Whetstone Medical Centre, Birkenhead, Merseyside

Whetstone Medical Centre is one of the leading GP practice in Birkenhead and it is located at 44 Whetstone Lane, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2TF. Patients can contact Whetstone Medical Centre at 01516 479613 for appointments. Services offered by Whetstone Medical Centre are Asthma Clinic, Learning disability health check and others. Whetstone Medical Centre GP has total 8460 registered patients, out of this there are 4017 female registered patients and 4443 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Whetstone Medical Centre has medical staff of 13 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Wirral CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Whetstone Medical Centre.

Whetstone Medical Centre 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	Whetstone Medical Centre
Organization code	N85019
Address	44 Whetstone Lane Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2TF
Phone number	01516 479613
Fax number	01516500875
Website	https://www.whetstonemc.nhs.uk
Email	-
Commissioner	NHS Wirral CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

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

• Reception times
• Surgery times

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

Asthma Clinic

Learning disability health check

Whetstone Medical Centre has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 13 medical staff working at Whetstone Medical Centre. Following are the staff details who work at Whetstone Medical Centre with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Mrs Debbie Gordon	Administrator
DR Gregory Simmons	General Practitioner	7046420
Dr Katherine Gregson	General Practitioner	4734402
Dr Anne Hayward	General Practitioner	6135543
Dr Victoria Holbrook	General Practitioner	6140698
Dr Michelle Wignall	General Practitioner	4470775
Mr Anthony Beale	IT Co-Ordinator/ Manager
Mrs Sarah Harcombe	Other
Miss Charlotte Roberts	Other
Ms Christine Vaughan	Other
Mrs Anita Jones	Practice Manager
Miss Joanne Morris	Reception Staff
Ms Theresa Rossley	Secretary

Some measuring parameters of Whetstone Medical Centre are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	54.35% detected by practice, out of 46 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	68.3% screened, of 2054 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	86.05% reviewed by GP, out of 43 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	84.58% within a recommended level, out of 454 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	75.0% vaccinated, of 1286 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	41.7% vaccinated, of 1165 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	81.45% with recommended measurement, out of 1,143 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	96.90% with a plan, out of 129 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	90.55% had confidence, of 100 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	67.05% were satisfied, of 98 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	94.64% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	92.08% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	95.05% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	95.05% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	90.32% treated, out of 124 patients.

Whetstone Medical Centre GP has 8460 registered patients out of this it has 4017 female registered patients and 4443 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Whetstone Medical Centre has total of 8460 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 can be allowed but GP has not yet enabled the functionality
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to book and/or cancel appointments	0
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	0

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	3428
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	1003

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	1233
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	8595

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