Appoinments very difficult to arrange
Monkspath Surgery used to provide a very good service, but that is definitely not so since the creation of the Solihull Healthcare Partnership. Now it is very difficult to arrange timely appointments. Yes, they have brought down the waiting time on the telephone, but once you have got through the available appontments are often for two weeks away. The alternative, to call at 08:00 to arrange a same day appointment, is no doubt used by many to avoid the wait, but this seems an abuse of the service. No doubt SHP will blame the Covid situation, but I believe the rot set in before the pandemic hit. The creation of the SHP may provide economies of scale for the partners and staff, but it's terrible that this has been at the expense of the service provided to the patients.