Updated 5 July 2019
Western Road Medical Centre is located at:
99 Western Road
Romford
Essex
RM1 3LS
The practice is registered with the CQC to carry out the following regulated activities - diagnostic and screening procedures, surgical procedures, family planning, maternity and midwifery services and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
The practice has a contract with the Havering Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The practice provides personal medical services for 17,093 (8,313 male, 8,780 female) patients.
The practice has seven partners, (five male and two female) and two salaried GPs. There are two advanced nurse practitioners and two practice nurses. There is a practice manager who is supported by a management team of three and an extensive administrative team. The practice is a GP training practice and had could train up to four GP registrars at a time.
The practice is open Monday to Friday between 8am to 6.30pm. When the practice is closed, out of hours cover for emergencies is provided by Havering GP Federation and NHS 111 services. The practice part of the wider network of GP practices in Havering.
The practice catchment area is classed as being within one of the least deprived areas in England. The practice scored seventh on the deprivation measurement scale; the deprivation scale goes from one to 10, with one being the most deprived. People living in more deprived areas tend to have greater need for health services.
National General Practice Profile describes the practice ethnicity as being 86.6% white British, 6.6% Asian, 4.1% black, and 2.3% mixed and 0.8% other non-white ethnicities.
The practice demographics show a slightly higher than average percentage of people in the 65+ year age group. Average life expectancy is 80 years for men and 84 years for women compared to the national average of 79 and 83 years respectively. The general practice profile shows that 47% of patients registered at the practice have a long-standing health condition, compared to 52% nationally.