Updated 15 November 2019
High Road Family Doctors is located on the High Road of Benfleet. The practice has good transport links and there is a pharmacy next door with a connecting door that is accessible for patients during practice opening hours.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the regulated activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, family planning, and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
High Road Family Doctors is situated in a central position on the high street in Benfleet. The practice provides services to 3,924 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 provider is a single handed male GP who registered with the CQC in July 2018. The clinical team comprises of a male GP, supported by regular locums, a nurse prescriber, and two practice nurses.
The clinical team undertake various lead roles and responsibilities at the practice shared between them. The clinical team are supported by a practice manager and a team of reception and administrative staff.
The practice is open from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am - 1pm and 2pm - 6.30pm
excluding Thursdays when they are open 8am – 1pm. The practice is a member of a local group of practices ‘GP Healthcare Alliance Ltd’ and can offer patients evening and weekend appointments. For care and treatment outside these hours patients can access by calling 111 for the out of hours service provider.
The practice has a higher population of patients aged between 15 and 44 years of age in comparison with the national average.
The practice population is in the ninth decile for deprivation, which is on a scale of one to ten. The lower the decile the more deprived an area showing this practice is in the least deprived category compared to the national average.
Ethnicity based on demographics collected in the 2011 census shows the patient population is predominantly white British with; 1.1% mixed, 1.4% Asian, 0.7% black and 0.2% other races.