Updated 19 August 2019
Dr VK Dewan’s practice is located in a purpose built health centre in West Bromwich which it shares with three other practices and other community health services. The practice is situated in an urban area.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Dr VK Dewan’s practice is situated within the Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to 1,921 patients under the terms of a General Medical Services (GMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering services to the local community.
The provider is a partnership of a GP partner and a non-clinical partner (Practice Manager). Practice staffing consists of one GP partner (male) and a long term locum GP (male). The practice team includes one practice nurse, a practice manager supported by the practice secretary and three receptionists. The practice is part of local primary care network of GP practices.
The practice opening times are 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Consulting times are 9am to 11.40am and 3.50pm to 6.10pm. When the practice is closed patients can access primary medical services through the NHS 111 telephone service.
The practice is part of Sandwell Health Partnership Federation primary care network of GP practices which provides extended access provision to the member practices at other local hub practices. Extended access appointmens are available between 6.30am and 8pm Monday to Friday and on a Saturday and Sunday.
The age distribution of the practice population is broadly similar to that of the CCG and national average. The National General Practice Profile states that 63% of the practice population is white with 37% from a black and minority ethnic (BME) group, Asian being the largest BME group (24%). Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as two, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 77 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 81 years compared to the national average of 83 years.