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Ashfield Surgery
8 Walmley Road
Sutton Coldfield, B76 1QN
Tel: 0121 351 7955

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CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION NEWS ***IMPORTANT***

The Coronavirus vaccination is now available to our patients aged 70 and over.  Please do not phone the surgery, we will call all the patients to advise where and when the vaccination can be given.  These vaccines are administered for several surgeries within the Primary Care Network, and COVID vaccine is not supplied directly to us at Ashfield Surgery.

PLEASE NOTE:  ALL GP APPOINTMENTS REMAIN TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS ONLY, THE GP OR NURSE WILL CALL YOU AS CLOSE TO THE APPMT TIME AS POSSIBLE.  IF THE GP FEELS YOU NEED TO BE SEEN FACE TO FACE, THEY WILL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR AN APPOINTMENT AT OUR AMBER CLINIC WITH YOU DURING THE CONSULTATION,  WEARING FULL PPE.

OUR NURSING TEAM ARE SEEING PATIENTS IN FULL PPE FOR INJECTIONS,  WOUNDCARE, BLOOD TESTS CHILDHOOD IMMS & SMEARS.  PLEASE CALL THE APPMTS LINE. REVIEW OF DIABETES AND RESPIRATORY LONG TERM CONDITIONS REMAIN TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS.

If you’re a member of the public, you can find medical guidance on coronavirus on the NHS website. You can also sign up to alerts on infectious diseases on gov.uk.

  On-line Patient Access

1.  On-Line Triage & Consult available - click on link below.

https://www.patientaccess.com/.

2.  Order repeat prescriptions on-line via Patient Access.
3.  Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS) Info here:EPS INFO
  Download Pharmacy Nomination Form here:   Form

4.  Care of your ears: Ear Syringing is used to clear ear wax from ears that is causing reduced hearing. This service will no longer be available at the surgery. We have put together an INFORMATION LEAFLET designed to help you care for your ears.
5.  CCG Poster with information on medications available Over The Counter - see Repeat Presriptions.  

 

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 Welcome to our website.

Hello and welcome to our website. We’ve packed it full of useful information
in a very easy to use format with the added benefit of several online functions. If you’re new to the area, have a look at our services and opening times.  If you wish to register and live within the B76 postal code area, come in and see us.

 On-Line Appointments - suspended, Prescriptions, Test Results & more..

OUR GPs ARE AVAILABLE FOR URGENT TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS FOR THE NEXT 2 WEEKENDS - 18 & 19 APRIL AND 25&26 APRIL. CALL APPMTS LINE AND YOUR CALL WILL BE DIVERTED TO OUR STAFF.

Electronic Prescribing Service (EPS)  Read more.....EPS INFO

To help improve the NHS care you receive we are going live with Your Care Connected (YCC) in January 2020. This will allow authorised health and care staff from local NHS hospitals and services to securely view key aspects of your GP record. For more information or if you want to opt out, please see the YCC website: https://midlandsyourcareconnected.nhs.uk

CORONAVIRUS: government’s response to coronavirus and travel advice on gov.uk.

If you’re a member of the public, you can find medical guidance on coronavirus on the NHS website. You can also sign up to alerts on infectious diseases on gov.uk.

EPS Nomination Form .. Pharmacy Nomination Form

Please note:  Prescriptions are available for collection until 6.00pm latest.

Travel Abroad - Full range of advice and vaccinations

We are closed on Bank Holidays-

New extended hrs evenings and weekends...

Based at the Hub wef 1 June 2019 - Ley Hill Surgery, 228 Lichfield Rd, Sutton Coldfield B74 2UE

To Book a routine appmt call Ashfield Appointments Line.

EXTENDED HOURS HELD AT ASHFIELD ON MON&WED UNDER NEW PRIMARY CARE NETWORK CONTRACT.  TO BOOK AN APPOINTMENT PSE CALL THE APPMTS LINE.

Contraception & Sexual Health Service - (CASH Clinic) Read more.. 

  • All consultations are completely confidential.
  • You do not have to be registered at our surgery.  
  • Advice and full range of contraception including implants, IUTs, depo injections and oral contraceptives. 
  • Clinics are run by two of our qualifed GPs who specialise in sexual health, along with qualified practice nurses. 
  • For an appointment ask to be seen in the CASH CLINIC
  • You will be seen as a temporary patient if you are not registered at our Practice. 

 

 

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health
  • Covid: Asthma drug 'speeds up recovery at home'
    GPs can now prescribe it to treat Covid patients on a case-by-case basis, the NHS has announced.
  • Covid lockdown eases: Celebrations as pub gardens and shops reopen
    Shoppers have been rushing back to the High Street, where queues were seen outside some retailers.
  • Chinese official says local vaccines 'don't have high protection rates'
    However he later appeared to backtrack, saying his comments were a "complete misunderstanding".
  • Covid-19: G7 nations 'should finance global vaccine scheme' - Brown
    Former PM Gordon Brown says £22bn is needed so vaccines can be administered in lower income countries.
  • Coronavirus: UK sets new record for Covid jab second doses
    A total of 475,230 second jabs were given on Saturday, along with 111,109 first vaccinations.
  • Covid-19: India vaccination crosses 100 million doses
    But despite the huge inoculation drive, India has just registered another record increase in cases.
  • Coronavirus infections 'a sixth of January peak'
    ONS estimates that one-in-350 people in the UK currently have coronavirus
  • NHS Covid-19 app update blocked for breaking Apple and Google's rules
    Apple and Google's rules state that no location data from app users can be shared.
  • Overseas health workers to get free UK visa extension, says Home Office
    The Home Office says it will benefit 14,000 people, but unions ask why care workers are not included.
  • Eating disorders: 'My BMI wasn't low enough to get help'
    Using the Body Mass Index to measure health inspires stigma and should be scrapped, MPs say.
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