If you are concerned about symptoms, you don’t need to contact your GP. Instead, you can complete the online self-referral form and refer yourself directly to the Somerset Chest X-ray service. This service allows anyone aged over 40 and registered with a GP in Bridgwater to self-refer.

You can check if you need a chest X-ray if you have noticed one or more of the following symptoms:

• a cough lasting more than 3 weeks
• chest pains
• feeling short of breath or difficulty in breathing
• unexplained tiredness
• loss of your appetite
• weight loss you can’t explain.

To see if you qualify, you need to complete the self-referral form, which takes around 10 minutes.

Please complete the online self-referral form

You can also text LUNG to 82228 to be sent the link to the form.

Alternatively, the Somerset Chest X-ray service operates from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, please call 01823 213568. The office team will be able to complete the self referral form with you over the telephone.