AUGUST BANK HOLIDAY: The surgery will be closed on 29th August, 2011. Please ensure that you have ordered and collected your medication before this date.
OUT OF HOURS
In an emergency please contact the surgery on 01746 710223 and you will be re-directed automatically to our Out of Hours service.
PLEASE NOTE! As from Thursday, 30th September, 2010 our Out of Hours Service will be Primecare.
ALTERNATIVELY, NHS DIRECT IS AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL ADVICE ON 0845 46 47 PLEASE NOTE, TO ORDER PRESCRIPTIONS VIA EMAIL : We do require at least 48 hours for prescription requests (LONGER IF IT IS A BANK HOLIDAY). Pattingham may require longer notice as this is only a branch surgery and is not manned full time.
PLEASE NOTE!
Extended surgery times
The surgery offers extended surgery times for routine booked appoinments only on
Friday 7:10am - 8:00am and Friday: 6.30 pm - 7.45 p.m.
THE SURGERY WILL BE CLOSED DURING THESE HOURS AND ONLY OPEN FOR BOOKED APPOINTMENTS, YOU WILL BE UNABLE TO COLLECT REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
WITH EFFECT FROM 1ST APRIL, 2011 PRESCRIPTION CHARGES ARE INCREASED TO £7.40 PER ITEM - YOU WILL THEREFORE BE CHARGED ACCORDINGLY. IF YOU KNOW THAT YOU WILL ORDER MORE THAN 14 ITEMS IN TWELVE MONTHS OR 4 ITEMS IN 3 MONTHS, IT MAY BE WORTH YOUR WHILE TO OBTAIN A PRESCRIPTION PRE-PAYMENT CERTIFICATE. APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SURGERY OR YOU CAN VISIT THE WEBSITE AT www.ppa.org.uk/ppc OR TELE: 0845 850 0030
TRAVEL VACCINATIONS/ADVICE
Please Note! We require at least 6 weeks notice for travel vaccines, in order to obtain and administer your vaccines at the Practice effectively and safety.
If you are travelling at short notice, we are happy to give you tavel advice and can check your immunisation status only and can give you a print-out of your immunisations at a cost of £8.00. If you do require or request vaccinations for travel at short notice you will need to contact the clinic below:
Travel Clinic - Birmingham Contact No. 0121 507 8290
Monday 10.00 a.m. 3.30 p.m. Tuesday 10.00 a.m. - 3.30 p.m.