The Bridges Medical Ctr., Weymouth, Dorset

The Bridges Medical Ctr. is one of the leading GP practice in Weymouth and it is located at 26 Commercial Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7DW. Patients can contact The Bridges Medical Ctr. at 01305 774411 for appointments. Services offered by The Bridges Medical Ctr. are Child health and development, Asthma Clinic, COPD clinic with spirometry, Diabetes Clinic providing insulin initiation, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant), Learning disability health check and others. The Bridges Medical Ctr. GP has total 16803 registered patients, out of this there are 8492 female registered patients and 8311 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. The Bridges Medical Ctr. has medical staff of 17 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Dorset CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of The Bridges Medical Ctr..

The Bridges Medical Ctr. address, phone number, fax number, website, email etc. details are mentioned as below. Patients can call on the below given phone number for appointments.

Name	The Bridges Medical Ctr.
Organization code	J81073
Address	26 Commercial Road Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7DW
Phone number	01305 774411
Fax number	01305 760417
Website	www.thebridgesmedicalcentre.co.uk
Email	thebridgesmedicalcentre@gp-j81073.nhs.uk
Commissioner	NHS Dorset CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

The Bridges Medical Ctr. opening timing for reception and surgery are as mentioned below for complete week. Patients can book their appointments accordingly.

• Reception times
• Surgery times

The Bridges Medical Ctr. have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Child health and development	Asthma Clinic
COPD clinic with spirometry	Diabetes Clinic providing insulin initiation
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant)	Learning disability health check
Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house	Smoking cessation clinic
Physiotherapy - provided in house and available on NHS

The Bridges Medical Ctr. has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 17 medical staff working at The Bridges Medical Ctr.. Following are the staff details who work at The Bridges Medical Ctr. with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Mrs Kim Williamson	Administrator
Mrs Helen Carter	Administrator
Miss Emma West	Administrator
Mrs Ruth Hamberg	Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Mrs Louise Bell	Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dr Vicky Beedham	General Practitioner	6027929
Dr Rachel Turberville-smith	General Practitioner	3613135
Dr Susi Caesar	General Practitioner	3484160
Dr Arthur Wilson	General Practitioner	4537313
Dr Nicky Cleave	General Practitioner	3563553
Dr Ed Beedham	General Practitioner	6027923
Dr Karen Valerie Kirkham	General Practitioner	3290105
Dr Ivan Ross Hall	General Practitioner	3267637
Dr Rupert John Turberville-smith	General Practitioner	3613245
Mrs Rebecca Hawker	Nurse Practitioner
Miss Leonie Edwards	Practice Manager
Mr Jason Mercer	Specialist Nurse Practitioner

Some measuring parameters of The Bridges Medical Ctr. are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	62.38% detected by practice, out of 101 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	74.8% screened, of 3364 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	84.25% reviewed by GP, out of 146 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	84.05% within a recommended level, out of 696 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	69.9% vaccinated, of 3258 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	45.1% vaccinated, of 1550 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	83.50% with recommended measurement, out of 2,424 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	94.12% with a plan, out of 136 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	95.23% had confidence, of 188 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	82.93% were satisfied, of 182 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	97.93% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	97.18% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	97.18% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	97.18% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	86.26% treated, out of 313 patients.

The Bridges Medical Ctr. GP has 16803 registered patients out of this it has 8492 female registered patients and 8311 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


The Bridges Medical Ctr. has total of 16783 registered patients as per Patient Online Management Information (POMI) system as on 30-Sep-22

Online Appointments

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for booking and/or cancelling appointments through the Principal system	Online booking of appointments and cancelling is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to book and/or cancel appointments	7468
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	1357

Online Prescription Order

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for ordering repeat prescriptions through the Principal system	Online prescription ordering is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to order repeat prescriptions	7489
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	2095

Online Patient Record Access Service

Functionality status of the Practice system for enabling the use of online Patient Record Access Services for 'online patients' to view their Detailed Coded Care Record	Patients can view detailed coded records online
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Record Access Service to access elements of the Detailed Coded Care Record	1742
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	2762

Map and Direction

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