Betts Avenue Medical Group, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear

Betts Avenue Medical Group is one of the leading GP practice in Newcastle Upon Tyne and it is located at 2 Betts Avenue, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE15 6TQ. Patients can contact Betts Avenue Medical Group at 01912 742767 for appointments. Services offered by Betts Avenue Medical Group are Child health and development, Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house, Asthma Clinic, Primary care counselling service, Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant), Obesity management clinic and others. Betts Avenue Medical Group GP has total 11553 registered patients, out of this there are 5664 female registered patients and 5889 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Betts Avenue Medical Group has medical staff of 21 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Betts Avenue Medical Group.

Betts Avenue Medical Group 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	Betts Avenue Medical Group
Organization code	A86030
Address	2 Betts Avenue, Benwell Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear, NE15 6TQ
Phone number	01912 742767
Fax number	0191 274 0244
Website	http://www.bettsavenue.nhs.uk/
Email	bettsavenue@nhs.net
Commissioner	NHS Newcastle Gateshead CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

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

• Reception times
• Surgery times

Betts Avenue Medical Group have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Child health and development	Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house
Asthma Clinic	Primary care counselling service
Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC - eg IUD or implant)	Obesity management clinic
Smoking cessation clinic	COPD clinic with spirometry
Diabetes Clinic providing insulin initiation	Travel health with yellow fever
Learning disability health check

Betts Avenue Medical Group has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 21 medical staff working at Betts Avenue Medical Group. Following are the staff details who work at Betts Avenue Medical Group with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Mrs Margaret O'neill	Assistant Practice Manager
Dr Kazi Shahadat	General Practitioner	6099836
Dr Despina Gkisaki	General Practitioner	4596981
Dr Michaela Anne Symon	General Practitioner	4113818
Dr Akila Thangaraj	General Practitioner	6137583
Dr Adam John Podogrocki	General Practitioner	3184116
Dr Neil Kerry	General Practitioner	3664470
Mrs Jenny Preston	Healthcare Assistant
Mrs Elizabeth (liz) Wilson	Healthcare Assistant
Mrs Julie Wade	Practice Manager
Mrs Michelle Cairns	Practice Nurse
Mrs Angela Wall	Practice Nurse
Mrs Jennifer Chambers	Practice Nurse
Mrs Tracey Clayton	Practice Nurse
Miss Katie Moore	Reception Staff
Miss Victoria Hetherington	Reception Staff
Mrs Lynsey Forward	Reception Staff
Mrs Jane Miller	Reception Staff
Mrs Sharon Merrilees	Reception Staff
Miss Kathleen Kenny	Reception Staff
Mrs Raluca Rayner	Secretary

Some measuring parameters of Betts Avenue Medical Group are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	37.78% detected by practice, out of 45 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	72.2% screened, of 2930 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	87.18% reviewed by GP, out of 78 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	88.98% within a recommended level, out of 481 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	76.5% vaccinated, of 1473 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	52.8% vaccinated, of 1348 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	84.63% with recommended measurement, out of 1,301 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	97.53% with a plan, out of 81 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	90.76% had confidence, of 130 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	72.01% were satisfied, of 130 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	96.95% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	93.06% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	93.75% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	93.75% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	86.67% treated, out of 105 patients.

Betts Avenue Medical Group GP has 11553 registered patients out of this it has 5664 female registered patients and 5889 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Betts Avenue Medical Group has total of 11603 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	3786
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	3

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	5470
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	988

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	702
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	1581

Map and Direction

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