Churchfields Surgery
BHI Parkside, Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, B61 0AZ 738 reviewsReviews
Because that was my experience
I received a call back from an online submission
The call lasted 4 minutes which involved me providing my name and date of birth and my medical concerns
I have no idea who I spoke to or their medical role the female literally just said you need to try antidepressants I’ll send them to the clinic try them for a month if you don’t get on with them stop
When I want to collect them from the pharmacy I didn’t even know which one the call was so short there was accidentally prescribed 2 months of tablets which cost over £20.
Since then I made a decision not to take the medication as I am not depressed never have been and had many chats through the Balance app with Dr Newton
As a general observation it would seem that appointments with a Nurse Practitioner is relatively straightforward, but actually seeing a GP is more complicated I.e. the requirement for a telephone consultation and then if required,a "face to face" appointment is then arranged. Fortunately, I have not had to request many appointments in the last few years, but I am confused as to why the system pre Covid cannot be re-established. The concern is that people who need to seek advice from a GP may not bother due to the process involved and this may have consequences for their health.
The nurse was very nice and friendly asked me if I knew what the blood test was for which I did it took 10 min but I was very late going in not due to my fault
I’m still uncomfortable with having just a call back appt to start any process. It makes me feel that I have to be really, really ill or in terrible pain to get to see a Doctor. I am far more reluctant these days to ‘bother’ the Doctor with symptoms that worry me.
I know that everyone works really hard at the surgery and on the odd occasions that I do attend everyone is very kind and helpful and that is very much appreciated.
Churchfields Surgery was awarded the iWantGreatCare certificate of excellence in 2024 for delivering outstanding care.
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