Brownlow Health is a family of four practices in and around Liverpool city centre, rated ‘Outstanding’ (Brownlow Central) and ‘Good’ (all other sites) by the Care Quality Commission.

Each practice has its own separate patient list, with services tailored to the needs of those patients, but we benefit from shared ideas, values and resources across the group.

The management, secretarial, IT and HR teams operate centrally, supporting all four practices, and we have also recently developed an admin hub to further centralise these shared resources.

Otherwise, most staff are based at one particular site, but there is very much a team approach, with cross cover when needed. We also frequently have shared practice meetings and social events.

As a practice we have worked hard at ensuring our staff team reflects the diversity of the population we serve, particularly with regards to protected characteristics, and we are proud to say that this is now the case more than ever before.

The four practices are

• Brownlow Health Central (list size 54,793*). This practices has 3 sites: Brownlow Health @ Student Health; Brownlow Health @ Pembroke Place; Brownlow Health @ Ropewalks
• Brownlow Health @ Kensington Park (list size 7,886*)
• Brownlow Health @ Marybone (list size 8,917*)
• Brownlow Health @ Princes Park (list size 9,482*)

(*figures correct as at 1st Jan 2023)

We have over 250 staff in total, including those hosted on behalf of the Central Liverpool Primary Care Network, of which we are part.

As well as providing core medical services, in which we strive for excellence, there are many other notable aspects to our services across Brownlow Health:

• Student healthcare. We work closely with the local universities, and the wider university welfare network, including hall wardens, tutors, international student services, career guild officers and university counselling services. We also host a sports physiotherapy clinic and a psychology service for University of Liverpool students. Our sites include the Student Health Centre (part of Brownlow Central) on the University of Liverpool campus, and Brownlow Health @ Marybone, which is close to many of the Liverpool John Moores University Buildings. 
• Homelessness care. We have a dedicated homelessness team, providing outreach care, a weekly drop in service at the practice, and inreach to facilitate safe discharge from hospital. We work closely with other agencies, with the aim to provide excellent care for this vulnerable population.
• Drug and alcohol support. We have been actively involved in shared-care drug services in Liverpool, both in provision and in supporting other GP practices in improving care for patients with drug dependency. We have also worked with commisioners in improving care for those with alcohol dependency in the city centre.
• Asylum seeker clinics. Dedicated clinics to meet the specific needs of this population.
• Sexual Health services. Including STI testing and treating, and fitting of long acting reversible contraceptives.
• Minor surgery
• Student nurse training
• GP registrar training
• Healthcare support worker training
• Medical student training
• We are proactive in training and development of our non-clinical staff, with many opportunities for career development. 
• Trans Healthcare. We have GPs with special interest in this area, and have input in to local enhanced services.
• Obesity. We have GPs with special interest in obesity, and provide input to local service provision.
• Eating disorder support. We have GPs with special interest in Eating disorders, and provide input to local service provision.
• Research. We are part of the Mersey Primary Care Research Consortium, comprising practices across Merseyside. We were awarded the Primary Care Research Team Assessment Award by the Royal College of GPs, one of only a handful of practices Nationwide to receive such an award and the first in Merseyside.
• Elderly Intermediate care centre and Nursing Homes. Providing medical support for both.
• Young persons health. Development of the ‘GP Champs’ service, in collaboration with the Young Persons Advisory Service (YPAS). This is a dedicated service for young people in the city.

We are proud to be part of the Central Liverpool Primary Care Network, and are actively involved in management and provision of services to meet the needs of the local population.

These services include

• Social prescribing Link Workers
• Health and Wellbeing Coaches
• Network engagement leads
• Women’s Health Hub, including the provision of a Long Acting Reversible Contraception service.
• Physiotherapy team
• Pharmacy team
• Physician associates
• Care co-ordinators
• Trainee nurse associates

You can find out more about CLPCN here on their website.

History of Brownlow Health- a timeline

Accolades