Practice Nurses

Our practice nurses provide a range of services which include – diabetic checks, cervical smears, blood pressure checks, travel vaccinations, childhood immunisations, dressings, ear syringing, asthma checks and new patient checks. Please make an appointment at reception.

Patients may be sent letters from time to time regarding Health Promotion clinics and are encouraged to attend these sessions.

Flu Vaccination

We advise vaccination to all those over the age of 65, pregnant ladies, carers and to those patients who have a chronic disease such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, renal disease etc.

Blood Tests

The Practice is able to offer an in house phlebotomy service, all requests for bloods are generated by the Doctors.  We are unable to administer blood tests without their prior instruction. 

We have a Practice Nurse team and one Health Care Assistant who provide clinics Monday to Friday between 08:30 and 14:00. We are also able to process blood tests requested by University Hospital Birmingham or Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trusts.  We are able to offer appointments from 07:30 on selected days, please check with Reception.

Please note we are unable to process requests for Solihull or Private Hospitals as we do not hold a courier contract with these providers.  All requests will be considered on a case by case basis.

Clinics

Family Planning/Sexual Health

We run fortnightly contraception clinics with pre-bookable appointments

Minor Operations 

The Practice has a minor operations suite and undertakers joint injections and minor operations - these require GP referral and will require an initial consultation with the Doctor

Midwife

A Community Midwife has a clinic on a Tuesday.

Health Visitors

Baby clinics are held at the Practice every Wednesday morning.

Health Visitors are based off site but can be reached on 01527 488369. 

District Nurses

Based in Bromsgrove.

Podiatry and Audiology

Based on site. Referral would be required.

Counselling

A Counsellor visits the surgery on an adhoc basis.

Community Based Services

The Practice is able to refer to a local Social Prescribing Service - Social Providers can support with:

• Life Changes
• Coping with long term health conditions
• Housing Problems
• Financial Problems
• Wellbeing
• Mental Health 

The Practice can also refer you to a Lifestyle Advisory Service - Lifestyle Advisors can support with:

• Healthy Eating
• Reducing Alcohol Consumption
• Stopping Smoking
• Exercise
• Wellbeing

If you feel that you could benefit from referral to one of these services then please make an appointment with one of our clinicians

Test Results

Please allow at least 2 working days for the results of any tests to be returned to the surgery.

If you have the NHS App, your results can be viewed on there under Services/GP Health Record/Test results.  If you do not have the NHS App, it can be downloaded at NHS App and your NHS account - NHS (www.nhs.uk)

You may telephone the receptionist for the results of your test in the afternoon between 1:30pm and 3.30pm.

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.

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.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements.  This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

Please download our travel consultation record card  and hand it in at Reception or email hollywood.adminteam@nhs.net before making an appointment to see the Practice Nurse.

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

Europe & Russia	North America
Central America	South America
Caribbean	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.

Non-NHS Services

Certain non-NHS work attracts a fee as private work.  These include private sick-notes, insurance forms, HGV medicals, Fitness to Travel Certificates etc. These should be handed over to the reception desk. 

A list of current fees for these services is displayed in reception.

Letter in support of School Toilet Passes

In view of the enormous pressure General Practice is under currently, we do not advocate utilising appointments/consultations for the use of generating toilet passes as requested by some schools.  The Partners have produced a generic letter for parents/guardians to use when they feel their child may need a toilet pass.

Please download the PDF when necessary  Toilet Pass

Find your NHS number

Click here for help on finding your NHS number Find your NHS number - NHS (www.nhs.uk)