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Stay at home to stop coronavirus spreading

Everyone must stay at home to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

You should only leave the house for very limited purposes:

shopping for basic necessities, for example food and medicine, which must be as infrequent as possible
one form of exercise a day, for example a run, walk, or cycle – alone or with members of your household
any medical need, including to donate blood, avoid or escape risk of injury or harm, or to provide care or to help a vulnerable person
travelling for work purposes, but only where you cannot work from home

Important - These reasons are exceptions – even when doing these activities, you should be minimising time spent outside of the home and ensuring you are 2 metres apart from anyone outside of your household.

There is separate advice about staying at home if:

Symptoms and what to do

Do not leave your home if you have either:

a high temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your temperature)
a new, continuous cough – this means coughing a lot for more than an hour, or 3 or more coughing episodes in 24 hours (if you usually have a cough, it may be worse than usual)

To protect others, do not go to places like a GP surgery, pharmacy or hospital. Stay at home.

Use the 111 online coronavirus service to find out what to do.

Only call 111 if you cannot get help online.

Important - Call 111 for advice if you're worried about a baby or child.

If they seem very unwell, are getting worse or you think there's something seriously wrong, call 999.

Do not delay getting help if you're worried. Trust your instincts.

Help the NHS respond to coronavirus

Use the quick NHS coronavirus status checker to tell us about your current experience of the virus.

This will help the NHS plan its response to coronavirus by showing where the virus is spreading and how it affects people.

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Richmond Medical Centre, 179 Richmond Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7SA
Tel: 0121 743 2159 - 0121 742 8304

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Clinics & Services

Well Person

These general health checks are offered to all men and women aged 25 to 65 years. The aim is to prevent heart attacks, strokes, cervical, breast and testicular cancer. Please telephone the surgery for an appointment with the Practice’s HCA.

Cervical Smear Screening

Women are recommended to have regular cervical smears every three years to check the neck of the womb is healthy and there are no signs of changes that could develop into cancer. This is usually carried out by the Practice Nurse but if you prefer a Doctor can take your smear during surgery hours.

Over 75s

All those patients over 75 years of age, who have not seen a Doctor in the past year, are invited for a general check up by the Practice’s HCA.

Diabetic Clinic

If you are a diabetic you will be invited to an annual appointment with the HCA and doctor. Approximately a week before your appointment you will be asked to have a blood test either at the surgery or if you prefer at Solihull or Heartlands hospital. You will also be requested to bring a urine sample to the appointment.

Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) Care

The practice nurses see CHD patients by appointment.

Asthma\COPD Clinics

Every Friday morning 09:00 – 12:30 by appointment only.

Family Planning

Full family planning advice and services are available with a doctor or nurse during normal consulting times.

Antenatal Care

Every Wednesday afternoon by appointment with the midwife. Doctors are happy to provide antenatal care and postnatal care. If you think you may be pregnant, please arrange to see a doctor as soon as possible to confirm this and have a check-up. Arrangements will be made for you to see the midwife.

Warfarin Clinic

Every Thursday morning, 11:00 to 13:00, by appointment only.

Immunisations

The Practice holds flu clinics in September/October each year and these are advertised at the surgery and on the website. For any other routine injections please contact reception for an appointment with the Practice Nurse.

We hold a walk-in child immunisation clinic every Tuesday between 10.45 am and 12.00 noon.

Minor Operations

These are available at the surgery at a doctors’ discretion.

Joint Injections

The doctors also carry out some joint injections to relieve pain.

GP Income

All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings( e.g. average pay) for GPs working to deliver NHS services to patients at each practice.

The average pay for GPs working at Richmond Medical Centre Surgery in the last financial year was £45,470 before tax and national insurance. This is for 3 full time GPs and 1 part time GP who worked for the practice for 6 months or more.

Further Information

Your Health

Call 111 when you need medical help fast but it’s not a 999 emergency

Coronavirus (COVID-19)