Balham Park Surgery

Tel: 020 8772 8772
Email: swlicb.adminbalhamparksurgery@nhs.net

Out of Hours: Please call NHS 111

Opening Times:

Monday: 8am – 8.00pm
Tuesday: 7am – 8.00pm
Wednesday: 7am – 8.00pm
Thursday: 8am – 8.00pm
Friday: 8am – 6.30pm

Phone Lines Open: 8.00am – 6.30pm
Monday to Friday

We are CLOSED on all Bank Holidays

For 24 Hour Mental Health Support call 0800 028 8000 https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/patients-carers/crisis-support/mental-health-support-line

Blood Clinic

Our blood clinic is open:

Monday – Friday: 8.00am – 2pm

Pre-booked appointments only, bookable via your GP Practice

All patients must have a St Georges blood test/ pathology request form from their GP.

Please wear a face mask or covering in the building.

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Balham Park Surgery Notices

FLU AND COVID VACCINATIONS AUTUMN 2023

At Balham Park Surgery, we have had joint Flu and Covid vaccination clinics on the 23rd of September and the 7th of October. These were for all over 65 year olds and in at risk groups (including pregnant women, carers, health workers and those living with immunosuppressed individuals). We have had a set of flu only clinics as well.

 

If you think that you are eligible for Covid or Flu vaccinations, please look at the links below, then if you still think that you are eligible, then please call us.

 

For more information about Covid Vaccination and whether you are eligible, please have a look at this: https://healthmedia.blog.gov.uk/2023/08/08/covid-autumn-booster-vaccine-2023-everything-you-need-to-know

 

You can now book elsewhere for Covid Vaccinations by using the NHS App, by calling 119, or by using this website: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/covid-19-services/covid-19-vaccination-services/book-covid-19-vaccination/

 

For more information about Flu Vaccination and whether you are eligible, please have a look at this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flu-immunisation-programme-plan/national-flu-immunisation-programme-2023-to-2024-letter

 

You can get Flu Vaccinations from many pharmacies for free if you are eligible, but for payment if you want one, and are not eligible.

 

ASTHMA:

COVID: This year, only poorly controlled asthmatics are eligible for the Covid Vaccination Nationally (needed 2 courses of oral steroids or had hospital admission in the last 2 years)

FLU: This year (like previous years) asthmatics who need a regular preventer steroid inhaler are eligible.

7/11/23

CHILD FLU VACCINATIONS 2023

We are having mini nasal spray flu vaccine clinics at Balham Park Surgery for:

  • children aged 2 or 3 years on 31 August 2023 (born between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2021)

 

School Age Children (from Reception to Year 11) will be vaccinated in their school. Schools have started vaccinating children in November 2023. Please contact the school to find out more about it.

7/11/23

TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE CLOSURE ON 31/7/23 -IMPACT ON BALHAM PARK SURGERY SERVICES

All patients who were registered with Trinity Medical Centre have started the process of registering with a new local GP surgery of their choice before 31 July 2023.

This is going to impact on our services. As you know the NHS, in particular GP practices are struggling to recruit and retain clinical and non-clinical staff. We are also facing this challenge. We will be trying our best to cope with this increased workload as best we can. Please bear with us as we work through this latest challenge.

GP SERVICES AFFECTED BY JUNIOR DOCTOR STRIKES

As we are a training practice, we have 4-5 doctors who have been working as fully qualified doctors for over 4 years, but are finishing off their GP training as GP Registrars at Balham Park Surgery. They are Junior Doctors. Strikes therefore impact on the service that we provide. Please support us to navigate through these tough times.

7/11/23

PROSTATE CANCER PSA TESTING 

We know that some men are at higher risk of prostate cancer:

-Men aged 50-70 years of age

-Men of Afro Caribbean Origin aged 45-70

-Men with a family history of Prostate cancer aged 45-70

You can check your risk by using Prostate Cancer UK’s risk checker: https://prostatecanceruk.org/gp-risk-u02454

If after checking, you want to book a PSA blood test, then please use the NHS app or contact us to book a blood test appointment.

Please look at this website for instructions about what to avoid for 48 hours before you have your PSA test taken https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/prostate-cancer/should-i-have-psa-test/

APPOINTMENT OPTIONS

Please look at the following options to help you decide how you can choose the most appropriate option:

Please use Direct Booking using the NHS App (or other Online patient access apps) for the following types of appointments:

  1. Book a Face to Face appointment directly for a Physiotherapist. This is most appropriate for any Musculoskeletal/Joint Pain problem.
  2. Book a Face to Face appointment directly with a Health Care Assistant for a Blood Pressure Measurement, Dressing reviews, or Stich Removal, and HCA Diabetes Reviews.
  3. Book a Face to Face appointment directly with a Practice Nurse for Child Immunisations, Smear tests, Contraception, Diabetes Review, COPD or Asthma Review, Travel Advice.
  4. To request to book an appointment with a GP. please use Accurx NHS Triage click here –> https://florey.accurx.com/p/H85066

For anything else or if you are unsure, please use Accurx NHS Triage to contact our Care Navigator Team who will get back to you within 2 working days.

For Urgent issues, please call the surgery when we are open on 020 8772 8772.

Please remember that we are trying to care for you without subsequently impacting on the puntuality of subsequent patient appointments. Thank you for your kind understanding.

Helpful information

Self Help Videos

View our collection of videos for common conditions, this will give quick help and answers to some questions you may feel embarrassed to ask.

SELF HELP VIDEOS

Patient Survey

Take our patient survey, we would like to know your thoughts on the services we provide.

TAKE OUR SURVEY

Accesible Information Standard

The new Accessible Information Standard – Need help with communication? Please ask at reception for a leaflet or questionnaire.

AIS POLICY

Patient Group

We exist as a link between the practice and its patients, providing information to patients so that you have better access to the services you need and feeding back your ideas and concerns to the practice.

You would be warmly welcomed at the next monthly meeting (currently held via Zoom).

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