Woolston Lodge Surgery

Early Cancer Detection

Lung Cancer Awareness

You don't have to smoke to develop lung cancer.

Have you heard of the lung health check? A lung health check is a screening for lung cancer. If you are aged between 55 and 75 years old, a current or ex-smoker, and registered with a GP in a screening catchment area then you will be invited to take part in the screening pathway.

Lung cancer screening aims to detect cancer at an earlier stage, when curative treatment is more likely. This is because at an early stage, lung cancer often has no signs or symptoms. For more information visit Cancer Research UK.

Oesophageal Cancer Awareness 

Not all heartburn is harmless. 

Persistent heartburn isn’t just uncomfortable - it could be a warning sign of oesophageal cancer, a deadly disease that often goes unnoticed. Over-the-counter medication, such as Gaviscon or Rennie, should only be used as a short term solution. If symptoms persist for three weeks or more, contact your GP and get it checked.

For more information visit Heartburn Cancer UK. 

Bowel Cancer Awareness

Are you aged between 56 and 74 and registered with a GP?

Then you will have been sent a home bowel screening kit called a FIT (faecal immunochemical test). A FIT kit can be used to collect a sample of your stool (faeces) that is sent to a laboratory to look for microscopic amounts of blood.

Small traces of blood in your stool can be a result of other medical causes, not necessarily cancer. But if it is cancer, then diagnosing it early means there are more treatment options available.

If you are aged 75 or over you can ask for a bowel screening kit every two years by calling the free screening helpline on 0800 707 6060. For more information on bowel screening visit the Cancer Matters Wessex website.

Click on the image opposite to fill out a simple online form to get advice and treatment.

e-Consults are available 10.00am - 4.00pm Monday - Friday and are for non-urgent medical queries.  We will respond to your query within 5 working days, please disregard the timescale stated by e-Consult.

If your query is urgent and cannot wait 5 working days for a response, please contact the surgery.

Please note that any digital image submitted as part of an online consultation, will be stored within your clinical notes.

Following several years of collaboration, Chartwell Green and Woolston Lodge surgeries have made the decision to become a partnership.

Please see the below attachment for more information.

WCP Patient announcement WL.pdf

We recently announced our decision to become a partnership with Chartwell Green Surgery. Our aim is to be able to provide a wider range of high-quality services for our patient population as one organisation.

We would like to thank everyone for the responses and questions we have received following this announcement. Your views are very important to us and will help us shape and improve primary care.

For further information, please see Woolston and Chartwell FAQs - Final.pdf

PLEASE NOTE:

Following patient feedback, we have taken steps to restrict our on-site parking to those visiting the surgery or adjoining pharmacy.  

The new car parking system therefore allows patients and visitors to either Woolston Lodge or Lloyds Pharmacy to park for up to 90 minutes. You do not have to submit your vehicle registration number to use the car park, but will incur charges if this limit is exceeded.

Please see the signage in the car park itself or speak to reception if you would like any further information.

We are confident that our website will provide clear and concise help and give our patients the information they require in an easy and convenient format. It has been designed with the patient’s needs at the forefront of everything, from checking surgery times to letting us know what you think of us.

Our dedicated team are here to treat those minor ailments that occur as well as providing specialist management of long-term conditions and clinics covering a wide range of healthcare issues. The technology also means you can now do a lot of things from the comfort of your home such as order a repeat prescription or manage your appointments.

We're improving how we communicate with patients. If you would like information in an alternative format, for example large print or easy read, or if you need help communicating with us, for example because you use British Sign Language, please let us know. You can call us on (023) 8044 6733 or come in and speak to the receptionist.

Our practice now offers a wide range of services through our website, register to gain access