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The surgery does not engage in the firearms certification process on grounds of conscientious objection because of religious or ethical beliefs. We are sorry if

Step 1 Go to the Ridgacre Medical Centres website and select your practice, i.e. Ridgacre House Surgery or The Nechells Practice. Step 2 When you

We know nothing in life matters more than your child. We share this view. This is why we are a ‘Vaccine Positive’ practice. This means

This practice contributes to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink Information in patient records is important for medical research to develop new treatments and test the safety of

Maternal whooping cough vaccine 2022 data shows the average vaccine uptake across England has dropped to 61.5%, its lowest level since 2016. The whooping cough

Dear Patient We support the national breast screening programme The NHS Breast Screening Programme invites all women aged between 50 and 70 for screening every three years. This means

Dear Patient ‘Birthday Bloods’: a simple rule about medication and other reviews at the surgery. At Ridgacre, we try to sort out your medical reviews

We are pleased to share the results of our national, independent survey from 2022. This shows that, despite the well-publicised pressure on the NHS Generally,

Dear Patient As your medical team we are worried about the ‘opiate epidemic’ in the USA, and concern that similar problems are arising in the

Dear Patient As your medical team we are wary about the overuse of sleeping tablets (tranquillisers), and the risks of taking them in the long

The NHS wants to give people better ways to see their personal health information online. We know that people want to be able to access

The UK Heath Security Agency (UKHSA), working with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), has found polio in sewage samples collected from the

Climate Change is already happening, but how bad will we let it get?  The NHS is responsible for 5% of the UK’s carbon footprint. We need

Ridgacre House Surgery works with other health and social care organisations to share information that will form part of your Shared Care Record. The Shared