News

  The Covid-19 vaccination will be available for all our patients aged 75 years and over from the 28th December 2020. We will be contacting you to arrange an appointment.

The Practice will be closed on Friday 1st January 2021 due to the New Year’s Day Bank Holiday. If you need medical help you can: Call 999 immediately if you … [continue] Surgery closed-Friday 1st January 2021

  Pearl Medical Centre are holding a virtual Patient Participation Group (PPG) meeting on Saturday 16th January 2021 at 1pm. PPG is the perfect opportunity to provide feedback directly to … [continue] Virtual PPG Meeting – Upcoming (16/01/2021)

The Practice will be closed on Friday 25th and Monday 28th December 2020 due to the Christmas and Boxing Day Bank Holidays. If you need medical help you can: Call … [continue] Surgery Closed- 25th + 28th December 2020

Pearl Medical Centre will be undergoing a scheduled migration for the surgery telephone lines on Thursday 27th August 2020 at 1pm. This can take up to 3 hours to complete … [continue] Scheduled Migration – Telephone Lines Down 27/08/2020

Practice Closure Notice The Practice will be closed on Monday 31st August 2020 due to the Summer bank holiday. If you need medical help you can: Call 999 immediately if … [continue] Surgery closed-Monday 31st August 2020

  Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be a delay regarding the scheduled migration for the surgery telephone lines .The phone lines will be operating during normal hours on Wednesday … [continue] Scheduled Migration Update

  Pearl Medical Centre will be undergoing a scheduled migration for the surgery telephone lines on Wednesday 29th July 2020 at 1pm.  This can take up to 3 hours to … [continue] Scheduled Migration – Telephone Lines Down 29/07/2020

OVER THE COUNTER MEDICINES   The prescribing of over the counter medicines is changing. Your GP, nurse or pharmacist will not generally give you a prescription for over the counter … [continue] Over The Counter (OTC) Medicines- Information From BSol CCG

All patients that have been advised to attend the surgery must now wear a face mask or covering when attending. Failure to do so, especially in relation to face to … [continue] Covid-19 Safety Measures- Face Masks

Practice Closure Notice The Practice will be closed on Monday 25th May 2020 due to the Spring Bank Holiday. If you need medical help you can: Call 999 immediately if … [continue] Surgery closed-Monday 25th May 2020

Pearl Medical Centre will be open as usual on the Early May bank holiday (Friday 8th May 2020). Opening times: 8am – 6.30pm Please call at 8am or 11.30am on … [continue] Early May bank holiday – Surgery Open

  What is the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS)? The Electronic Prescription Service, or EPS, enables prescriptions to be sent electronically from the GP practice to a pharmacy or dispenser of … [continue] Electronic Prescription Service

  Pearl Medical Centre will be open as usual on Good Friday (10th April 2020) and Easter Monday (13th April 2020). Opening times: 8am – 6.30pm Please call at 8am … [continue] April Bank Holidays- Surgery open

Vulnerable patients Please can everyone follow government www.gov.uk/coronavirus and NHS https://www.nhs.uk/coronavirus guidance If you struggle with English, see advice here https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/coronavirus-information/ At Risk patients really needs social distancing These patients are aged 70 or older, … [continue] Surgery Update: Vulnerable Patients (COVID-19)

Appointment System Until further notice, please call only for telephone/video triage appointments:- Morning (AM) appointments released at 8:00am. Afternoon (PM) appointments released at 11:30am. Due to coronavirus, until further notice, all appointments … [continue] Surgery Update- Appointment System

Sick notes For sick-notes, in the first 7 days, please self-certify via: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-sick-pay-employees-statement-of-sickness-sc2 If you staying at home for 14 days due to Coronavirus, please self-certify via: https://111.nhs.uk/isolation-note Please see … [continue] Surgery Update- Sick notes

Please see the updated NHS guidance below Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms Stay at home if you have either: a high temperature – this means you feel hot … [continue] Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 19/03/2020

Please see the updated NHS guidance below Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms Stay at home if you have either: a high temperature – you feel hot to … [continue] Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 17/03/2020

Due to the coronavirus  (COVID-19) outbreak, the surgery is now limiting face to face appointments. Telephone consultations will be available to book on the day. Please call at 8.30 for … [continue] Surgery Update

Please see the updated advice and information regarding COVID-19 Stay at home if you have coronavirus symptoms Stay at home for 7 days if you have either: a high temperature … [continue] Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update 12/03/2020

CORONAVIRUS What is COVID-19? COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus. Symptoms include: a cough a high temperature … [continue] Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Practice Closure Notice The Practice will be closed on Wednesday 1st January 2020 due to the New Year’s Day Bank Holiday. If you need medical help you can: Call 999 … [continue] Surgery closed-Wednesday 1st January 2020

Practice Closure Notice   The Practice will be closed on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th December 2019 due to the Christmas and Boxing Day Bank Holidays. If you need medical … [continue] Surgery Closed- 25th + 26th December 2019

From the 3rd of October 2019, Pearl Medical Centre will be running clinics at the Washwood Heath Health and Wellbeing Centre during the temporary closure of our surgery due to … [continue] Temporary Site Closure Update 30/09/2019

During the temporary closure of our surgery site, please contact the surgery on 0121 328 0999 for any queries.  To book a doctor’s appointment on the day, please call us … [continue] Temporary Site Closure Update 26/09/2019