Swanswell Medical Centre - The clinics and other services offered by our doctors surgery

Clinics and Services

Nurses and Healthcare Assistant (HCA)

vacc Book appointment with a nurse / HCA for:

Dressings and wound care
Monitoring of chronic diseases (Asthma, COPD, Diabetes, Coronary Heart Disease, Blood Pressure)
Ear syringing
Minor injuries
Leg ulcer treatment
Baby Immunisations
Vaccinations, adult & child
Cervical smears
Travel advice
Well-person checks
Blood pressure checks (HCA)
Pill checks & contraceptive injections
Injected medicines
Pre-conceptual advice
Blood tests (HCA)
Continence advice
Weight management
Sexual health
Smoking Cessation

Midwife

Referral for antenatal care is via your GP. The antenatal clinic is held every Tuesday morning and alternate Wednesday mornings

Health Visitor

The health vistor provides child development checks and pre-school drop-in clinics at Harvey Road every Tuesday: 9.30 am - 11.30 am, and at Shirley Road every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month: 9.30 am - 11.30 am

The health visitor also offers advices on diet and feeding, sleep problems, behaviour problems, play & early learning, safety in the home, toilet training, bed-wetting and child protection.

Enquiries & Reception telephone No. 0121 465 1850

Podiatry

This service is restricted to certain high-risk groups e.g. diabetes and circulatory problems, and is held at Richmond Primary Care Centre, Bordesley Green East, Stechford.

Physiotherapist

Referral is by your doctor.

Drug Misuse Worker

On site service provided in association with Dr Jones and Dr Schuppler. Referral is by your doctor.

Drug Worker clinics on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.

Diabetic Annual Reviews

Dr. Patel, Dr. Schuppler & Practice Nurses perform annual reviews by appointment. You will receive a postal invitation.

Coronary Heart Disease Annual Reviews

The practice nurses perform these by appointment. You will receive a postal invitation.

Asthma Annual Reviews

These are performed by Nurse Beverley Evans and Nurse Vivienne Waterer, aiming to improve asthma control.

Joint Injections

Injections into various joints to relieve pain are available from your doctor.

Minor Surgery

Referral is by your Doctor.

Contraception

All forms of contraception are available except caps and diaphragms. Emergency contraception should be requested as soon as possible (morning after pill within 24 hours, but up to 72 hours) – contact Primecare at the weekend.

Smoking Cessation Service

Counselling and medication is available to support your attempt to stop smoking. It is important to keep your appointments for the full course of treatment. Make an appointment when you feel ready to stop smoking.

Travel Advice

We offer a comprehensive travel health service, including Yellow Fever vaccination. Please request a travel questionnaire from reception and return it completed or fill out the online form at the bottom of this page. Two days later come into the surgery to receive advice regarding your vaccination and anti-malarial treatment needs and to make an appointment with the nurse.

Please note there are fees for the provision of some travel vaccines and medication.

There is information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Carribean	Africa
Middle East	Central Asia
East Asia	Australasia and Pacific

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.

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Test Results

You are able to contact the surgery at any time during the day for results of tests, although you are requested to avoid first thing in the morning as this is when reception is particularly busy.

Allow 3-4 days following submission of specimen or as instructed by the doctor or nurse. X-ray results are usually available after 2 weeks.

Please note that the practice has a strict policy regarding confidentiality and data protection and we will only release test results to the person to whom they relate unless that person has given prior permission for the release of this data or they are not capable of understanding the results.

When you take your test you will be told how long it will be before the results are returned to the practice. It is your responsibility to check your results and to make an appointment to discuss them with your doctor if your are advised to do so.

Non-NHS Services

Fees (current rates available from reception) are payable for the following services:

Private sick notes
Medical Insurance claim forms
Driving licence applications
BHSF forms
HGV & PSV medicals
Letters concerning non-NHS matters (excluding private referrals).

It is Practice policy not to sign Passport Forms and Gun Licence applications.

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