Medical Guidance
Advice, tips, tools and information to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing.
Why Certain Services Aren’t Offered
There are a number of requests the surgery receives from patients that, unfortunately, cannot be fulfilled. This can often be upsetting for patients, so the reasons for some of the most common requests have been outlined here.
Lipids/ Cholesterol
Have you recently received a text message from the surgery regarding your recent blood tests to measure your cholesterol? Read what your result means and guidance to improve your health.
Menopause & HRT
Navigating through menopause can pose significant challenges, particularly when symptoms go unrecognized. At Mendip Vale Medical Group, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional care tailored to women experiencing this transition.
Hypertension / Blood Pressure
Have you recently received a text message from the surgery regarding your raised blood pressure or hypertension? Learn what this means and how to make lifestyle changes to make improvements
Edoxaban Information
Edoxaban is a medication commonly prescribed for Atrial Fibrillation to reduce the risk of stroke. However, two very similar medications – Apixaban and Rivaroxaban – now offer significant cost savings for the NHS.
Weight loss injections (tirzepatide / Mounjaro)
You may be aware that the NHS England and NICE have approved the use of the weight management medication tirzepatide (Mounjaro) in primary care.