Harborne Medical Practice

I changed to HMP when I moved to Harborne. The surgery is spacious, clean and friendly. The doctors are all nice to deal with. There are a few rooms upstairs and there is a lift available to reach it. You also benefit from having 3 pharmacies within minutes of the surgery: Superdrug, Boots and Lloyds. There is parking round the back for about 8 cars but is sadly often filled with Harborne goers or commuters. But shoppers parking just off York Road is dirt cheap.

I have been going to Harborne Medical Practice for years. Without wanting to bore you too much with my medical history (which is rather boring anyway and mainly consists of dodgy throats and the occasional jippy shoulder) I can say that every doctor I’ve seen here has been absolutely lovely — even when I’ve got carried away and misdiagnosed myself with something rare and life threatening (the joys of looking up symptoms on Google eh?) and it turns out all I’ve got is a slight case of tonsillitis. Which kills by the way.
It’s a big place with regular smoking cessation, diabetes and stress clinics. They have a team of very nice nurses and the reception staff are smiley and kind.
They used to play rather annoying muzak but seem to have stopped that in recent years, although the kiddies soft toy play area can sometimes get a bit noisy — not ideal if you are a migraine sufferer.
You can always get an appointment — the only downer is the lack of reading material — Golf magazines and leaflets on COPD feature heavily.
Hopefully you won’t need to use a doctor much, but if you do find yourself looking for one in the Harborne area, then this comes recommended.