The Omnia Practice is open between 8.30am and 8pm on Monday, Wednesdays and Thursdays and between 8.30am and 6.30pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. In the event of emergencies occuring outside of these hours, your health is covered in partnership various other providers (more information).
See below for: Face to Face Appointments | Telephone Appointments | Home Visits | Test Results | Specialist Clinics | Lloyds Pharmacy at Omnia | Other Services
Make a face to face appointment
It’s easy to make an appointment to see a doctor at Omnia. Simply call us on 0845 072 4618 on the day or the day before you wish to be seen and we’ll do out best to fit you in. Phoning earlier in the morning will give you the greatest range of times to chose between – we aim to offer access to a GP within 48 hours, or a healthcare professional within 24. Our doctors work at different times of the day and week, you may need to wait a little longer to see a specific doctor.
Emergency appointments (‘Sit and Wait’) are available for issues which require urgent attention.
A consultation at the surgery provides the best conditions for assessing and examining patients. Home visits are only available for patients who are too ill to come to the surgery or are housebound and unable to reach the practice. Home visit requests should be made before 10:00 AM to the Duty Doctor on 0845 072 4618.
To obtain the result of a blood test, X-ray or to discover if a letter has arrived after a hospital appointment, please call reception on 0845 072 4618 between 11am and 3pm.
The receptionist will be able to tell you from the computer record if you test has returned and give you an idea of the result itself. The receptionist will let you know if you should make a appointment with the doctor.
Child Health (Thursday 9:30am – 11:30am) Baby immunisations take place on Thursday afternoons with post-natal reviews.
Sexual Health We are delighted to be able to offer sexual health appointments all day after the recruitment of a second highly trained sexual health nurse – both of our nurses are well qualified to fit coils and implants and provide emergency contraception. (Daily (am + pm clinics) with evening clinics on Mondays and Wednesdays – until 8:00 and a further clinic on a Thursday afternoon). Males and females of all ages and orientations are welcome for sexual health advice. Contraception – pills, condoms, coils, implants, injections are available. Emergency contraception can be obtained during the clinics or from nursing and medical staff at any time during the week. We offer sexually transmitted infection advice and testing, including HIV in a clinic which is absolutely confidential, whatever age of the patient or the type of problem. Experienced lady doctors and nurses are available in all the sexual health clinics. The clinics are open to patients who are not registered with the practice. (more)
Pregnancy (Wednesdays and Thursday from 1pm to 3pm) Midwife Lynda and the female Partners run this clinic. Post-natal reviews and baby immunisations take place on Thursday afternoons.
Diabetic (Tuesday and Thursday 9am – 11.30am) Dr Brown and Dr Sabir run this specialist clinic with our practice nurses – Louise Lydon and Sue Daly
Leg Ulcer (Tuesdays 10:30 to 12:30) These clinics are run by the District Nurses.
Drug Misuse (Tuesday afternoons) This specialist clinic is run by Dr M Iszatt and a drug-worker.
Continence (Monthly on a Tuesday from 1:30pm)The continence advisory service is provided by registered general nurses who have undergone additional specialised training in the promotion of continence care for adults suffering from blabber or bowel problems. Call Omnia for more details.
We offer a confidential and friendly service for both male and female patients in one of our local clinics or where necessary in patients own homes. We provide: specialist assessment and treatment programmes for patients, specialist advice and support to staff working in the community, and continence specific education programmes for Trust staff and others. We facilitate continence promotion across the PCT area, and we manage the supply of containment products for patients with intractable incontinence. We accept referrals from other professionals and also directly from patients. If you would like advice please telephone (0121) 465 2599.
Coronary Heart Disease Run by Dr Madeleine Keighley, these clinics give patients with heart disease specially reserved clinic time to review and discuss any problems.
Stop Smoking Clinics We are happy to direct you towards local support and advice for all who wish to give up the habit. Reception can refer you to a local clinic where free patches and gum are available.
The move into the new building has meant that finally we can offer a link directly into Lloyds Pharmacy who have leased space from the practice. Lloyds will be open for 120 hours a week and provide a service up to 11pm every night of the week and weekend! Patients continue to have free choice as to which of the local pharmacies that they wish to use.
Alcohol Support We are very pleased to announce a new alcohol support service for our patients. The ‘A Team’, Birmingham’s Primary Care Alcohol Service are here at Omnia from 9am to 5pm every Tuesday. If you wish to be referred to ‘The A Team’, please ask your GP for a referral to see Luke, our caseworker.
Youth Counselling The Open Door Youth Counselling Team also visit Omnia on Mondays between 4pm and 7pm. Counselling provides an opportunity for young people aged between 12-18 to talk through anything which is of concern to them, in a quiet comfortable and confidential environment. Visit the website here.
