Dr Raja Segar Ramachandram

Dr Raja Segar Ramachandram
Dr Shanta Naipaul
Dr Saima Salim
Dr Sunny Bahia

Languages: Malay, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu

Staff

Doctors

Dr Raja Segar Ramachandram

General Practitioner

Special interests

respiratory disease. medical education

GMC General Medical Council number

2833842

Qualifications

DRCOG Diploma Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

MBBCh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 1983

MRCGP Member Royal College of General Practitioners

MSc Master of Science

Other languages

Malay

Tamil

Dr Shanta Naipaul

General Practitioner

Special interests

Interest in Women's health, sexual health & mental health issues GP Trainer

GMC General Medical Council number

4492623

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Dr Saima Salim

General Practitioner

Please note Dr Salim has clinics on alternate Friday evenings.

GMC General Medical Council number

4261656

Qualifications

MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery

Other languages

Urdu

Dr Sunny Bahia

General Practitioner

GMC General Medical Council number

7081235

Qualifications

MBBCh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2010

Other languages

Punjabi

Dr Hannah Fitzpatrick

Trainee GPs/ Pre-Registration House Officers

GMC General Medical Council number

7408212

Qualifications

MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2013

Practice nursing team

Ms Amanda Kelly

Practice Nurse

Community healthcare

Ms Shereen Aslam

Counsellor

Shereen Aslam is part of the Mental Health Team for Birmingham Healthy Minds and has clinics at the surgery on Mondays.

Reception & administration staff

Miss Jennifer Briscoe

Practice Manager

Mrs Belinda Rowe

Reception Staff

Ms Julie Bishop

Reception Staff

Services

Our Practice Nurse and Dr. Ramachandram have a special interest in respiratory illness & will see children and adults with asthma and other chest conditions in the clinic by appointment.
Appointments are also available every other Tuesday afternoon from 4.30pm-6.15pm
 

We undertake all routine childhood vaccinations. Appointment necessay

What do we mean by minor surgery? We mean minor operations such as removal of small lumps & bumps under the skin, cysts, moles & warts.
 What methods are used?
a) Incision: a cut is made to expose or open abscess or wound under local anaesthetic.
b) Excision: skin lesions are removed by cutting it out followed by stitches to close the wound.
c) Cautery: this method burns off warts, verrucas or skin tags using an electrical probe.
d) Cryotherapy: liquid nitrogen is used to freeze skin lesions.
 Where is it carried out? We have a fully equipped treatment room to undertake these procedures under strict sterile conditions
 Do I need a special appointment? Yes. The doctor will discuss the operation with you and you will be put on the waiting list. You will usually be informed of the operation date a week in advance.
 What is local anaesthetic? This involves giving you a small injection (lignocaine), which will numb the area, which requires treatment.

This service requires a referral by your GP

No appointment necessary. Walk in clinic
Walk in Blood Test Clinics are for blood tests only, please be sure a doctor or nurse has asked you to have a blood test so the Health Care Assistant can see on your records what tests she is taking for you.
Due to change of laboratories to Queen Elizabeth Hospitals blood test clinics have changed and may change again in the future, please call to check if the nurse is in for blood tests before attending for clinics.

Monday 11.00-11.30AM Tuesday 11.00-11.30AM Thursday 11.00 - 11.30

This service requires a referral by your GP

We have a CBT counsellor and a mental health worker to advice and counselled patients with mental health issues your doctor will need to referr you for this service,

This service requires a referral by your GP

For a number of years we have tried
to help our patients who smoke to give up their cigarettes with varying success. Our audit shows that 80% stopped
smoking at 6 weeks & over 70% remain non smokers at 12 weeks. The figure fell to 42% at 6 months and only 21% kick the habit at 12 months! (Nationally the figure is only 10-12%). Clinical support & intensive counselling has shown to improve the quit rate in smokers.

We are pleased to announce that we can now offer an even better opportunity for smokers to quit the weed! with our expert team who run weekly clinic at the surgery.(the same team that run the clinic at Boots in town). Those who attend the clinic will be provided all the necessary nicotine replacement treatment for 12 weeks and full support to get you through this rough patch!

We know at least 22% of our practice population (541 patients) are smokers! & heart disease is the 2nd most common cause of death in the practice after cancer. So all smokers out t

This service requires a referral by your GP

We provide a full range of vaccinations and travel advice. Plan well ahead before travel and speak to the practice nurse. We stock most of the common travel vaccines.
We provide a comprehensive travel health service. This is an additional service that we provide our patients and there will be a charge for this service. Most of the vaccines are usually given free of charge but there will be an administrative fee.
Plan ahead
Most vaccines need to be given a month or more before departure
Some vaccines need follow up doses
Malaria tablets should be commenced at least 1 week before travel and continued for 4 weeks following your return home
Most malarial tablets CAN be bought from your local pharmacist without a prescription

Please note we do not offer yellow fever vaccination

This service requires a referral by your GP

Facilities

• Disabled parking (yes)
• Disabled WC (yes)
• Induction loop (yes)
• Wheelchair access (yes)
• Step free access (yes)
• Baby changing facility (yes)
• Children's play area (yes)
• Parent and child parking (yes)
• Parent and baby room (yes)
• Pram park (yes)
• Car Parking (yes)
• Cycle parking (yes)
• Disabled parking (yes)