Updated 13 November 2019
Trent Meadows Medical Practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as a partnership provider. It is located in Branston Primary Care Centre, Burton On Trent and has a branch practice located in Stretton, a large village on the outskirts of Burton on Trent in Staffordshire.
The practice is part of the NHS East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group. The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, family planning, maternity and midwifery services, surgical procedures and treatment of disease disorder or injury.
The practice holds a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with NHS England. A GMS contract is a contract between NHS England and general practices for delivering general medical services and is the commonest form of GP contract.
The practice operates from, Branston Primary Care Centre, Main Street, Branston, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE14 3EY and Stretton Surgery, Ladywell Close, Stretton, Staffordshire, DE13 0FS.
There are approximately 11,534 patients of various ages registered and cared for at the practice. The practice provides GP services in an area considered to be one of the less deprived within its locality. Seventeen per cent of the practice population is above 65 years which is slightly lower than the CCG average of 19.8% and in line with the national average of 17.3%. The percentage of patients with a long-standing health condition is just over 59% which is slightly higher than the local CCG and national averages. The practice life expectancy for patients is 79 years for males in line with the national average and is 84 years for females which is above the national average. National General Practice Profile describes the practice ethnicity as being 89.9% white British, 7.4% Asian, 0.9% black, 1.4% mixed and 0.3% other non-white ethnicities.
The staffing consists of:
- Four GP Partners and one salaried GP
- One clinical pharmacist
- One nurse practitioner
- Three practice nurses and one health care assistant.
- A practice manager, office manager, a secretarial and an administration manager
The practice team is supported by nine receptionists, two medical secretaries and five clerical and administrative staff as well as apprentice staff.
The practice is an approved training/teaching practice, and from time to time the practice has GP registrars working with them. They are fully qualified doctors obtaining further experience in general practice before moving to a practice of their own. They are fully supervised by one of the partners who has been specially approved to teach.
The practice telephone lines are open from 8am until 6pm at Branston and 8.30am until 6pm at Stretton. The practice is opening times at both Branston and Stretton are:
- Monday 8.25am to 1pm & 2pm to 6pm
- Tuesday 8.25am-1pm & 2pm to 6pm (Trent Meadows) and 8.25am to 1pm (Stretton)
- Wednesday 8.25am to1pm & 2pm to 6pm
- Thursday 8.25am to 1pm & 2pm to 6pm
- Friday 8.25am-1pm & 2pm to 6pm
When the practice is closed patients are directed towards the out of hours provider via the NHS 111 service. Patients also have access to the Extended GP Access Service. The practice use Q doctor to enable video consultations with GPs these consultations are currently available on Sundays from 10am-12pm. This means for certain conditions you can see a GP from home or work, without having to come to the practice.
Additional information about the practice is available on their website: at:www.trentmeadowsmedicalpractice.co.uk