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Women’s Health Hub
About the hub
The Women’s Health Hub is a one-stop shop designed to provide more joined-up care for women. It aims to help you access the right support more easily by bringing together services for a range of women’s health needs in one place.
This includes support with menopause, problems with periods, sexual health and cervical screening, contraception, pelvic pain, family planning, and other common women’s health concerns.
The hub has been shaped by community feedback and reflects what women have told us they need. Our aim is to make women’s health care more accessible, joined-up and responsive across all stages of life.
Our clinical team brings together doctors, nurses and other healthcare specialists to support women and works closely with hospital colleagues to provide coordinated, high-quality care.
What we offer
As a Women’s Health Hub, we can support you with a range of different health concerns, including:
Young Person’s Clinic
Our weekly Young Person's Clinic is for patients between 13 and 19 years old. You can get support for sexual health and contraception, anxiety, stress and mental health. The clinic takes place every Wednesday from 3pm to 5pm, no appointments needed
Contraception and family planning
Our Practice Nurse team is trained on all areas of contraception. They can provide advice and support on all the methods of contraception available. This includes the hormonal coil (interuterine device).
Read more on types of contraception
Contraceptive Pill
We also ask patients on the contraceptive pill to have an annual pill check. If you need to have a pill check fill in this form. Our medicine management team will contact you once you have completed the form.
Complete an annual pill check form
You can now also get the contraceptive pill directly from a pharmacy. No GP appointment or prescription needed.
Find a pharmacy that offers the contraceptive pill without a prescription
Cervical screening
Cervical screening, which used to be called a smear test, is a test to check the health of the cervix. This can help prevent cervical cancer.
It's offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64. You will receive an invitation letter in the post when it's time to book your cervical screening. Your invitation letter will tell you where you can go for cervical screening and how to book.
Find out more about cervical screening
Important
It’s important to speak to a doctor if you’re worried about symptoms of cervical cancer.
This includes:
- bleeding between periods.
- bleeding during or after sex.
- bleeding after you’ve been through the menopause.
- experiencing unusual vaginal discharge.
Do not wait for your next cervical screening appointment to contact us about this.
Period problems including heavy, painful or irregular bleeding
If you are experiencing problems with your periods, including heavy, painful or irregular bleeding please request an appointment at the practice.
Our women’s health health and wellbeing section includes links to local and national support.
Pelvic pain, pelvic floor disorders and prolapse
If you are experiencing problems with pelvic pain, pelvic floor disorders or prolapse please request an appointment at the practice.
We run occasional information sessions on pelvic health. These will be advertised on our events page, as well as on Facebook and Instagram.
Our women’s health health and wellbeing section includes links to local and national support.
Leaking bladder or incontinence – trouble controlling when you go to the toilet
Menopause support, including HRT
We hold regular group discussions on menopause treatment options, run by our doctors. These sessions are for people thinking about starting Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) for the first time.
Learn more about Menopause Group Discussions and other menopause support
Linking you to community support
Our Health Connections Team provides free support to help you improve your health and wellbeing. We can:
- Connect you to local services and activities
- Offer 1 to 1 support to help you set goals and make changes that matter to you.
- Run group healthier lifestyle programmes.
We’re here to listen and support you in managing your health in ways that are meaningful to you
Health coaching
Our Health Connections Team provides free support to help you improve your health and wellbeing. We can:
- Connect you to local services and activities, such as walking groups or financial advice.
- Offer 1 to 1 support to help you set goals and make changes that matter to you.
- Run group healthier lifestyle programmes.
We’re here to listen and support you in managing your health in ways that are meaningful to you.
Our research and quality improvement work
Our team stays up to date with the latest evidence in women’s health and takes part in research, helping to ensure care is based on best practice. You can read more about some of these projects here:
Further support for Women’s Health and Wellbeing
For more support available for women in Frome visit our Health and Wellbeing Support pages.