Welcome to Karis Medical Centre
Patient Notice
ACCESS MADE SIMPLE
Starting from 25th November Karis Medical Practice will introduced a simpler way for patients to submit Online Admin Request.
Patients will no longer have to wait on phone or visit the practice for following Reasons:
- Sick Notes
- Prescription Requests
- Test Results
- Requesting GP Letter
- Following up referrals
- Subject Access Requests
- Any other administrative enquiries
PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY CLINICAL ENQUIRIES OR YOUR REQUEST WILL BE REJECTED
Service update
COVID-19 vaccinations: click here to book, cancel or change a COVID-19 vaccination appointment
Flu vaccinations: please contact reception if you are 65 and above, or 18-64 and have a long term condition or pregnant (to check to see if eligible please see www.nhs.uk/flujab)
When we are closed, self care, out of hours, 111, 999 and A&E (accident and emergency)
There are many services available including:
- Self-care nhs.uk online help
- Mental health and wellbeing self help
- Pharmacist can help find your nearest
- 111.nhs.uk online or dial 111
- A&E for significant injuries or emergencies
- 999 dial in a life-threatening emergency
Find a service near you www.nhs.uk/services-near-you
COVID helpful links
Coronavirus (COVID-19) see latest guidance:
- Latest guidance: nhs.uk/coronavirus
- Employment: 111-isolation-note
- Post COVID: your-covid-recovery
COVID vaccinations
- COVID pass: get-digital-covid-pass
- Had abroad: tell-nhs-about-covid-vaccinations-outside-england
Masks are not required in practices but you may still wish to wear a mask particulary if you have respiratory symptoms
Self-referral services and information
For repeat sick / fit notes – please see our sick-fit-note-certificates webpage
Increasing number of services are available for self referral such as:
- Abortion service from BPAS
- Addiction substance misuse from CGL
- Antenatal Self Referral – Positive Pregnancy Test
- Bereavement service from Cruse
- Chronic fatigue help from Salue
- Domestic violence support from Refuge
- Exercise from active wellbeing society
- Eye minor conditions MECS service (red eyes, gritty, dry, irritation, inflammation)
- Macmillan Cancer Support
- Mental health support age 0-25 from FTB
- Mental health support for adults
- Physio at Royal Orthopaedics hospital
- Rape and sexual violence support from RSVP
- Sexual health services from Umbrella
- Social services help from Birmingham City Council
- Vasectomy service from BPAS
