Portland House, Deane Gate Avenue, Taunton, TA1 2UH
Opening hours: Mon to Sat 8:00 - 18:00Tel: 0330 058 4280
We look forward to welcoming you to SpaMedica Taunton. The team here will welcome you with a smile and answer any questions you have about your appointment or surgery.
If travelling North-east on the M5, take the A358 exit to Taunton/Yeovil at Junction 25 and then take the 1st exit at Blackbrook Roundabout onto Blackbrook Park Ave. Take the next right onto Deane Gate Ave, follow the road and then take third right into SpaMedica Taunton.
If travelling South-west on the M5, take the A358 exit to Taunton/Yeovil at Junction 25 and then take the 4th exit at Blackbrook Roundabout onto Blackbrook Park Ave. Take the next right onto Deane Gate Ave, follow the road and then take third right into SpaMedica Taunton.
If you are heading east on the A358 at the roundabout take the 2nd exit to continue on the A358 and then at the next roundabout take the 5th exit onto Blackbrook Park Ave. Take the next right onto Deane Gate Ave, follow the road and then take third right into SpaMedica Taunton.
The Laxton Road Shops Bus Stop is one of the closest stops to our clinic. The number 4 Taunton’s Town bus to Taunton Town Centre stops here which is a 5-minute walk to SpaMedica. From this stop, cross the road and walk back on yourself taking the next left onto Newton Rd taking the cut through on the next left and then follow the road around to Deane Gate Ave. Turn left down this road and then cross over at Portland House where SpaMedica Taunton is located.
Alternatively, you can take the number 21 bus to Taunton Castle Way getting off the bus at the Oxford Inn Bus Stop, a 10-minute walk from SpaMedica. From here walk back on yourself, turn right and walk along Orchard Way turning right at the end of the road onto Charles Cres and then take the next right onto Laxton Rd, follow this road down and turn right onto Newton Rd taking the cut through on the next left and then follow the road around to Deane Gate Ave. Turn left down this road and then cross over at Portland House where SpaMedica Taunton is located. For more information, visit www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset
The closest train station to our clinic is the Taunton Railway Station located on High Street (PO6 38D). The distance from the station to the hospital is approximately 2.1 miles. For train times/connections please call 03457 484950 or click here to visit the National Rail Journey Planner.
If you live in England, all you need to do is let your optician or GP know which healthcare provider and hospital location you would like to have your cataract treatment at, and they’ll send a referral to your chosen provider. You should hear back from your provider within two to three weeks following your referral. If you haven’t heard anything after this point, we recommend contacting the person who referred you—this will be your optician or GP—to check on the status of your referral.
Giving you local access to the highest standards of care. With over 61 hospitals nationwide, all rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, SpaMedica is the largest independent provider of NHS cataract treatment in the UK. Our experts will ensure you feel comfortable and confident from diagnosis to recovery. Having partnered with the NHS for over 15 years, we proudly support thousands of patients every month with ophthalmic conditions.
The only suitable treatment for cataracts is surgery. It is one of the safest surgeries you can have and is also the most common operation performed in the UK today, taking up to only 20 minutes for routine cases. The cloudy lens is removed and replaced with an artificial lens (implant). This is normally done under a local anaesthetic using eye drops to numb the eye.
From the person who greeted me at reception to all the professional staff who attended to me throughout the pre-op assessment and surgery, everyone was kind, caring, and highly efficient. I was treated as a human being, not just a number, and all my anxiety was eased in such a compassionate way.
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Cataracts are a clouding of the lens in the eye which can cause blurry vision and difficulty seeing in low light conditions.
Common symptoms of cataracts include blurry or cloudy vision difficulty seeing at night sensitivity to glare and faded colors.
A Yag Laser Capsulotomy is a procedure used to treat a cloudy capsule behind the lens that may develop after cataract surgery. The laser creates a hole in the capsule to improve vision.