Find out about local counsellors and advice services.
You can access these services by speaking to a GP or receptionist of the surgery.
Counsellors
We have trained counsellors who run weekly sessions at the surgery.
Contact the surgery or speak to your GP and they can refer you for the sessions.
Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB)
An advisor from CAB is in the surgery on a Thursday morning. They can provide guidance on many problems such as debt and financial issues.
Ask the receptionist for an appointment or information about this service.
You can also access free advice via their website or by calling them.
Pathway Advisory Service
We have an advisor who attends the surgery every Tuesday who will offer advice if you are suffering a long term health condition or disability, which is preventing you from working or from returning to your job.
Contact the surgery or ask the receptionist for an appointment or information about this service.
Cervical screening (also known as a smear test) checks the health of your cervix. The cervix is the opening to your womb from your vagina.
It’s not a test for cancer, it’s a test to help prevent cancer.
Who the screening is for
All women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 should get a letter to invite them for a smear.
If you’ve not been invited and think you’re eligible, please contact the surgery.
How often you need a screening
How often you need screening depends on how old you are.
If you’re:
- under 25, you’ll be invited up to 6 months before you turn 25
- 25 to 49, you’ll be invited every 3 years
- 50 to 64, you’ll be invited every 5 years
- 65 or older, you’ll only be invited if 1 of your last 3 tests was abnormal.
Getting an appointment
You’ll get a letter in the post inviting you to make an appointment.
The letter will tell you where you can go and how to request an appointment.
If you have not received a screening letter
You can also request an appointment at the surgery if you have not received an invite by letter, or if you lost the letter.
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Find out more
Read the guide to cervical screening on the NHS website.
About 1 in 20 people will get bowel cancer in their life. It affects men and women.
Screening can help detect bowel cancer early, when it’s easier to treat.
How it works
You use a home test kit to do the screening.
If you’re 60 to 74, you’ll be sent a kit every 2 years. The programme is expanding to eventually include those aged 50-59, so currently 56 year olds, and some 58 year olds, are also eligible for screening.
If you’re 75 or over, you can ask for a kit every 2 years. Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60.
If you’re younger than 56 and you’re worried because you have a family history of bowel cancer, speak to your GP.
Call the free bowel cancer screening helpline on 0800 707 60 60 if you have not been sent a test and you think you need one.
If you are worried about your symptoms
You can read about symptoms of bowel cancer on the NHS website.
If you have symptoms that you are worried about you can request an appointment.
Find out more on the NHS website
Visit the NHS website guide to bowel cancer screening
You can also find information about bowel cancer from: