It seems a bit odd to review a hospital - particularly if you've ended up in the A&E department -…read moreI'm guessing most people would rather forget their stints there. However, I was pretty impressed with the quality of care that both I and a friend of mine received at the hands of the staff there. First - my friend: he was knocked over by a car in Selly Oak. Despite landing on his head (ouch) he was duly patched up in no time, and, having received immediate care and attention from the staff at Selly Oak, managed to come away with no ongoing injuries other than a slightly broken finger. They were extremely quick to respond, completely sorted him out and were really understanding with both him and us as we all piled down to A & E to see him. I was taken in as I had a bad asthma attack that my inhaler didn't seem to be able to sort out. They immediately shunted me up he queue in terms of seeing a doctor (I think this is policy with asthma) who sorted me out in about 5 mins! He was really attentive and thorough - which can be difficult when you're seeing 10 patients a second in A&E. To compare, I had a similar occurrence in Wolverhampton, and had to wait 3 HOURS before a doctor saw me - and even then he kept drifting in and out. So, well done Selly Oak. It's good to know that the injured of south Birmingham are in safe hands.

Selly Oak Hospital is now exclusively a military hospital and it fills me with a great sense of…read morepride that a Birmingham hospital takes care of the needs of injured servicemen and women. Previously for many years prior to the building of the new super hospital this establishment also took care of civilians. In fact both my mother and grandmother were taken here for different illnesses and I have to say that despite my general aversion to hospitals, Selly Oak always provided wonderful care. A further note, hospital food including that in the canteen is usually notoriously bad. However on more than one occasion I have to admit I actually ENJOYED a canteen meal from this hospital. Hospital's are never are a good place to visit but the people of Birmingham should take pride in the achievements of Selly Oak Hospital as it serves those who make tremendous sacrifices in order to protect our country.

A week into stay with my brother, I came downstairs with an upper respiratory viral infection. I…read morewas feverish and coughing so much that had to see a doctor. My brother called his GP to see if I could get an appointment to see her. However she said as I did not have local registration, she couldn't see me, and instead referred me on to the local hospitals Urgent Care Center and so off we went here. They have excellent signage and so we found ourselves in the hospital parking lot (make sure u get a parking ticket!) and then it was easy to find the Center, once we walked towards the buildings and saw a big map (photo posted on Yelp too!) The urgent care center staff took my details down and then I waited around 20-30 mins, a nurse (along with a student- nurse) saw me, took down my temperature and then sent me out in the waiting room, where I waited another 30 mins and then was taken into the ED area, where another nurse said as I had a viral infection, so no prescription but gave me two paracetamol and then gave me a note for work and that was it. All told it took like 2 (maybe 2h30?) so I can totally sympathize with all the UK folks who complain about waiting times, as experienced it for myself! But both nurses who saw me were really nice and answered all my questions, so very impressed by the staff. Yelp 18/ 2019