Updated 2 August 2019
Charles Road Surgery is located in the Small Heath area of Birmingham in two converted houses adapted for providing primary medical services. There is no car parking available however, patients are able to park on streets close to the practice.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, family planning and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Charles Road Surgery is situated within the Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to 5,440 patients under the terms of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering services to the local community.
The provider is a partnership of three GPs (two male and one female) who registered with the CQC in 2013. The practice employs two salaried GPs (both male), one practice nurse, two healthcare assistants (one currently training as a nursing associate), a practice manager, an administrative manager and a team of reception/ administrative staff. The practice is part of the Small Heath primary care network of GP practices.
The practice is part of SDS My Healthcare Federation which provides a range of additional services to the member practices including extended access and various clinics including specialist diabetes, musculoskeletal and frailty clinics.
The practice opening times are 9am to 6.30pm, except on a Thursday when the practice closes at 1pm. When the practice is closed patients can access primary medical services through another provider (BADGER). In addition extended access appointments are available to patients at other local practices.
The area served by the practice is a densely populated inner city area. The practice population is younger than the CCG and national average. For example, 33% are under 18 years compared to the CCG average of 25% and England average of 21%. 7% of the practice population are over 65 years compared to the CCG 13% and England 17%. The National General Practice Profile states that 69% of the practice population is from an Asian background with a further 17% of the population originating from black, mixed or other non-white ethnic groups. Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as one, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 77 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 82 years compared to the national average of 83 years.