Some services provided are not covered under our contract with the NHS and therefore attract charges. Examples include the following:
Medicals for pre-employment, sports and driving requirements (HGV, PSV etc.)
Insurance claim forms
Prescriptions for taking medication abroad
Private sick notes
Vaccination certificates
The fees charged are based on the British Medical Association (BMA) suggested scales and our reception staff will be happy to advise you about them along with appointment availability.
Yes. If you are aged 65 years or over or you are at higher risk
Who is at risk?
If you are aged 65 years or over or if you are on regular inhaled steroids
If you have a chronic respiratory disease (including asthma)
If you have chronic heart disease
If you have chronic renal disease
If you are diabetic
If you have a weak immune system
If you live in a long-stay residential or nursing home
If you have a chronic liver disease
If you are a carer
Do I Need To Be Protected Against Pneumococcal Infection?
Everybody aged 65 and over should now be immunised to help protect them against pneumococcal infection which can cause diseases such as pneumonia, septicaemia (blood poisoning) and meningitis. Please phone the surgery during September to make an appointment if the above applies to you.
Travel Health
Our practice nurses are available by appointment to offer medical advice regarding travel and vaccinations where appropriate. Please telephone reception to book an appointment.
Our nurses can provide travel health advice and arrange for appropriate immunisations. Please arrange an appointment for a travel consultation at least 6-8 weeks before departure if possible. Please allow time the for vaccination to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine.
Vaccines also need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.
Travel advice is covered by the NHS; however some vaccinations and prescriptions are only available privately. Payment for non-NHS services must be made at the first travel appointment
SPA Maternity Self-Referral
If you have a positive pregnancy test you can now make your own online self-referral for your maternity care, without needing to see a doctor or nurse at the practice.
Our practice is now registered and listed on the online referral portal, so all you need to do to refer for your maternity care is visit the secure link below and provide the information requested. You’ll need your NHS number and the name of the practice, with which you must be registered.
The information you provide will be used to process your referral by both the community maternity team assigned to our practice and the booking office of your chosen hospital within Birmingham and Solihull. A copy of your referral will also be shared with us, your GP Practice, for information.
Click on this link using your mobile phone or digital device (laptop/ computer). It’s quick and easy and will just take a few minutes. This link can also be used to refer a pregnancy on behalf of someone else, providing you have her consent.
IMPORTANT: You need to search for the GP practice site by the POSTCODE in the drop-down list to complete your SPA portal referral. Your referral can only be processed based on the information you provide and can delay your care if incorrect information is provided.
You’ll be able to select from a number of hospitals to provide your antenatal care and for the birth of your baby; we have a number of birthing facilities:
If you would like to refer to any other hospital then please speak with your community midwife at your first ante-natal booking appointment or contact your GP.
Useful information: to support you throughout your pregnancy
Information guides on all you need to know about trying for a baby, pregnancy, labour and birth.https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/
The Ask the Midwife – a live zoom session hosted by consultant midwives, Health Visitors and clinical staff to answer questions on pregnancy, birth and caring for your baby.https://yourbump.nhs.uk/ask-the-midwife/
Bump (Birmingham & Solihull United Maternity and Newborn Partnership). Uniting maternity services; in Birmingham and Solihull to improve your maternity experience. Together Bump partners offer you personalised care, with more choice about your care – for both you and your baby.https://yourbump.nhs.uk/
The community midwifery team assigned to your GP Practice will contact you by the time you are eight to nine weeks pregnant, however if you do not hear from the team, by then, please contact the midwife directly via the details listed below:
Community Midwife Office – GHH contact details:
0121 424 7698 between 9:30am – 3:30pm Mon-Fri
One of the team members will contact you once your referral is processed. If you have any technical problems using the web address please email project.bump@nhs.net
Travel vaccinations
If you’re planning to travel outside the UK you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.
