Appointments availability during Christmas Bank Holidays

We have arrangements in place for patients to access a clinician over the Christmas Bank Holidays.

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Call to crackdown on Child Sexual Exploitation in Sandwell and West Birmingham

Residents in Sandwell and West Birmingham are being urged to familiarise themselves with the typical signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and report anything suspicious about it they may see. The call from NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is being made in the lead up to the NWG Network charity’s National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day (Sunday 18 March).

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People in Sandwell and West Birmingham urged to choose the right care as NHS pressures increase

People in Sandwell and West Birmingham are being urged to use health services wisely as Sandwell and City Hospitals are experiencing extremely high numbers of attendees at their Accident and Emergency departments. The hospitals are seeing large numbers of people who are attending Accident and Emergency departments with minor illnesses when they could be treated elsewhere.

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NEW Improved Access starting from 1st September 2017

Evening and Weekend appointments now available for our patients.

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Proposed changes to Prescriptions and Medicines in Sandwell and West Birmingham

  The challenge faced by all NHS organisations is how to spend the available budget in ways that most benefit the health of the whole population and deliver good value-for-money.  We have a duty to ensure that every service we buy on ...

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GP online services

GP online services is an NHS England programme designed to support GP practices to offer and promote online services to patients, including access to coded information in records, appointment booking and ordering of repeat prescriptions. Please ...

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Antibiotic Resistance

With the weather getting colder and cough & cold season underway, members of the public may be tempted to see their GP for antibiotics in place of rest, fluids and over the counter remedies. These illnesses are short lived, and most are ...

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New Text message appointment reminder service Active

  We are delighted to announce that we can now send text message reminders to all our patients, reminding you about your appointment date/time. Please ensure we have your updated mobile number on records. If you have any queries or wish to ...

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Named Accountable GP

  All practices across England are required to allocate a named Accountable GP for all registered patients. At Bearwood Road Surgery, Dr K Paramanathan is the named Accountable GP for all registered patients. However, patients are free to ...

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