Practices across Symphony Healthcare Services have been running vaccination clinics for flu, and for some, Covid as well since the start of October. The SSW PCN practices (Buttercross, Crewkerne, Hamdon, & Martock and South Petherton) held a joint clinic to vaccinate patients from all four practices. Exmoor Medical Centre have received support from a member… Read more »

It was Pharmacy Technician Day 2025 this week (21st October). The day honours the vital contributions of pharmacy technicians to patient care and the healthcare system, but most patients are not aware of who they are, or what they do! Meet the Medicines Management Technicians (Pharmacy Technicians in GP Practices) • Medicines Management Technicians (also… Read more »

We are so pleased to announce that Warwick House Medical Centre has been rated Good by the CQC following an inspection on 17 September 2025! Well done to everyone at Warwick House 👏 Access the full report here

Thursday 18 September saw Somerset’s first Peri-Operative Outreach Clinic, evolving from the peri-operative work at Somerset FT (SFT), and held in collaboration with South Somerset West (SSW) Primary Care Network (PCN), at Martock Surgery. This is part of work being done across the county to support the NHS 10 Year Plan. The Peri-Operative Outreach Clinic… Read more »

With Dr Berge Balian stepping down as Medical Director from 1st September, Dr Kelsey Boddington will become the Medical Director for Symphony, and she will be supported by Dr Iain Phillips and Dr Patrick Fahy-Browne as Deputy Medical Directors. Dr Boddington will provide clinical leadership and oversight for the Symphony, acting as a key advisor… Read more »

6 million people in the UK have high blood pressure and don’t know it. That’s because high blood pressure usually has no symptoms, the first sign of it could be a heart attack or stroke. The good news! It’s quick and easy to take your blood pressure reading, and if needed, get the treatment and… Read more »

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This week marks the end of an era for Symphony Healthcare Services, with the retirement of Dr Berge Balian from his role as Medical Director. Dr Balian has been Medical Director for Symphony since April 2017, following time spent as the Associate Medical Director for Primary Care at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Foundation Trust from… Read more »

Breastfeeding Awareness Week in 2025 will be observed from 1st to 7th August. It’s a global call to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding and promoting wider support systems. Breastfeeding improves the health of mothers and babies, and makes the planet a healthier place. At Symphony Healthcare Services we welcome all babies to be… Read more »

As a subsidiary of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we were very pleased to learn that their chief executive, Peter Lewis, has been named as 6th in the Health Service Journal’s top 50 healthcare leaders, by a team of leading figures in and around the health sector. Over the last few years, Peter has played an… Read more »