Updated 23 September 2020
OHP-Wychall Lane Surgery is located in Kings Norton, Birmingham. The practice is part of a provider at scale organisation, Our Health Partnership (OHP). OHP currently consists of 37 practices providing care and treatment to approximately 358,000 patients. The provider has a centralised team to provide support to member practices whilst autonomy for service delivery is retained by the individual practices.
OHP-Wychall Lane Surgery is also part of the Bournville and Northfield Primary Care Network and sits within the Birmingham and Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The practice 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 provides services to approximately 8,600 patients under the terms of a general medical services (GMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering services to the local community.
The practice has seven partners (three female and three male) and a salaried GP (male). Other practice staff include three practice nurses (two female and one male) and a practice and business manager supported by a team of administrative and reception staff.
The practice is a training practice for qualified doctors training to become a GP (registrars). At the time of inspection, the practice had three GP registrars.
The population served by the practice is within one of the most deprived areas nationally. Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation as level 2 (level one representing the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the least). The majority of the practice population are from a white back ground (86%). The age distribution of the practice population is similar to local and national averages.
The practice is open between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. When the practice is closed outside core hours there are arrangements with another provider (Birmingham and District General Practitioner Emergency Room group) to provide primary care services.