Weeping Cross Health Centre

What Weeping Cross Health Centre does

Weeping Cross Health Centre operates as Weeping Cross Health Partnership, an NHS General Practice partnership providing primary healthcare services to registered patients across three surgery locations in Stafford, Staffordshire: Weeping Cross Health Centre (Bodmin Avenue, ST17 0EG), Beaconside Health Centre (Weston Road, ST18 0BF), and John Amery Drive Surgery (ST17 9LZ). The partnership is governed by six named GP partners — Dr Stuart Lloyd (Senior Partner), Dr Clare Newell, Dr Guy Skilton, Dr Nick Aldridge, Dr Puja Choudhury, and Dr Ruth Hesford — supported by seven or more salaried GPs, three Advanced Nurse Practitioners with prescribing rights, two Emergency Care Practitioners, five Practice Nurses, four Clinical Pharmacists, two Pharmacy Technicians, and a broader multidisciplinary team including healthcare assistants, phlebotomists, site managers, and reception and admin staff.

The practice delivers the standard NHS general practice service portfolio: GP consultations, chronic disease management (diabetes, COPD, coronary heart disease, hypertension), immunisations and vaccinations (routine NHS schedule plus travel health), antenatal and family planning services, mental health support, nursing-led clinics (cervical screening, well-person checks), and referrals into community healthcare services (district nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, chiropody). Digital access is delivered through NHS App, Patient Access platform, and eConsult online consultation tool; the practice website runs on a TYPO3 content management system (via Websites4GPs). Operational hours are Monday–Friday 8am–6.30pm with extended access via the Primary Care Extended Access programme on Wednesday early mornings (Weeping Cross) and Wednesday evenings (Beaconside).

The revenue model is anchored on NHS core funding — a per-patient capitation (Global Sum), QOF performance payments, Enhanced Services reimbursement, and PCN-level reimbursements for Additional Roles (clinical pharmacists, pharmacy technicians) — flowing from NHS England via the Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board. A secondary revenue stream comes from non-NHS fee-based services (driving licence medicals, insurance examinations, pre-employment checks, private certificates, fitness for sports certificates) priced at BMA recommended rates. The practice operates as a private partnership of doctors under English law with no external parent, no venture capital exposure, and no parent-subsidiary structure. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Weeping Cross Health Centre

Legal name

Weeping Cross Health Partnership

Website

https://wxhc.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Weeping Cross Health Centre is an NHS GP partnership operating three surgery sites in Stafford, UK, delivering primary healthcare — GP consultations, chronic disease management, nursing clinics, and immunisations — to registered patients across the local catchment, funded primarily by NHS England capitation and secondarily by non-NHS fee-based services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stafford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. NHS Core Funding: Core NHS general practice services funded through NHS England/ICB allocation based on registered patient list size and QOF (Quality and Outcomes Framework) performance metrics.
2. Non-NHS Medical Services: Fee-based services not covered by NHS including LGV/PSV licences, elderly driver licences, insurance medicals, preemployment medicals, private certificates, holiday insurance claims, fitness for sports certificates. Fees follow BMA recommended scale.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weeping Cross Health Centre is an NHS-affiliated general medical practice delivering primary healthcare services to registered patients in the Stafford area of England. The practice operates as a GP partnership across multiple surgery locations, offering general medical consultations, chronic disease management, preventive care, vaccinations, and referrals to secondary care services.

Product overview

Weeping Cross Health Centre operates as a NHS GP partnership offering primary healthcare services across three surgery sites (Weeping Cross, Beaconside, and John Amery Drive) in Stafford. The practice provides a unified general practice service combining in-person consultations with digital access channels. Core services include GP consultations, nursing clinics, immunisations, and community healthcare, delivered through both traditional appointment booking and online platforms (NHS App and Patient Access). Digital integration with NHS systems enables repeat prescriptions, test result viewing, and health record access. The practice also provides extended access appointments and non-NHS fee-based medical services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Medical Consultations

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NHS England: National commissioner and policy-setter for NHS primary care. Relevant as the counterparty that funds and contracts GP practices and the body that sets QOF, PCN, and ICB frameworks governing the practice's operations.

Direct peers

• Hurley Group: Multi-site NHS GP partnership operating several practices in London. Comparable as a private GP partnership running multiple surgery locations under NHS contracts with multidisciplinary clinical teams.
• Primary Care Sheffield: Federation of NHS GP practices in Sheffield. Comparable as a group of NHS-contracted primary care providers collaborating through a primary care network-style structure for service delivery.
• AT Medics: NHS GP partnership operating multiple practices, primarily across London. Comparable multi-site NHS GP operator with similar list-size-based funding model and partnership governance structure.
• Modality Partnership: Large multi-site NHS GP super-partnership operating across multiple English regions. Directly comparable as an NHS-contracted, multi-site primary care provider delivering general practice services through physician partnerships.
• The Practice Group: Provider of NHS GP and primary care services across multiple UK sites. Comparable as a multi-location NHS primary care operator offering general practice, nursing, and extended access services.
• Sunrise GP: UK-based multi-site NHS GP practice operator. Comparable as a multi-location NHS GP provider offering general practice services across several sites.

Emerging players

• Babylon Health (eMed): Digital-first primary care provider (formerly Babylon Health) offering NHS GP-at-hand and private online GP consultations. Comparable as a primary care provider targeting NHS-registered patients, though delivery is digital rather than physical-site-based.
• LIVI (Kry): Digital GP service operating in partnership with selected NHS practices to deliver video consultations. Comparable as an NHS-integrated primary care provider offering an alternative patient access channel.
• Push Doctor: UK digital GP consultation provider working with NHS practices. Comparable in providing general practice consultations to NHS patients, although via a digital-only model rather than physical sites.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/weeping-cross-health-centre

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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