Childhood Doctors recommend full protection for your child who will normally be called for appointments for routine vaccinations at our regular immunisation clinic by the local health authority computer system. However, immunisations may be arranged at other times if necessary. If you think your child may have missed any injections, do let us know.
Adult Have you been immunised against tetanus and polio within the last 10 years? Flu vaccinations are available during October/November for some people and others may become available. Please check with the practice nurses.
If you need to register with a dentist please click here to identify an NHS dentist in your area.
If you need help out of hours telephone NHS111 click here for further information about dental treatment and fees that may be chargeable.
Minor Operations
Once seen by your doctor about a suitable problem they may suggest a minor operation at site rather than send you to the hospital. Minor operations are carried out by one of our doctors across our 5 sites within Wyre Forest Health Partnership. They were paused during the pandemic but we are restarting these once again, and plan to hold clinics twice a month at Bewdley Medical Centre and Kidderminster Medical Centre. Patients who require a minor surgery will be added to a waiting list and contacted by our central booking team.
The list of the minor operations we run are the following –
If you are travelling abroad we advise that you contact reception on 01299 402157 or contact us online by clicking here, at least 2 months before you are due to travel. Reception will then arrange a telephone call back from one of our travel nurses. The travel nurse is then able to advise you over the telephone as to which vaccines you may require and then offer you an appointment in one of our nominated travel clinics. We have a high demand for our travel clinic service and strive to offer the best clinical advice in a timely manner, in turn benefiting patient health for their time abroad. If you give us less than 2 months notice of your travel arrangements we may not be able to accommodate you in one of our available clinics and you will then be advised to contact a travel clinic at your own convenience.
Please note some vaccines will be free of charge whilst others will incur a fee, the nurse will advise you about this when she speaks to you.
You will be asked to pay for the vaccines prior to the appointment, so that we can order them in for you.
The NHS provides most health care to most people free of charge but there are exceptions: prescription charges have existed since 1951 and there are a number of other services for which fees are charged for. Sometimes the charge is made to cover the cost of treatment, e.g. dental fees; in others because the service is not covered by the NHS, e.g. providing copies of health records or producing medical reports for insurance companies please note there may be a 4-6 week time scale. See below a list of some of the services that are charged for:
Accident/sickness certificates for insurance services
Holiday insurance certificates
Reports to health clubs to certify that patients are fit to exercise
Life assurance and income protection reports for insurance companies
Reports for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP)
Medical reports for local authorities in connection with adoption and fostering
It is important to understand that many GPs are not employed by the NHS; they are self-employed and they have to cover their costs – staff, buildings, heating, lighting etc, the same way as any small business. The NHS covers these costs for NHS work, but for non-NHS work the fees charged by GPs contribute towards their costs.
With certain limited exceptions, e.g. a GP confirming that one of their patients is not fit for jury service, GPs do not have to carry out non-NHS work for their patients. Whilst GPs will always attempt to assist their patients with the completion of forms, e.g. for insurance purposes, they are not required to do such non-NHS work.
The BMA suggests fees that GPs may charge their patients for non NHS work, these are set as a guide and the doctor is not obliged to charge the rates the BMA suggests.
For more information about the BMA guidelines and suggested non NHS fees please click here. If you have a form or a question about a form that may require a charge, please contact the surgery and you will be advised about the fee.
Clinics Held At The Practice
We have a large clinical team here at Bewdley Medical Centre, with appointments available from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Our GP appointments are a telephone triage in the first instance to assess your needs. You will be invited into surgery for a face to face appointment if the GP needs to examine you.
Doctor’s Name
Clinical Interests/Specialisms
Dr Matthew Davis
Anticoagulation, Cardiology and Minor Surgery
Dr Claire Kneebone
Gastroenterology, Menopause, Medical Research and Education, Dr Kneebone is also our Lead for Education and Research
Dr Penny Montandon
Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Safeguarding
Dr Rebecca Shand
The lead GP for Cancer and End of Life Care and Palliative Care, Family Planning and Women’s Health, Medicines Management
Dr Ivy Chan
Site lead for Learning Disability, General Medicine
Dr Suzy Elliott
Family Planning and Post Natal Care, ENT and is another one of our leads in Education
Dr Samantha Prior
Generalist Practitioner
Dr Matthew Tucker
Dermatology, Men’s Health and Lead Tutor for Practice Medical Students
Dr Christina Emery
General Practitioner with an interest in Women’s Health
Dr Claire Sutton
To be updated
Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses,Physician Associates, Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Nurses
Social Prescribers
Cervical Smears Vaccines Dressings Blood tests ECG’s Health Checks Long Term Condition care Anti-coagulation Long Term Condition Clinics eg. Asthma, Diabetes, COPD, Coronary Heart Disease
Lifestyle Advisors Alcohol and drug dependency Support
