinics

Living wills and other advance directives are written, legal instructions regarding your preferences for medical care if you are unable to make decisions for yourself.

Advance directives guide choices for doctors and caregivers if you're terminally ill, seriously injured, in a coma, in the late stages of dementia or near the end of life.

If you do have a living will in place please inform the surgery so we can update your medical records.

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The Audiology department at the RUH provide hearing aids and undertake hearing & balance tests. To be referred to this service please speak to your GP.

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From 8 weeks old, we send appointments for regular check ups and immunisations for pre-school children. This is to make sure that our doctors and health visitors can check that children are developing normally.

Our doctors and nurses give confidential advice on all aspects of family planning. We are also a no worries practice.

We offer a wide range of health screening for men and women aged 40 to 74 at our surgery.

More information is available here

Women aged between 50 and 71 are advised to attend the Breast Screening Unit every three years for a mammography. This is to make sure we can check and detect any abnormalities as soon as possible. These appointments are sent out by the local Breast Unit.

More information can be found in the links below.

Find breast screening services.

Additional information here

Wiltshire Breast Screening Service

If you are, or think you may be pregnant, please Register for Maternity Care at the RUH Maternity. Our 4 maternity units at Chippenham, Frome, Paulton and Trowbridge will co-ordinate care for you.

If you are bleeding or in pain during early pregnancy, please call the RUH:

01225 825803

For all other Maternity enquiries, please call the RUH Maternity Care  central contact number:

01225 826454

1. Select Option 1 to speak to Maternity Triage about urgent concerns:
   
   This line is for non-routine care enquiries and will be answered 24 hours/day.
   
   Choose this option for all new concerns, including pain, bleeding, a change in the pattern of your baby’s movements, waters have broken, labour, worries after birth or feeling unwell.
2. Select Option 2 if your enquiry relates to any aspect of your planned pregnancy care:
   
   This line is for all enquiries relating to planned care and appointments, including scans, in any location.
   
   Choose this option for routine enquiries, including community midwifery appointments, antenatal clinic with consultants, Day Assessment Unit, 12- and 20-week scan appointments.

Please click here to read further information on your pregnancy.

To read about the RUH maternity services available click here.

Some services available are not covered under our contract with the NHS. This means that these services need to be paid for.

Please note that requests for private and non-NHS services can take up to 6 weeks to be processed and completed.

The table below shows the current Medical Administration Fees at the practice for Private and Non-NHS Services.

If this sounds like you, then there is no need to worry as you do not need to disclose why you need the appointment. You just need to ask for a no worries or personal appointment.

As part of the ‘no worries’ service, we    provide free condoms to anyone who is aged 24 and under. Simply ask for a ‘no worries’ pack which can be picked up from Reception at the Health Centre  or book a ‘no worries’ appointment where you can discuss in confidence:

• Free Emergency Contraception
• Contraception Advice
• Pregnancy Testing
• Chlamydia Testing

Other links:

No Worries Wiltshire

Sexual health services

We would only share your information with other  professionals to protect you or others from serious harm.  We would always try to      discuss this with you first. If you have any further questions about  confidentiality, please feel free to speak to the Nurse or Doctor.

The surgery has mental health practitioners who offer support and guidance. Speak to our receptionists to book an appointment

For more information for NHS mental health services, please click here.