Updated 19 January 2024
New Road Surgery Bromsgrove provides primary medical care services to approximately 12,900 patients in the market town of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. The practice has a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with NHS England. This is a contract for the practice to deliver primary care services to the local community. The practice is located within the area covered by Redditch and Bromsgrove Integrated Care Board and within the Bromsgrove Primary Care Network (PCN).
Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the population group is 9 (9 out of 10). The higher the decile the less deprived the practice population is relative to others. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the practice area is 95.7% White, 2.1% Asian and 1.4% Mixed.
The practice is open between 8am am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Early appointments are provided at 7am on Monday and Tuesday, and late appointments are provided on Monday and Thursday at the surgery. The telephone appointment booking line is closed from 1pm to 2pm for lunch breaks; the premises remain open during this time and the telephone lines are open for emergency calls. The practice offers a range of appointment types including book on the day, telephone consultations and advance appointments. Evening appointments are available at the practice and weekend appointments are provided locally through a hub. When the practice is closed, patients are asked to contact NHS 111 for out-of-hours care.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the following regulated activities: surgical procedures, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and family planning.
There are five GP partners (one male and four female) and four salaried GPs (all male). The GPs are supported by a practice business manager, clinical manager (with dual qualification as advanced nurse practitioner and paramedic), assistant practice manager, operations manager, five advanced nurse practitioners, one practice nurse, one advanced paramedic, three pharmacists, three healthcare assistants, reception, and administrative staff. The practice is part of the Bromsgrove Primary Care Network. New Road Surgery is a training academy for medical students, student nurses and an approved training practice for trainee GPs. A trainee GP (or GP registrar) is a qualified doctor who is training to become a GP through a period of working and training in a practice. There are currently two trainee GPs and four medical students working at the practice.
Additionally, the practice is supported by staff employed through their PCN who include a first contact physiotherapist and social prescribers.