About this practice

Alum Rock Medical Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at 27-29 Highfield Road, Saltley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 3QD, part of the Washwood Heath Pcn Primary Care Network. The practice serves 5,885 registered patients.

The practice holds a Requires Improvement rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), indicating areas where the practice needs to make changes, based on its most recent inspection on 31 August 2017. CQC assessed the practice as Requires Improvement across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 57% of respondents described their overall experience as good. Survey results are based on a sample and should be read with the response count.

The practice employs 3.4 full-time equivalent GPs and 0.4 nurses, giving a derived patient-to-GP ratio of approximately 1,716:1. This ratio does not by itself measure appointment availability or quality.

In June 2026, the practice delivered 4,930 appointments. The vast majority (87%) were face-to-face consultations, with 6% by telephone.

Selected Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) reported measures include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (90%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (100%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (80%). These percentages are indicator-specific and are not a standalone rating of the practice.

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