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Saddlers Health Centre

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Hatherton Medical Centre, 1 Hatherton Street, Walsall, WS1 1AF (01922) 622326

Provided and run by:
Saddlers Health Centre

Assessment report published 13 October 2026

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Caring

Good

6 October 2026

We looked for evidence the service involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment, we rated this key question as good. At this assessment, the rating remains the same.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Score: 3

The service always treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion and respected their privacy and dignity. Staff treated colleagues from other organisations with kindness and respect.

We found that while the service was kind and compassionate and respected people’s privacy and dignity. The 2026 National GP Patient Survey data results showed that 80% of patients’ overall experience was good in comparison to the national average of 77% and a local average of 74%. We found that 81% of patients felt their health care professional was good at listening to them, compared to a national average 87% and a local average of 85%. This showed the service had some areas to improve. 82% of respondents to the survey felt the healthcare professional at their last appointment was good at treating them with care and concern, compared to a national average of 86% and a local average of 84%. The service had already reviewed the date before our site visit and put actions in place.

Treating people as individuals

Score: 3

We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Independence, choice and control

Score: 3

We did not look at Independence, choice and control during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Score: 3

We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Score: 3

We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.