As part of a mandatory, national programme each GP Practice will have to make a summary care record for each patient (unless the patient has already opted out).
Please read the information regarding this.
If you wish to opt out download and complete the opt out form and return to the Practice (see below).
Summary Care Records on the NHS Digital website.
Information Leaflets and Opt Out Form
Book travel vaccinations
If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, the surgery can help with travel advice and information about vaccines for travel.
You must request travel advice at least 8 weeks before your departure date.
This is because some vaccines:
The NHS is only able to provide specific vaccinations to its NHS patients for travel. These include:
You can use an online form to find out what vaccinations you need.
We’ll review your answers and contact you to arrange an appointment if you need to be vaccinated.
We will respond within 5 days.
You can contact the surgery to ask about what vaccinations you need and request your appointment.
Check the latest guidance about NHS travel vaccinations.
Get a COVID-19 vaccination
Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines are safe and effective. They give you the best protection against COVID-19.
For the latest eligibility advice for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines, check the NHS website’s guide to who can get the COVID-19 vaccination.
If you or your child are aged 5 or over, you can book an appointment online.
Book COVID-19 vaccination online
You can get your COVID-19 vaccination at a walk-in clinic. You do not need to book an appointment.
Find a walk-in COVID-19 vaccination site
To read more about the COVID-19 vaccine, including who it’s for and why it’s important, see NHS advice about COVID-19.
Flu vaccination
Our flu vaccination programme has not started yet. We usually start in September or October.
We’ll usually send you a text message if you need to have the vaccination.
You can get the vaccine for free if you’re:
If you’re not in one of these groups but think you need the vaccine contact us. We may still be able to give you the vaccine.
Once we have the vaccine in stock, we’ll contact you to book your flu vaccination.
Please make sure we have the right contact details for you.
To read more about the vaccine, including who it’s for and why it’s important, see NHS advice about the flu vaccine.
Get a meningitis vaccine (MenACWY)
This vaccine protects against serious infections like:
It’s a single injection and protects against 4 strains of the meningococcal bacteria – A, C, W and Y.
Children aged 13 to 15 are usually offered the vaccine in school, with the 3-in-1 teenage booster.
If you did not have the vaccine, you can still get it up to the age of 25.
If you’re starting university, you should have the vaccination.
Pregnant women – whooping cough vaccination
Getting vaccinated while you’re pregnant is effective in protecting your baby from getting whooping cough in the first few weeks of their life.
Whooping cough is a serious infection that causes coughing and choking, making it hard to breathe.
The vaccine also protects against:
The best time to have the vaccination is from 16 weeks to 32 weeks of your pregnancy.
If you do not have it in this time, you can still have it up until you go into labour.
You may be offered the vaccine at a routine appointment, from around 16 weeks of your pregnancy.
You can have it at the practice, and some antenatal clinics also offer it.
If you’re not offered it around 16 weeks, talk to your midwife or GP and make an appointment.
Shingles vaccination
Shingles is a common, painful skin disease. It is fatal for around 1 in 1,000 over 70s who develop it.
Anyone who has had chickenpox can get shingles.
If you’re in your 70s you can get the vaccine. It helps reduce your risk of getting shingles.
You can also have the vaccination even if you have already had shingles.
You’re eligible for the shingles vaccine if you are aged 70 to 79.
You can have the shingles vaccination at any time of year.
Once you’re eligible, a GP or practice nurse will offer you the vaccine when you come to the surgery for general reasons.
You can also request an appointment to talk to us about it.
Vaccinations for babies and children
Starting at 8 weeks old, your child needs to have different vaccines to protect them as they grow up.
We’ll contact you when your child is eligible for the vaccinations. This could be a letter, text, phone call or email.
If you think your child has missed any vaccinations, request an appointment.
At the surgery we can:
To find out how we can help, request an appointment.
Read the NHS website – Better Health’s guide to losing weight.
Medical records hold information about you. They are sometimes called health records.
Your GP medical record includes:
You will have different records for other NHS services you’ve used, including hospitals, dentists and opticians. To access these records, you’ll need to contact the relevant service.
The NHS app is a quick way to access NHS services. Using the NHS app means you do not need to enter your personal details each time you contact the surgery. You can read more about the app on the NHS website.
You can view your GP medical record online using your NHS account.
You will need the NHS app or your NHS account login details.
Information:
You may need to ask the surgery for access to view your medical records in your NHS account. You’ll only need to do this once.
View medical record using NHS account
For more information about how to request your medical records from other health services, such as hospitals and dentists, see NHS advice on medical records.
Find out how to get support for sexual health.
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Telephone: 01922 270400
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If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment with a doctor or nurse at the surgery.
The surgery does not offer support with muscle and joint pain. We recommend using local NHS services instead.
Physiotherapy is free and available on the NHS throughout the UK.
Depending on where you live, you may be able to self-refer or you may need to visit your GP or consultant first. After discussing your symptoms with your doctor, they may then refer you to a physiotherapist.
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment with a doctor or nurse at the surgery.
If you’re a veteran or ex-forces, let your GP know. This will help us to give you the best care we can.
Your GP may ask to see your military medical records. This will be kept confidential.
As well as giving you care, your GP may suggest you visit specialist mental and physical health services, or armed forces charities.
You’ll be able to speak to people who:
You can also read the NHS website guide to healthcare for the armed forces community.
Find out how to get support for mental health.
Get support without seeing a GP
You may get help sooner if you use the below services. You do not need to see a GP first.
Our Walsall Talking Therapies Service supports people with depression and anxiety symptoms. Depending on your needs, we can provide many kinds of treatments in line with best practice, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, guided self-help, Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) and our series of six, weekly wellbeing courses.
This service is free to any patient registered with a Walsall GP.
Telephone: 0800 953 0995
Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm.
Find out about Walsall Talking Therapies
NHS urgent mental health helplines are for people of all ages. You can:
If the services above are not suitable, you can request an appointment with a doctor or nurse at the surgery.
We can help you with:
Studies have shown that some medications should only be used for a short time. This is because they can become less effective over time or may cause problems of their own.
These include:
If you need help managing pain or want to request an appointment, contact the surgery.
You can find out more about pain management and medication at:
You can ask your GP to sign a document for you. This will prove that they are true and accurate.
This includes:
You can use an online form to ask a GP to sign a document.
Our team will review your answers and then contact you about your request.
Contact the surgery using an online form
You can send us a digital copy of the document by email.
When you email us, please include:
We will respond within 5 working days.
If you do not have a digital copy or a good quality photograph of the document, you can bring a physical copy in to the surgery.
You can send us a copy of the document by post.
When you post the documents, please include:
We will contact you when the documents are ready or if we need more information. In some cases, we may ask you to request an appointment.
You may have to pay for some types of documents to be signed by a GP, as not all of them are covered by the NHS.
We will let you know if you need to pay in advance.
It’s up to each GP to decide how much they charge. Most GPs use the British Medical Association’s suggested fees.
It can sometimes take a few weeks to have a GP sign a document for you.
Not all documents need a signature by a GP, for example passport applications. You can ask another person in a position of trust to sign some documents free of charge.
To check if someone else can sign for you, read government advice on certifying document.