Reviews (96)

Can't get appointments easily

June 3, 2025
The GPs aren't bad but I can't get appointments easily. Sometimes I have to go in and book and they book me in for 10 weeks time.
Anonymous

Fantastic

May 28, 2025
Fantastic. I get appointments when I need one every time. I can book over the phone or online, but I use the phone as I can't do it online.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for commenting on our healthwatch page. We are pleased to hear of your satisfaction towards our appointment system and that our telephone processes have worked for you.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Brilliant

May 27, 2025
I do it all by phone, they're very good. They do little things and keep me updates. They do regular diabetes checks too. They're brilliant.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for leaving your review on our healthwatch page. We are delighted to hear that you are pleased with the services we provide, in particular towards your diabetic needs.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

The GP is very good

April 15, 2025
My GP is very good, he referred me on time and always checks my progress.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for leaving your feedback on the Healthwatch Birmingham page. We are pleased to hear that our clinical team are efficient in monitoring your healthcare needs and that you are satisfied with the service provided.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Good doctors

March 18, 2025
My doctors are good, you can get appointments quite easily
this was not the case with my old GPs hence I had to move, my one gripe is they wont do house visits and sometimes I could do with seeing a doctor but I'm too unwell to drive.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for providing feedback on your experiences with our service.
Whilst we are pleased to hear that you value our clinical input, we are sorry to hear of your disappointment over a lack of a home visiting service for non-housebound patients.
Due to the unprecedented high demand on our services, the Surgery has been required to implement policies that will not only ensure fairness to our entire patient list, but to also protect the capacity and resilience of our service, thus allowing us to treat our patients in a safe and consistent manner.

We hope that you can understand the justification behind this tough decision and thank you once again for you feedback.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Get me in the same day

January 21, 2025
A two week waiting time is their standard response until I tell them I have cancer and they get me in the same day.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for leaving your feedback. As previously stated within our feedback responses on this page, the Surgery only has a limited capacity of appointments of which we must triage and signpost effectively based on the presenting symptom(s).
For routine queries of a non-urgent nature, appointment wait times can vary, with the Surgery aiming for these waiting times to be under 2 weeks.

For matters for more urgent attention, the Surgery's administrative team try their best to book a patient as soon as possible. For those patients with compromised immune systems, such as those undergoing treatments for cancer, they would fall into this category.

Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Accommodating staff

January 20, 2025
They're very good usually. No bother. They always try to accommodate appointment by giving times that work for me. The staff have been excellent.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback on this page. We are pleased to hear that you are satisfied with the teams performance and our ability in sourcing a suitable appointment for you.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Great staff and the care too

January 20, 2025
It's really easy to access appointments and easy to book them. It can be a long wait but it is still shorter than the waits at my previous GP surgery. The staff and the care is great.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for leaving your comments on our page- we are happy to hear that you are pleased with our teams performance and that our overall service delivery, particularly in relation to obtaining an appointment has been more positive for you than previous experiences.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

Good service

January 7, 2025
A good service but hard to get to see the GP. You can't preempt when your going to be sick and need an appointment.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback on our page. As a highly busy Surgery, we understand that obtaining an appointment can be difficult however we would like to assure you that the Surgery management team are consistently reviewing our operations and taking actions to improve our efficiency and increase clinical capacity. For the month of December 2024, the Surgery offered 5010 clinical appointments- this is just under 0.5 per patient, with us still looking at improving upon this figure further.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


Provider responded

They're very good

December 17, 2024
They referred my 6 month old 4 months ago and I kept asking how long it would take but they didn't know. It's a good practice in general. They give good appointments and visit the baby every 2 weeks. They are very good.
Anonymous

Reply from West Heath Surgery

Thank you for leaving feedback on yours's and your child's experiences with the Surgery. We are pleased that you are happy with your service and hope to continue to deliver to you and your child's healthcare needs as they grow.
Kind regards,
West Heath Surgery


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West Heath Surgery

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0121 476 1135

194 - 196 West Heath Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B31 3HB

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