Updated 5 December 2019
Sycamore House Medical Practice is part of Umbrella Medical. Umbrella Medical is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as a partnership, with services within Walsall. Sycamore House Medical Practice is located in Walsall, West Midlands. The practice is part of the NHS Walsall 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 Sycamore House Medical Practice, Sycamore House, 111 Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1 2NL.
There are approximately 4,977 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. Demographically the practice has a lower than average patient population aged under 18 years, with 21% falling into this category, compared with the CCG average of 24% and England average of 21%. Twenty per cent of the practice population is above 65 years which is higher than the CCG average of 16% and the national average of 17%. The percentage of patients with a long-standing health condition is 52% which is in line with the local CCG and national averages. The practice life expectancy for patients is 80 years for males and 84 years for females which is above the national average. National General Practice Profile describes the practice ethnicity as being 57.5% white British, 34.4% Asian, 2.6% black, 2.4% mixed and 3% other non-white ethnicities.
The staffing consists of:
- One regular GP Partner and one salaried GP (both male).
- Two practice nurses and a trainee advanced nurse practitioner and three health care assistants.
- Three clinical pharmacists.
- A locality manager supported by a reception manager and a team of reception/administrative staff.
The practice is also an approved teaching and training practice and provides training to medical students from the University of Birmingham. There are two Foundation Year two Doctors (FY2s).
The practice is open between 7.30am and 6.30pm every day, and sub contracts essential services to a in-hours provider on a Thursday afternoon. 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 between 6.30pm and 9pm on weekdays, 10am to 3pm on weekends, and 11am to 1.30pm on bank holidays.
The practice does not routinely provide an out of hours to their own patients, but patients are directed to the out of hours service, through the NHS 111 service when the practice closed.
Additional information about the practice is available on their website at www.sycamorehousesurgery.co.uk