Heartbeat: New era for GP surgery as it joins our SWB family

June 3, 2019

We have welcomed GP surgeries to our SWB family to deliver “closer to home” care to thousands of patients.

One Sandwell GP practice will operate over two sites – Great Bridge Health Centre and Lyndon Health Centre (formerly Parsonage Street GP Practice) which we will run in collaboration with Your Health Partnership.

We will be working with Broadway Health Centre in Birmingham to deliver care at Heath Street Health Centre, formerly known as Summerfield GP Practice.

Working with partners, our organisation will embrace the opportunity to work differently which may see some patients having their care delivered by consultants in a primary care setting, and seeing increased consultant–led clinics opening closer to home.

For many patients, they will see the benefit of having almost all their NHS services (with the exception of mental health) delivered by one organisation that includes, primary care, acute and community services.

Dottie Tipton, Primary Care Liaison Manager, said: “We have successfully launched our first GP Practice which incorporates two surgeries – Great Bridge Health Centre and Lyndon Health Centre.

“We have been liaising closely with colleagues at both sites, with members of the primary care team embedded at the surgeries, giving them a warm welcome to the Trust. The teams at all sites will continue to deliver great care to thousands of patients. It’s an exciting time for our organisation as we grow further within our community.”

Toby Lewis, Chief Executive said: “The new arrangements are a chance to do, to learn and to build trust. We want to move fast to provide the very best long term conditions care for children and for adults that redefine traditional home and hospital boundaries.”

Dr Simon Mitchell, Executive Partner at Your Health Partnership added: “Your Health Partnership is delighted to have the opportunity to work with the hospital Trust to deliver primary care services in West Bromwich. We have a well–established relationship with the Trust and believe the opportunity to work together in this way will create lots of exciting new ways to improve the health of the patients whilst continuing to deliver great quality general practice.”