Shortstown Medical Centre, Bedford, Bedfordshire

Shortstown Medical Centre is one of the leading GP practice in Bedford and it is located at 2-6 Beauvais Square, Shortstown, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0GS. Patients can contact Shortstown Medical Centre at 01234 743000 for appointments. Services offered by Shortstown Medical Centre are Child Immunisations, Asthma Clinic, Smoking cessation clinic, Phlebotomy, Learning disability health check, COPD clinic with spirometry and others. Shortstown Medical Centre GP has total 4418 registered patients, out of this there are 2246 female registered patients and 2172 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Shortstown Medical Centre has medical staff of 5 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Bedfordshire, Luton And Milton Keynes Icb - M1j4y is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Shortstown Medical Centre.

Contact Information

Shortstown Medical Centre
2-6 Beauvais Square, Shortstown
Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0GS
01234 743000

GP Profile

Shortstown 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.
NameShortstown Medical Centre
Organization codeY00561
Address 2-6 Beauvais Square, Shortstown
Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0GS
Phone number01234 743000
Fax number01234 741375
Websitehttps://www.shortstown.net/
Emailinfo@shortstown.net
CommissionerNHS Bedfordshire, Luton And Milton Keynes Icb - M1j4y
Electronic Prescription ServiceAvailable

Opening times

Shortstown Medical Centre opening timing for reception and surgery are as mentioned below for complete week. Patients can book their appointments accordingly.
Monday08:00-18:30
Tuesday08:00-18:30
Wednesday08:00-18:30
Thursday08:00-18:30
Friday08:00-18:30
Monday15:00-18:00
Tuesday15:00-18:00
Wednesday15:00-18:00
Thursday15:00-18:00
Friday15:00-18:00

Services & Clinics

Shortstown Medical Centre have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.
Child ImmunisationsAsthma Clinic
Smoking cessation clinicPhlebotomy
Learning disability health checkCOPD clinic with spirometry
Diabetes Clinic providing insulin initiationTravel health without yellow fever

Facilities

Shortstown Medical Centre has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.
Accessibility
Disabled parking Yes
Disabled WC Yes
Induction loop Yes
Wheelchair access Yes
Parking
Car Parking Yes
Cycle parking Yes
Disabled parking Yes

Staff

There are 5 medical staff working at Shortstown Medical Centre. Following are the staff details who work at Shortstown Medical Centre with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.
NameJob titleGMC Number
Dr Lindsay MackenzieGeneral Practitioner3506262
Dr Nikunj PatelGeneral Practitioner6143169
Mr Richard ShortPractice Manager
Mrs Kelly DarwinPractice Nurse
Mrs Cara GarneySpecialist Nurse Practitioner

Performance

Some measuring parameters of Shortstown Medical Centre are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.
MeasureValue
Antibiotic Prescribing items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate75.00% detected by practice, out of 4 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection RatingsGood
Cervical Cancer Screening67.2% screened, of 919 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews100.00% reviewed by GP, out of 5 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)80.25% within a recommended level, out of 81 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group71.2% vaccinated, of 163 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups51.9% vaccinated, of 208 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management88.94% with recommended measurement, out of 235 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning100.00% with a plan, out of 14 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional 90.55% had confidence, of 33 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times44.66% were satisfied, of 33 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine93.24% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine91.55% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine91.55% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine91.55% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation100.00% treated, out of 13 patients.

Registered Patients

Shortstown Medical Centre GP has 4418 registered patients out of this it has 2246 female registered patients and 2172 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Patient Online Management Information

Shortstown Medical Centre has total of 4426 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 systemOnline 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 appointments2329
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month356
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 systemOnline prescription ordering is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to order repeat prescriptions2391
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).462
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 RecordPatients 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 Record406
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.428

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