Updated 20 February 2019
Tudor Medical Centre is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a GP partnership to deliver the Regulated Activities; treatment of disease, disorder or injury, surgical procedures, diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and family planning. The practice provides these services to approximately 17,524 patients over four practice sites located in Wolverhampton. The main practice is based at 1 Tudor Road, Wolverhampton WV10 0LT. The three branch practices are Wellington Road Surgery, Owen Road Medical Centreand Leicester Street Medical Centre. A visit was made to all the practice sites tor this inspection. All the practices have recently been redecorated and modernised to improve the facilities for patients. There is good transport links to all the practices. All practice sites provide level access for patients with mobility difficulties and patients who use a wheelchair.
The practice has a higher proportion of patients between the ages of 0-18 years (47%) compared with the practice average across England of 38%. The ethnicity of patients registered at the practice are mostly white approximately 66%. The remaining 34% are identified as Asian, mixed race, black and other race. The practice is in the most deprived decile in the city. This may mean that there is an increased demand on the services provided.
The practice does not provide an out-of-hours service to its own patients but patients are directed to the out-of-hours service, Vocare via the NHS 111 service. The practice provides services to patients of all ages based on a contract with NHS England to provide General Medical Services (GMS) for patients. It provides enhanced and primary medical services to meet the needs of the local community. Services, include childhood vaccination and immunisation scheme and minor surgery. The practice provides a number of clinics for example long-term condition management including asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure. The level of income deprivation affecting children is 36%, which is higher than the National average of 20%. The level of income deprivation affecting older people is higher, 33% than the National average of 20%.
The team of clinical staff at Tudor Medical Centre is made up of four GP partners, three male and one female. The partners work a total of 27 sessions between them and two salaried GPs working 11 sessions. The practice is supported by seven locum GPs who work a total of 24 sessions across all the practice sites. Other clinical staff include a clinical pharmacist, two practice nurses one of whom was the lead nurse for the practice, two nurse practitioners, a diabetic nurse specialist, three urgent care practitioners, and two healthcare assistants working a combination of full time and part time hours. One of the nurse practitioners and the diabetes nurse specialist were self-employed. The clinical staff are supported by a business consultant (self-employed), a practice manager, an assistant practice manager and administration and reception staff. The practice also employs three housekeepers and a handyman. There is a total of 42 staff work at the practice either full or part time hours. The practice is a training practice for GP registrars and medical students.
Additional information about the practice is available on their website:
http://www.tudormedicalcentre.com