Pencoed Medical Centre

In coming weeks we'll be doing more telephone and video consultations. Most patients with coronavirus will experience mild illness and shouldn't need to cont...

Firstly, you have to be invited by the Doctor. Make sure that you're located somewhere quiet and private, ideally connected to WiFi (if you conduct the consu...

Sister Tina Morgan, our diabetes nurse, has asked that we share this information with you if you have diabetes. It not only contains important information, b...

This information is taken from the latest government guidance (03/03/2020): The role the public can play in supporting this response Everyone can help suppor...

We are aware that Llanharan patients have had problems trying to access the out of hours service on the usual 111 number. This is an issue which is not under...

Congratulations to Dr Gail Price on winning the Wales Royal College of GPs “GP of the year” 2018. All the staff and GP partners at Pencoed and Llanharan Medi...

The chances are, that if you've come to see us at the surgery and have suffered from work stress, anxiety or depression, we will have mentioned Mindfulness t...

It's now possible to book an appointment with a GP via our website. In order to do this, you'll need to visit the Appointments section of this website and ch...

Mental health problems are some of the commonest reasons for visiting the surgery. This blog doesn't replace a consultation with a health care professional b...

This is one of the most common questions asked by parents when their children come to us with an infectious disease. All of the information that is in this b...

Both of these conditions are relatively uncommon but there have been increased numbers of cases in South Wales in recent months, so we thought we'd provide a...

Between working as one of the Ospreys doctors I help out during the home internationals with concussion management. I am located in the medical room at the s...

Most sore throats settle down within a week without antibiotics. This is because most sore throats are caused by viruses and viruses cannot be treated with a...

So you think you've got high blood pressure? Well, it's a good idea to have your blood pressure checked every now and then, especially if you have a family h...

We're currently getting a lot of queries about this test via our reception desk and it is a subject that crops up a lot in consultations. Many men, who are w...

If you have any dental or oral (mouth) problems, please visit your Dentist first. If you don't have a Dentist, then you can find out where to find one here. ...

Back pain is one of the most common conditions that we see in surgery, particularly on a Monday morning (probably because our patients are busy gardening or ...

This is a really difficult blog and a difficult subject for many patients and their families (and Doctors too). Rather than typing out a long blog, we'd like...

If you've been thinking about having a vasectomy, you may be pleased to hear that we have our own vasectomy clinic in Pencoed (at the New Surgery up on Minff...

Flu is now circulating on our community and, as you've probably seen on the news, is causing a lot of additional strain on NHS services, not only in General ...