Important: Online Appointments
The Saddlers Health Centre are now offering routine online appointment booking through the NHS App and the Patient Access App. Routine Online appointments with be with the GP’s only Dr Mahmood and Dr Verma and can be booked up to 6 weeks in advance.
Please check your access on both systems and if you have any problems or are not able to view the online appointment then please contact reception who will be able to help you.
Arrange an appointment and complete the online questionnaire. The reception staff will respond to you via telephone call or text message within 2 working days (not including bank holidays). Contact the reception on 01922 622326 if the reason for your appointment is urgent and you need to be seen on the day.
Our reception staff are trained to triage all calls. They will ask you questions about the reason you are calling. Please do not be offended by this, this is surgery protocol.
Emergency Appointments
We have same day appointments for those patients who need to be seen as urgent. We prioritise children and those patients with chronic diseases for these appointment. If your appointment is not urgent then please contact your GP using an online form. We will then contact you within 2 working days. You can also request the reception team to pre-book an appointment up to 2 weeks in advance.
If we have no available appointments, the reception team will direct you to other suitable services.
Routine Appointments
Consultations at the surgery are by appointment only. You can book appointments up to 2 weeks in advance if not urgent. We offer the majority of appointments as a face to face with the GP’s. There are also telephone consultations available. Or you can contact your GP using an online form.
You can now book routine appointments with our surgery online through the patient access service or NHS App.
Patients can request a specific GP to see/speak to but we cannot guarantee this on a daily basis.
All Nurse and Health Care assistant appointment can be pre-booked up to 6 weeks in advance. Contact the surgery to arrange an appointment with the Nurse or HCA if required 01922 622326.
Change or Cancel Your Appointment
Make the surgery aware in good time if you are unable to keep your appointment. This allows us to give the slot to another patient.
If we have your mobile number we will send a text message reminder before an appointment. This allows you to cancel your appointment via text message.
You can also cancel any arranged appointments through Patient Access or the NHS app.
Repeated failure to attend appointments may result in the removal from our surgery list. This is to ensure that other patients can access our services.
If you arrive late to your appointment by 10 minutes or more you will not be see. You will need to re-arrange the appointment.
Extended Hours Clinic
We have extended hours Monday to Friday 6.30pm to 8.00pm and Saturday’s 9.00am to 5.00pm. Monday and Thursday they are at Forrester Street Surgery Forrester Street Walsall WS2 9PL. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday they are at Little London Surgery Little London Walsall WS1 3EP. These appointment are pre-bookable only please note this is not a walk in service. Please speak to our reception team if an appointment is needed.
Bank holidays
If you need to see a Clinician as urgent on a Bank holiday contact 01922 660721 to arrange an appointment. The phone lines are open from 1.00pm to 6.30pm or you can contact NHS 111 for advice and guidance.
Walsall Manor Hospital Urgent Care Centre
Is open 24 hours a day 7 days a week. You do not need an appointment for any urgent treatment only. Please do not attend the service if your problem can wait for the next GP surgery opening.
Pharmacy Minor Illness
Many pharmacists around the Walsall do have minor illness clinics. If you tell our reception team of any minor illness, they can make a to one of these clinics for you. This would be to a participating pharmacy near to where you live. Many of the pharmacists now have Pharmacy First Scheme. If you do not pay for prescriptions or are on certain benefits you will be able to get treatment free of charge.
Try the NHS App
You can now use the NHS App, a simple and secure way to access a range of NHS services and your GP account on your smartphone or tablet.
You can use the NHS App to check your symptoms and get instant advice, order repeat prescriptions, view your GP medical record, access your Covid vaccination status and more.
If you already use online access you can continue to use it. You can use the NHS App as well.
For more information go to www.nhs.uk/nhsapp
Home Visits
We do offer Home Visits for those patients who are clinical house bound. To request a home visit please call the surgery on 01922 622326. Our reception team who will take your details and speak to the on call GP for that day. The GP will then contact you and arrange a home visit if they feel there is a clinical need.