Prince of Wales Surgery, Dorchester & Portesham

We are a medium size practice providing General Medical Services to approximately 10,000 patients in Dorchester, Portesham and the surrounding area.

We are also a GP training practice with Wessex Deanery.

Flu and Covid Vaccinations 2025

We have started sending out our Flu vaccination invitations for all our eligible patients. If you are eligible you will receive a booking link via text message, over the coming days. To keep our phone lines open for urgent medical queries, please only call the surgery to book if you link doesn't work or if you would like to book into our clinic at Litton Cheney. If you do not consent to text messages you will be emailed or called soon. 

If you are eligible for the Covid vaccination, there is no need to book this with us. Please just ask at the desk when you check in for your Flu vaccination and if we still have vaccine available we can do it on the same day. 

Please note, the eligibilty criteria for Covid vaccination has changed this year and is now if you; 

• are aged 75 or over

• are aged 6 months to 74 years and have a weakened immune system because of a health condition or treatment

• live in a care home for older adults

We are unable to vaccinate anyone against Covid unless they meet the eligibility criteria. 

Please support your surgery by booking your Flu vaccination with us. 

Thank you. 

NHS Cervical Screening Programme - digital results launching September 2025

From September, NHS plans to start sending results from the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, utilising the NHS App.
 
In September, those who have a negative test result will be notified of this by an NHS App message. It will also appear as an NHS App notification. If the NHS App message isn’t read within 72 hours, a letter will be sent as a failsafe.
 
Abnormal result letters will continue for the time being to be delivered by post.

Weight Management Medication 

The new weight management ‘Tirzepatide’ medication (brand name Mounjaro^®) will be available to NHS patients nationally from 23 June HOWEVER it WON'T be available locally until later in the year. Please don't contact us just yet about this medication as we are unable to help currently. Please wait until we advertise its availability. 

For more information about eligibility please see follow the link. 

Tirzepatide (Mounjaro) – NHS Dorset

Digital Champion Service starting Monday 7 July