Personal appointment details disclosed at GP surgeries in St Helens

In order to analyze the performance of GP practices and inform users about their activity and usage, the government now publishes data on GP practices nationwide every month.

This includes information about the types of appointments made that month, the time it took to get an appointment, and the number of appointments attended by GPs or other office staff.

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Given the many difficulties the healthcare sector has faced in recent years, healthcare chiefs have made changes to the way they work to try to effectively manage the patient backlog.

This means that while GP surgeries can still see patients face-to-face, they can also conduct online and telephone screenings and refer people to the most appropriate healthcare provider, such as a pharmacist or physiotherapist.

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While certain practices will inevitably be busier and have a larger catchment area than others, these are the numbers for the number of appointments in the St Helens Central, South, North and Newton and Haydock counties for December 2022.

Number of appointments in each family doctor’s office

• Atlas Medical Center – 2,099 in-person appointments, 108 home visits, 2,543 phone appointments
• Berrymead Family Medical Center – 1,730 in person, 46 home visits, 1,050 by phone
• Bethany Medical Center – 1,965 face-to-face, 16 home visits, 420 phone
• Billinge Medical Center – 2,815 in person, 0 home visits, 401 phone
• The Bowery Medical Center – 1,028 face-to-face calls, 20 home visits, 514 phone calls
• Central Surgery – 2,299 in person, 59 home visits, 674 by phone
• The Crossroads Surgery – 672 in person, 0 home visits, 419 by phone
• dr Rahil’s practice – 730 in-person visits, 0 home visits, 154 phone
• Eccleston Medical Center – 996 in person, 26 home visits, 1,050 by phone
• Four Acre Health Center – 2,797 in person, 0 home visits, 231 phone
• Garswood Surgery – 2,533 face to face, 25 home visits, 190 phone
• Hall Street Medical Center – 1,474 face-to-face, 31 home visits, 327 phone
• Haydock Medical Center – 6,361 in person, 6 home visits, 952 phone
• Kenneth Macrae Medical Center – 861 in person, 99 home visits, 672 phone
• Lingholme Health Center – 535 in person, 6 home visits, 209 telephone
• Longton Medical Center – 1,165 face-to-face, 40 home visits, 818 phone
• Marshalls Cross Medical Center – 2,758 in person, 139 home visits, 1,069 by phone
• Mill Street Medical Center – 4,513 face-to-face, 97 home visits, 442 phone
• Newholme Surgery – 625 in person, 16 home visits, 433 phone
• Newton Community Hospital Practice – 1,231 in person, 10 home visits, 347 phone
• Newton Medical Center – 1,144 face-to-face, 10 home visits, 379 phone
• Ormskirk House Surgery – 1,810 face to face, 45 home visits, 137 phone
• Parkfield Surgery – 633 in person, 0 home visits, 239 phone
• Patterdale Lodge Medical Center – 2,759 in person, 22 home visits, 770 by phone
• Phoenix Medical Center – 1,011 in person, 22 home visits, 524 phone
• Rainbow Medical Center – 2,319 in person, 103 home visits, 2,215 by phone
• Rainford Health Center – 1,693 in person, 4 home visits, 431 phone
• Rainhill Village Surgery – 1,864 face-to-face, 106 home visits, 657 phone
• The Spinney Medical Center – 1,582 face-to-face, 133 home visits, 2,022 by phone
• Vista Road Surgery – 1,721 face to face, 40 home visits, 1,336 phone
• Windemere Medical Center – 937 in person, 27 home visits, 715 phone