Devaney Medical Centre - Jw Bates |
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28 Reviews Devaney Medical Centre - Jw Bates 40 Balls Road, Oxton, Wirral, Prenton, Merseyside, CH43 5RE Phone : Web :http://www.devaneymedicalc.. Email :. EPS : Available .... CQC : 
Status : Closed
Devaney Medical Centre - Jw Bates is a GP Practice in Prenton and provides a list of services listed below if available. This GP practice has 27 reviews with a rating of 3.4 out of 5 and a CQC rating of Good. |
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| The table below is a standard list of gp practice metrics that are complied annually for practices in England. You can use this list to see how Devaney Medical Centre - Jw Bates is doing in areas that may be important to you. |
| Health Metric | Detail | Indicator |
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| Cervical Screening Ages 25 to 49 | 876 individuals have been screened out of a possible 1,239 eligible people.A total of 70.7% of possible patients have been screened which is below the 80% requirement. The GP practice needs to sceen another 116 people to hit the required 80% screening target. | 876 |
| Cervical Screening Ages 50 to 64 | 563 individuals have been screened out of a possible 772 eligible people.A total of 72.9% of possible patients have been screened which is below the 80% requirement. The GP practice needs to sceen another 55 people to hit the required 80% screening target. | 563 |
| Overall number of GP appointments | 4,565 Number of appointments in Aug 2023 from a practice list size of 7,676 patients | 4,565 |
| Face to face appointments | 3,583 Face to Face appointments in Aug 2023 which is 78.5% of the total number of appointments. | 3,583 |
| Home Visits | 9 Home Visits in Aug 2023 which is 0.2% of the total number of appointments. | 9 |
| Telephone appointments | 972 Telephone appointments in Aug 2023 which is 21.3% of the total number of appointments. | 972 |
| Unknown appointments | 1 Unknown appointments in Aug 2023 which is 0% of the total number of appointments. | 1 |
| Video call appointments | 0 Video call appointments in Aug 2023 which is 0% of the total number of appointments. | 0 |
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Patient Reviews
 | By: | Anonymous |
| Aug 11 2019 | ||
At the end of January 2018 the results of blood tests revealed my cholesterol level to be 7.1. Although this was a fairly high reading I decided to try and reduce this level with diet and life style in the way we used to be allowed to do before cholesterol lowering drugs. I was also suspicious about statins because of their numerous possible side effects and doubt about their value in predicting future cardiac problems. As a graduate of the Royal Institute of Chemistry I do have some understanding of bio-chemical pathways.
In April my optician discovered a small blood clot in my left eye, i.e. a minor stroke, and referred me to the eye clinic at the local hospital. Both the optician and the consultant at the eye clinic made immediate direct requests to my doctor that I be given a number of follow-up blood tests. I heard nothing more from medical centre until I phoned the surgery on 4th June. I was informed by the receptionist that they had decided to refuse to carry out the tests because I had earlier declined to take statins. I reported this to my consultant and followed by writing a letter of complaint to the practice on the 20th June. I eventually received a reply which stated that they would do the blood tests provided I changed my mind about taking medication. This to me seemed like coercion and I would question whether a medical practice has the right to refuse important medical tests requested by NHS consultants. I also believe that it is my right to decide what medication I take.
On the 1st July I registered with another local medical centre who promptly gave me the necessary tests and I was pleased and vindicated to learn that my cholesterol was down to 6.4 WITHOUT STATINS. I intend, with the support of my current practice, to continue to further reduce the level by natural means.
I believe that a patient’s preferences should be considered more important than the dictates of pharmaceutical companies which is why I decided to leave a practice that I had been with for over forty years. | ||||||
| By: | Anonymous |
| Aug 11 2019 | ||
At the end of January 2018 the results of blood tests revealed my cholesterol level to be 7.1. Although this was a fairly high reading I decided to try and reduce this level with diet and life style in the way we used to be allowed to do before cholesterol lowering drugs. I was also suspicious about statins because of their numerous possible side effects and doubt about their value in predicting future cardiac problems. As a graduate of the Royal Institute of Chemistry I do have some understanding of bio-chemical pathways.
In April my optician discovered a small blood clot in my left eye, i.e. a minor stroke, and referred me to the eye clinic at the local hospital. Both the optician and the consultant at the eye clinic made immediate direct requests to my doctor that I be given a number of follow-up blood tests. I heard nothing more from medical centre until I phoned the surgery on 4th June. I was informed by the receptionist that they had decided to refuse to carry out the tests because I had earlier declined to take statins. I reported this to my consultant and followed by writing a letter of complaint to the practice on the 20th June. I eventually received a reply which stated that they would do the blood tests provided I changed my mind about taking medication. This to me seemed like coercion and I would question whether a medical practice has the right to refuse important medical tests requested by NHS consultants. I also believe that it is my right to decide what medication I take.
On the 1st July I registered with another local medical centre who promptly gave me the necessary tests and I was pleased and vindicated to learn that my cholesterol was down to 6.4 WITHOUT STATINS. I intend, with the support of my current practice, to continue to further reduce the level by natural means.
I believe that a patient’s preferences should be considered more important than the dictates of pharmaceutical companies which is why I decided to leave a practice that I had been with for over forty years. | ||||||
| By: | Anonymous |
| Jul 12 2019 | ||
I have experienced some really horrendous smear test in the past and for my own stupidlty have always put them off due to the bad experience, Been today and I dont think I have ever been so happy in getting a smear, the Nurse was amazing professional and did not know I had had it done, this is really big deal for me so thanks to the nurse fantastic. | ||||||
