SWISH Bridgwater
Bridgwater Community Hospital, Bower Lane, TA6 4GU
Bridgwater
Opening Times
Monday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Friday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Swish Victoria Park Wellbeing Hub
Victoria Park Drive, Bridgwater, TA6 7AS
Opening Times
Every Wednesday
Call to book
9am- 12 noon Booked appointments for contraception and sexual health.
9am-5pm Booked appointments for sexual health.
2pm-7pm Walk in clinic for under 18's year olds
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Burnham-on-Sea
Swish - Burnham-on-Sea
Burnham-on-Sea Hospital MIU, 6 Love Lane, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1ED
Opening Times
Thursdays 9am - 5pm
Please call our booking line for an appointment or book an appointment
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Chard, Crewkerne, Langport
SWISH Chard
Chard Community Hospital, Crewkerne Rd, TA20 1NF
Opening Times
Monday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Frome, Shepton Mallet
SWISH Frome
Frome Community Hospital, Enos Way, BA11 2FH
Opening Times
Thursday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Glastonbury, Street, Wells
SWISH Wells
Outpatients Department (next to Wells Health Centre) Priory Health Park, Glastonbury Road, Wells, Somerset BA5 1XJ
Opening Times
Wednesday Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Minehead, Williton, Watchet
SWISH Minehead
Minehead Community Hospital, Luttrell Way, Minehead, TA24 6DF
Opening Times
Tuesday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Taunton, Wellington, Wiveliscombe
Main Clinic: SWISH Taunton
Mill Stream House, Castle Street, TA1 4AS
Opening Times
Monday - Saturday clinics. Please call our booking line for a Telephone Consultation.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Wincanton, Castle Cary
SWISH Wincanton
Outpatients Department, Wincanton Community Hospital, Dancing Lane, Wincanton BA9 9DQ
Opening Times
Tuesday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
03001245010
Additional Info
Yeovil
SWISH South Petherton
South Petherton Community Hospital, Bernard Way, South Petherton, TA13 5EF
Opening Times
Monday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment. Wednesday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment Friday: Please call our booking line to book an appointment.
Contact
0300 1245010
Additional Info
Bath
Other Services Outside Somerset
Riverside Health Centre James Street West, Bath BA1 2BT.
Opening Times
Monday 8:15am–5:30pm
Wednesday 8:15am–4:30pm
Thursday 8:15am–4:30pm
Friday 8:15am–2pm
Saturday 9:30am–12:30pm
Sunday Closed
Contact
01225 826855
Weston-Super-mare
Other Services Outside Somerset
Weston General Hospital, Grange Road, BS23 4TQ
Opening Times
Monday 8:45am–4:30pm Tuesday 9:15am–7:30pm Wednesday 8:15am–4pm Thursday Closed Friday 9am–2pm Saturday Closed Sunday Closed
Contact
01934 881234
Visiting Swish
Contacting and attending Swish
We have minimised non-essential face-to-face contact to protect you and our staff, but please be rest assured that if you need to be seen, we will be able to see you safely. Please contact us for a telephone or video consultation for sexual health advice, contraception and if you have sexual health symptoms you are concerned about (0300 1245010).
If you would like an STI screen and have no symptoms please click this link to request an online home STI test.
Attending a Swish Clinic
Please DO NOT attend a face to face appointment at Swish if:
- Your Lateral Flow test is positive
- You have symptoms of COVID-19 or a COVID-19 diagnosis.
- You have or suspect you have COVID-19
Please tell the Nurse, Doctor or contact us on 0300 1245010 if you have been invited for an appointment but you meet one or more of the criteria above.
Consultation and Treatment
When you are called for your appointment, you will be seen by a doctor or a nurse. A chaperone may also be present.
On occasions we may ask you if you’d mind if a medical student or other trainees could be present for your consultation. If you feel uncomfortable please do let us know.
You’ll be asked some further questions about your current problem, your general health and sexual history, including your sexual orientation.
If you are being tested for a sexually transmitted infection (STI)
The Nurse or Doctor will talk with you about your concerns/symptoms and ask about any sex you have had. It’s important to be honest about this so that you get the test (s) and treatment you need. The test could include taking swabs and/or blood tests and giving a urine sample. It is essential that male patients haven’t passed urine (peed) for three hours before the appointment
Receiving test results
Some results can be available during your visit. Others are usually ready in 7-10 days and will be sent to you via a text message (or you can telephone the clinic if you do not want to receive a text)
If your test was positive for any infection, you can return to the clinic for free treatment. In order to reduce the chance of complications, it's important your infection is treated as soon as possible.
Our Health Advisors and Nurses will provide you with information on the infection and its complications if left untreated.
Any sexual partner(s) you’ve had in the past three months will also need to be tested and treated for the infection. Treating your partner(s) will reduce the spread of the infection and development of its complications.
Our staff can help you to inform your partners in a timely manner without compromising your confidentiality. Contacting sexual partners to notify them of an STI is called contact tracing.
