The Birches Medical Centre, Manchester

The Birches Medical Centre is one of the leading GP practice in Manchester and it is located at Polefield Road, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 2GN. Patients can contact The Birches Medical Centre at 01617 733037 for appointments. Services offered by The Birches Medical Centre are Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant), Child health and development, Learning disability health check and others. The Birches Medical Centre GP has total 3808 registered patients, out of this there are 1900 female registered patients and 1908 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. The Birches Medical Centre has medical staff of 14 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Bury CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of The Birches Medical Centre.

The Birches 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	The Birches Medical Centre
Organization code	P83609
Address	Polefield Road, Prestwich Manchester, M25 2GN
Phone number	01617 733037
Fax number	0161 7733640
Website	http://www.thebirchesmedicalcentre.co.uk/
Email	-
Commissioner	NHS Bury CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

The Birches 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

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

Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house	Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant)
Child health and development	Learning disability health check

The Birches Medical Centre has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 14 medical staff working at The Birches Medical Centre. Following are the staff details who work at The Birches Medical Centre with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
DR Robert Lipski	General Practitioner	6136280
DR Liane Harris	General Practitioner	3326222
DR Edyta Lipska	General Practitioner	6136288
Ms Lynette Ray	Healthcare Assistant
Mrs Elizabeth Heimes	Practice Manager
Mrs Samantha Hughes	Practice Nurse
Mrs Jane Whittaker	Practice Nurse
Mrs Maggie Mollard	Practice Nurse
Miss Alisha Mccann	Reception Staff
Mrs Deirdre Boyle	Reception Staff
Miss Emma Whittaker	Reception Staff
Mr Craig Mutch	Reception Staff
Miss Stacey Ramsden	Reception Staff
Mrs Linda Connor	Secretary

Some measuring parameters of The Birches 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	81.82% detected by practice, out of 11 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	75.3% screened, of 1142 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	100.00% reviewed by GP, out of 26 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	81.73% within a recommended level, out of 208 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	66.2% vaccinated, of 618 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	42.3% vaccinated, of 456 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	87.39% with recommended measurement, out of 555 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	100.00% with a plan, out of 32 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	93.02% had confidence, of 49 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	57.94% were satisfied, of 46 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	96.61% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	94.64% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	96.43% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	94.64% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	98.08% treated, out of 52 patients.

The Birches Medical Centre GP has 3808 registered patients out of this it has 1900 female registered patients and 1908 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


The Birches Medical Centre has total of 3823 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	554
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	554
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	255

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	12
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	2494

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