Planning Your Visit

This guide provides information to help patients, carers, visitors and new staff plan their visit to Fishponds Health Centre. It includes details about travel, parking, accessibility and what to expect when attending an appointment.

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Where Is Fishponds Health Centre?

Address

Fishponds Health Centre
Beechwood Road
Bristol
BS16 3TD

Services Based at This Location

• Podiatry
• Wound Care
• Musculoskeletal Interface (MSKI)
• Health Failure Service
• Community Nurses
• Catheter Clinic

Contact Information

• Podiatry: 0300 124 5855
• Wound care: 0117 9449733, wcs@nhs.net
• MSKI: 0300 125 6555
• Heart Failure: 0117 961 7153, sirona.heartfailureservice@nhs.net
• Parkinson’s Service: 0300 125 5550, parkinsons@nhs.net
• Catheter Clinic: 0300 125 6789

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Getting Here

By Car

There is a free on-site car park, with four designed disabled parking bays.

The car park is small so may be full at busy times. There is additional free parking at Beechwood Car Park, next door to the health centre.

By Bus

The nearest bus stop is New Station Round – approximately 5-minute walk away.

Several bus routes stop here, including:

• 16
• 17
• 18
• 46
• 47x
• 48x
• 49
• 49x
• 534

Please check local bus timetables before travelling as routes may change.

By Train

The nearest railway station is Stapleton Road Station.

• Approximately 2.4 miles from the centre

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Accessing the Building

Entrance

The medical centre provides:

• Step-free, ramp access
• Automatic double entrance doors
• Easy access into the main reception area

These features help ensure the building is accessible for wheelchair users, mobility scooter users and visitors with reduced mobility.

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Building Layout

Key Information

• The health centre has two floors.
• You will enter into the reception and waiting area.
• There is a lift on the far right of the waiting area.
• Clear internal signage helps visitors navigate the building.

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Reception Area and Check In

The Sirona reception desk is the one in the middle of the ground floor. The desk is not always staffed.

You do not need to check in for your appointment, please take a seat in the correct waiting area.

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Waiting Area

There are waiting areas on both the ground floor and first floor.

Please sit in the Ground Floor waiting area for:

• Podiatry

 Please sit in the First Floor waiting area for:

• MSKI
• Heart Failure Service
• Wound Care
• Parkinson’s Service
• Catheter Clinic

Visitors may wait here until they are called for their appointment.

Please note the ground floor waiting area can be very busy.

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Toilets and Facilities

The medical centre provides:

• Standard toilet facilities
• Accessible toilets
• Baby changing facilities

They have these facilities on both the ground floor and first floor.

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Accessibility Information

Fishponds Health Centre has been designed to support a wide range of accessibility needs through:

• Step-free access
• Automatic doors
• Accessible parking
• Accessible toilets
• Lift to the first floor

These features help make appointments easier and more accessible for visitors and patients.

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Further Information Available

This webpage provides a summary of the Fishponds Health Centre Location Guide.

The full guide includes:

• Building photographs
• Travel information
• Parking guidance
• Accessibility information
• Reception and waiting area details
• Toilet and baby changing facilities

For complete information, please download the full Location Guide.