{"id":534,"date":"2026-08-22T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/?page_id=534"},"modified":"2026-08-22T11:56:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T10:56:02","slug":"about-the-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/about-the-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lockstown Practice is an established surgery which\u00a0is known to offer excellent medical care and covers a\u00a0large area in\u00a0the Willenhall. It is located at Willenhall Medical Centre in Gomer Street, Willenhall, WV13 2DR. Our site has wheelchair access, disabled parking and disabled toilets in addition to lift access for any first floor appointment.<\/p>\n<p>Lockstown Practice is the 3rd best rated GP in Wolverhampton South East, ranking 3rd out of 19 GPs according to Healthsay&#8217;s overall score. 87% of the patients say they have a good overall experience at this GP\u00a0 (74% National Average) and it is rated as &#8220;Good&#8221; by the CQC<\/p>\n<p>In 2011 we were accredited as a training practice. You may be offered an appointment with the GP Registrar, who is a fully qualified doctor undertaking additional training in order to specialise in General Practice.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2018 we have also been working in partnership with Aston Medical School in Birmingham to educate new medical students. We are veteran friendly practice.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthsay.co.uk\/gps\/5168-lockstown-practice\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-535\" src=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666-1024x777.jpg\" alt=\"5762f640 36b3 4e81 9579 9f59f8026666\" width=\"1024\" height=\"777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666-1024x777.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666-768x583.jpg 768w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666-1536x1166.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5762f640-36b3-4e81-9579-9f59f8026666.jpg 1686w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Mission and Vision Statement<\/h2>\n<p>To provide and secure quality comprehensive health care that is appropriate, accessible and to the satisfaction of patients. These services are to be provided by a professionally competent, contented and motivated team.<\/p>\n<p>It is our aim to continually monitor the services provided and extend the range to ensure achievement of both national and local aims and objectives.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patients Rights and Responsibilities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You are expected to follow protocols and procedures in place at the practice<\/li>\n<li>You are responsible for being considerate to other patients and staff and any other personnel and property.<\/li>\n<li>You are responsible for ordering prescriptions in time and administrating medication<\/li>\n<li>To confirm that you understand the treatment being provided and course of action.<\/li>\n<li>You are responsible for informing us about all treatments and interventions that you are involved in.<\/li>\n<li>You are responsible for informing the practice if you are leaving the country for any period of time, this will allow us not to send you any appointments for any medical check outstanding until you inform us of your return.<\/li>\n<li>If you are under hospital care for any reason, and you have pending appointments, it is your responsibility to inform the hospital of any changes such as address, telephone numbers, cancelling and booking appointments. You must also notify surgery of any changes.<\/li>\n<li>If your refusal of treatment \/ advice prevents us from providing care according to our ethical and professional standards, we may need to end our relationship with you after giving you reasonable notice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"nhsuk-grid-row nhsuk-card-group\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"nhsuk-grid-column-two-thirds nhsuk-card-group__item\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nhsuk-card nhsuk-card--clickable\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nhsuk-card__content nhsuk-card__content--primary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"nhsuk-card__heading nhsuk-heading-m\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"nhsuk-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/surgerywebtemp.org.uk\/m91021\/practice-policies\/\">Practice Policies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2><svg class=\"nhsuk-icon nhsuk-icon--chevron-right-circle\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M12 2a10 10 0 1 1 0 20 10 10 0 0 1 0-20Zm-.3 5.8a1 1 0 1 0-1.5 1.4l2.9 2.8-2.9 2.8a1 1 0 0 0 1.5 1.4l3.5-3.5c.4-.4.4-1 0-1.4Z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lockstown Practice is an established surgery which\u00a0is known to offer excellent medical care and covers a\u00a0large area in\u00a0the Willenhall. 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