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You can submit requests regarding non-urgent medical matters, or admin queries eg blood results, hospital letters and sick notes ONLINE  HERE.  No log in details are required for this. 

Booking APPOINTMENTS & ordering REPEAT MEDICATIONS can also be done online (once a receptionist has set up your log-in details for this).

From the 01.10.2023, the surgery will only accept repeat prescriptions request from you or your carer.

YOUR PHARAMCY WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO REQUEST REPEAT PRESCRPTIONS ON YOUR BEHALF



Please DO NOT VISIT THE SURGERY if you display any COVID symptoms (unless you have been asked to attend by a clinician).

We are implementing strict infection control measures and minimising footfall into the surgery in order to protect you and our staff. 

Sick Day Rules

What is the potential problem? 

Taking certain medicines when you are dehydrated can result in you developing a more serious illness. 

Dehydration is the loss of fluid from your body. Vomiting, diarrhoea and fever (high temperature, sweats, shaking) can make you dehydrated. If you are sick once or have diarrhoea once, then you are unlikely to become dehydrated. Having two or more episodes of vomiting or diarrhoea can lead to dehydration: in these cases, you should follow this advice.

 

What actions should I take? 

If you develop a dehydrating illness, you should temporarily stop taking any medicine listed below. It is very important that you restart your medicine once you have recovered from the illness. This would normally be after 24 to 48 hours of eating and drinking normally. When you restart your medicine, just take them as normal. Do not take extra for the doses you have missed

Certain medicines  should be temporarily stopped during a dehydrating illness. 

 

ACE inhibitors: a medicine for high blood pressure and heart conditions. If you are dehydrated, these medicines can stop your kidneys working properly. 

Examples: names ending in ‘pril’ such as lisinopril, perindopril, ramipril 

 

ARBs: a medicine for high blood pressure and heart conditions. If you are dehydrated, these medicines can stop your kidneys working properly. 

Examples: names ending in ‘sartan’ such as losartan, candesartan, valsartan 

 

Diuretics: sometimes called ‘water pills’ for excess fluid and high blood pressure. These medicines can make dehydration more likely. 

Examples: furosemide, bendroflumethiazide, indapamide, spironolactone 

 

Metformin: a medicine for diabetes. Dehydration can make it more likely that you will develop a serious side effect called lactic acidosis. 

 

NSAIDs: anti-inflammatory pain killers. If you are dehydrated, these medicines can stop your kidneys working properly. 

Examples: ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac 

 

Flozins: a medicines for diabetes, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. 
Examples: dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, canagliflozin 

 

Diabetes when you are unwell

Acute Kidney Injury

 

If you would like help or support with non medical matters you may find it helpful to speak to our Social Prescriber - please submit an online request to speak to her, or ask a receptionist. You may also find this link to UrBrum Waiting Room useful, it contains a directory of local support services in Birmingham relating to health and wellbeing. 

Access

The medical centre is situated in the centre of Alum Rock on Highfield Road just yards away from the junction with Alum Rock Road. The practice has its own car park to the rear of the main building for staff and patients. The access is from Gowan Road to St Kilda’s Road and the first turn on the left leads into the surgery car park. The car park remains open during surgery time and is well illuminated with CCTV camera-monitoring. Please note that  you will need to walk back out of the car park and along Gowan Road to access the main surgery entrance from the front of the building. 

 

 

You can access our Practice Information Booklet here: PRACTICE INFORMATION BOOKLET

(Site updated 10/05/2024)
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