Welcome to Frome Valley Medical Centre

At Frome Valley Medical Centre, our doctors and nurses deliver a wide range of NHS services to support our patients.

We use Heidi in our Practice.  Please see our Notice Board section for more information.

Please see our Notice Board section regarding the sample drop off times.

Meningitis Update

We understand that recent news reports about the meningitis outbreak may be concerning for parents and staff working with children and young people.

Advice from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is that there is no baseline increased risk outside of the specific outbreak in Kent at this time.  Currently there is no need for any additional actions beyond routine immunisation good practice.  This includes the importance of keeping vaccines up to date and having the Men ACWY where applicable.

The School Aged Immunisation (SAI) Team will continue to offer any outstanding Men ACWY vaccine doses up until the end of Year 11. They are advising that where patients have not received the Men ACWY vaccine, GP Practices are required to provide this to those aged 14 years up to their 25th birthday. We will not be contacting patients directly; you will need to contact us if you wish to discuss eligibility.  In general, we are responsible for delivering Men ACWY to those who may have missed the school programme (14<25 years) and those (19<25 years) who are attending University for the first time.

Some of the cases in this specific outbreak have been identified as Men B. Men B is offered at 8 weeks, 12 weeks and 1 year of age and has been since 2015. Current routine UK immunisation guidance does not advise giving Men B vaccine after 2 years of age and therefore we will not be offering this vaccine at this time.

If a suspected case of meningitis were ever identified in local settings, the Health Protection Team would advise on action to be taken then.

Please check your NHS app or red book if you require clarification of the vaccines you have received to date.

Flu

Following recent news that flu season is 'worst in a decade'. We are still offering flu vaccines for adults and children.  Please contact the surgery to book an appointment.

Children’s Flu vaccination (nasal and injection) catch-up clinics are available for Reception - Year 6 students who did not receive their vaccinations at school. Please book an appointment at https://imms.sirona-cic.org.uk/flu/2024/book?v=3

If you have any queries please contact the Immunisation Team directly on 0300 124 5515 or email sirona.sch-imms@nhs.net