![]() For example long term condition management including asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure. The practice provides a number of specialist clinics and services. Eight reception and administrative staff.Five GP partners (three female, two male).The nearest accident and emergency department is Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham and the nearest walk in centre is at South Birmingham GP Walk-In Centre, Selly Oak, Birmingham. The practice does not routinely provide an out-of-hours service to their own patients but patients are directed to the out of hours service, Badger or South Doc when the practice is closed. Appointments can be booked up to four weeks in advance. There are a number of urgent appointments reserved for on the day booking. Booked appointments are provided throughout the day from 8.30am to 6.30pm. ![]() The practice is open between 8.30am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday with the exception of Wednesdays when the practice closes at 1pm (there is a dedicated pre-booked diabetic clinic held on a Wednesday afternoon). The percentage of patients with a long-standing health condition is 51% which is slightly below the CCG of 52% and the national average of 54%. There is a higher percentage of older patients when compared to the CCG average (18% of the practice population is aged 65 and over compared to the CCG average of 12% and the national average of 17%). The practice age distribution is similar to the national average. At the time of our inspection the practice had 9,400 patients. The practice area has overall levels of deprivation below the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) average and similar to the national average. ![]() A GMS contract is a contract between NHS England and general practices for delivering general medical services and is the commonest form of GP contract. The practice holds a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with NHS England. Kingsfield Medical Centre is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) as a partnership GP practice in Kings Heath, Birmingham.
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