We offer a range of clinics and services at The Family Surgery to support and maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Alcohol Advice
NHS Advice on drinking recommends that men should not regularly drink more than 3-4 units of alcohol a day and women should not regularly drink more than 2-3 units a day, “Regularly” means drinking every day or most days of the week.
Useful links
- NHS Choices – Alcohol Misuse
- NHS Choices – Where to find alcohol support
- Drinkaware
- Change Grow Live
Chlamydia Screening
Chlamydia screening is available from the surgery.
Ask at reception for a kit. It is a confidential service where you can send a urine sample in the envelope provided and receive the results quickly.
Sexual Health
A range of sexual health services are offered at the surgery, including:
- Contraception and contraception advice
- Emergency contraception and emergency contraception advice
- Testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhoea and genital warts
- Testing and counselling for HIV and AIDS
If you need advice and support with a sexual health matter or you think you have a problem you would like to discuss, please get in touch with the surgery by submitting a request from the home page to make an appointment with your GP.
For more information please visit the websites below:
Useful links
- Sexual Health Bromley
- Family Planning Association: Sexual Health Advice
- British Pregnancy Advisory Service
- Sexual Advice Association
- NHS Choices – Sexual Health Topics
Smoking Cessation
If you’re trying to give up smoking, contact Smoke Free Bromley using the link below. :
Other useful links
Weight Loss
A range of options are available to support people with weight loss, including weight and diet advice, a referral for a weight loss group and exercise sessions if eligible. Don’t hesitate to contact us by submitting a request for an appointment with one of our Nurses from the homepage.
Many doctors now believe that when it comes to your health, your waist measurement is important.
While knowing your body mass index (BMI) is a good way to decide if you’re overweight, it doesn’t tell the whole story.
BMI is a measure of how healthy your weight is for your height. You can work out what your BMI is by using the NHS Choices BMI healthy weight calculator.
If you have a high BMI, you’re likely to be carrying extra fat. But your health could be at greater risk depending on where you store that fat.
Having a large amount of tummy fat (compared to fat around your bottom or thighs) makes you more likely to develop diabetes and heart problems.
A healthy waist circumference for men is less than 94cm (37 inches), and for women, it’s less than 80cm (32 inches).
Losing weight and keeping it off isn’t easy, but it has many benefits. You may only need to make small changes to your lifestyle to maintain a healthy weight.
If you’d like to find out more about how you can lose weight in a healthy way, please book an appointment with one of our nurses.
For more general information about weight loss, please see the websites below:
Useful links