Dr Syed Akhter - Somerset Bridge Medical Centre

Dr Syed Akhter

Languages: German, Punjabi

Staff

Doctors

Dr Syed Akhter

General Practitioner

Special interests

Minor Surgery

GMC General Medical Council number

4666897

Qualifications

FRCS Fellow Royal College of Surgeons

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

Other languages

Punjabi

Dr Wulf Franzen

General Practitioner

Special interests

Dermatology ENT

GMC General Medical Council number

3042618

Other languages

German

Dr Mengu Hicyilmaz

General Practitioner

GMC General Medical Council number

6159557

Dr Donal Hynes

General Practitioner

Surgery hours

Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays

Special interests

Musculo-skeletal problems Rheumatoid arthritis Sports Injury

GMC General Medical Council number

2674883

Dr Adrian Tyler

General Practitioner

Surgery hours

Tuesday to Friday

GMC General Medical Council number

4006062

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1993

Practice nursing team

Mrs Alison Williams

Advanced Nurse Practitioner

Alison is an experienced Advanced Nurse Practitioner with whom patients can consult with for a wide range of medical problems. She is also an independent nurse prescriber.

Surgery hours

Mon, Tues, Weds & Friday

Cunningham Alex

Practice Nurse

Ms Dawn Carey

Healthcare Assistant

Surgery hours

Tuesday and Wednesday

Mrs Emma Gulliver

Practice Nurse

Surgery hours

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Mrs Melissa Hocking-Carter

Practice Nurse

Surgery hours

Monday to Friday

Mrs Sue Johnstone

Practice Nurse

Surgery hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday

Services

Our experienced practice nurse team provide a Level 4 anti-coagulation monitoring service to our registered patients and those of another local practice. Clinics are held on Mondays and Wednesday

This service requires a referral by your GP

Asthma suffers can book in to see our Respiratory Lead Nurse for advice and support in asthma care and other respiratory problems. Clinics are held on Wednesdays.

This service requires a referral by your GP

Our Health Visitor provides support to families with children under the age of 5. She is able to offer advice on all aspects of health and childcare. The Health Visitor holds weekly child health clinics at Sydenham Family Centre.

We undertake a range of minor surgical procedures. These include the removal of skin lesions, ingrowing toe nails and vasectomies. This is a fully accredited service with referrals also taken from other local surgeries

This service requires a referral by your GP

This very successful service is provided by our Health Care Assistant. Following initial assessment to identify any possible medical cause or affect such as diabetes or polycystic ovary syndrome, patients are offered simple advice on good food choices, portion control and exercise, as well as looking at their food diaries to offer effective changes that would be sustainable.

Alongside this we host fortnightly Health Walks to encourage patients to increase activity levels. Health Walks take place on Wednesday lunchtimes - please contact the surgery for details of our next walk.

Patients are able to self-referral to the counselling service

For those patients travelling abroad we provide a full travel health service including vaccination.

Note: - We are not currently a yellow fever centre. There may be a cost for some travel vaccinations - see receptionist for details.

The Practice has hosted a Young Person's drop in clinic on site at Bridgwater College for over 15 years. Our practice nurse-led service provides a comprehensive range of services to students at the College including:-

Support offered for smoking cessation
weight management support
General health advice
A range of contraceptive care - condoms, oral contraceptive pill, depo injection and implants, free pregnancy testing, emergency contraception and unplanned pregnancy support and information,
Chlamydia testing and treatment
Drug and alcohol support/advice
emotional support and well-being
Confidential email support service

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)