Links Medical Practice, Dudley, West Midlands

Links Medical Practice is one of the leading GP practice in Dudley and it is located at Netherton Health Centre, Halesowen Road, Netherton, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9PU. Patients can contact Links Medical Practice at 01384 239657 for appointments. Services offered by Links Medical Practice are Asthma Clinic, Young person's clinic, Obesity management clinic, Primary care counselling service, Travel health with yellow fever, COPD clinic with spirometry and others. Links Medical Practice GP has total 5491 registered patients, out of this there are 2708 female registered patients and 2783 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Links Medical Practice has medical staff of 15 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Black Country And West Birmingham CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Links Medical Practice.

Links Medical Practice 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	Links Medical Practice
Organization code	M87617
Address	Netherton Health Centre, Halesowen Road, Netherton Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9PU
Phone number	01384 239657
Website	http://www.linksmedical.co.uk
Email	links.medicalpractice@nhs.net
Commissioner	NHS Black Country And West Birmingham CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

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

• Reception times
• Surgery times

Links Medical Practice have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Asthma Clinic	Young person's clinic
Obesity management clinic	Primary care counselling service
Travel health with yellow fever	COPD clinic with spirometry
Child health and development	Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house
Learning disability health check

Links Medical Practice has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 15 medical staff working at Links Medical Practice. Following are the staff details who work at Links Medical Practice with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Mrs Sam Jones	Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Dr Richard Bramble	General Practitioner	4477538
Dr Aneeqa Sharif	General Practitioner	7408561
Dr Purshotam Dass Gupta	General Practitioner	1648665
Dr Elizabeth Abraham	General Practitioner	4763299
Ms Alison Griffiths	Healthcare Assistant
Mrs Liz Bramble	Practice Manager
Miss Jackie Robinson	Practice Nurse
Ms Kayley Woolliscroft	Reception Staff
Mrs Gemma Massey	Reception Staff
Mrs Amanda Williams	Reception Staff
Ms Ellie Yardley	Reception Staff
Ms Jen Williams	Reception Staff
Mrs Sue Carter	Reception Staff
Mrs Laurie Flower	Reception Staff

Some measuring parameters of Links Medical Practice are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	33.33% detected by practice, out of 6 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	70.2% screened, of 952 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	50.00% reviewed by GP, out of 14 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	88.37% within a recommended level, out of 215 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	82.1% vaccinated, of 223 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	72.5% vaccinated, of 374 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	76.25% with recommended measurement, out of 421 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	0.00% with a plan, out of 41 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	98.08% had confidence, of 35 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	77.65% were satisfied, of 40 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	97.78% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	98.04% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	88.89% treated, out of 18 patients.

Links Medical Practice GP has 5491 registered patients out of this it has 2708 female registered patients and 2783 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Links Medical Practice has total of 5430 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	1835
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	7

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	1819
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	392

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	148
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	1960

Map and Direction

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