All GP practices are required to declare the mean earnings for GPs working to deliver NHS service to the patient at each practice.
The mean earnings for GPs working in Mere Lane Group Practice in the financial year ended 31st March 2023 was £116,818 before deduction of employee's superannuation contributions, tax and National Insurance. This is the average pay for the 3 full-time GPs and 1 part-time GP and 1 GP locum who worked in the practice for more than 6 months during that year.
Care Quality Commission (CQC)
You may have heard of the CQC; they are the independent regulators of all health and social care in England. They are given powers by the government to monitor and inspect all health care premises.
The CQC came and inspected Mere Lane Group Practice on 28th March 2018.
It's official - we are good
The CQC has rated us as a good practice
During their inspection they asked five key questions about the quality and safety of our services:
As well as focusing on the five key questions, they will always look at how services are provided to people in specific population groups. For every GP practice they look at the quality of care for the following six population groups:
During the inspection they interviewed the doctors, nurses staff and patients. They were particularly keen to seek the opinions of our patients.
View full CQC Report - Mere Lane CQC Report
We are now waiting for the official grading of our practice, which we will publish on this website. We will be graded in one of four categories;
The CQC has rated us as a good Practice
GP Services are commissioned by integrated care boards (ICBs) overseen by NHS England on a regional and national basis.
Southport and Formby is part of the Cheshire and Merseyside ICB
Find out more about how services are commissioned: