About this practice

Heathfield Family Centre is an NHS GP surgery located at 131-133 Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1HL. The practice serves 10,266 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 27 August 2021. CQC assessed the practice as Good across all five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, Well-led. In the 2025 GP Patient Survey, 65% of respondents described their overall experience as good — 10 percentage points below the national average, which is below the national average.

In December 2025, the practice delivered 4,685 appointments. 52% were face-to-face consultations, with 21% by telephone.

In terms of clinical outcomes, the practice has mixed results across key Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators. Notable results include: Asthma: review in the preceding 12 months (81%), COPD: review in the preceding 12 months (92%), Cervical screening: women aged 25–49 screened (99%). Areas for monitoring include Diabetes: blood sugar well controlled (HbA1c ≤ 58 mmol/mol) at 55% and Hypertension: blood pressure ≤ 140/90 (under 80) at 67%.

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