Updated 29 June 2018
Oulton Medical Practice is the provider of the practice which has two locations: Oulton Medical Centre, Quarry Hill, Oulton, Leeds LS26 8SZ and Marsh Street Surgery, 25a March Street, Rothwell, Leeds LS26 0AG. These are both based within the South East area of Leeds. As part of the inspection we visited both locations.
The premises at Oulton Medical Practice and Marsh Street Surgery are owned by the GP partners.
The provider is contracted to provide Personal Medical Services to a registered population of approximately 13,774 patients. There are some variables to the practice patient profile compared to national figures. For example, the percentage of patients whose working status is classed as being unemployed is 2% (5% nationally) and the percentage of patients who have a long-standing health condition is 37% (54% nationally).
The ethnicity of the practice patient population is approximately 97% white British with the remaining 3% from mixed ethnic groups. The National General Practice Profile shows the level of deprivation within the practice demographics being rated as seven. (This is based on a scale of one to ten, with one representing the highest level of deprivation and ten the lowest.)
The provider is registered with Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities: diagnostic and screening procedures; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; maternity and midwifery services; family planning and surgical procedures.
The practice clinical team is made up of eight GP partners (six female, two male), two advanced nurse practitioners, three practice nurses, four healthcare assistants and a clinical pharmacist. Staff rotate across all the sites. The administration team consist of a practice manager, an assistant practice manager and a large team of reception and administrative staff.
Opening times for Oulton Medical Centre are 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Extended hours are Mondays 6pm to 8pm and Fridays 7am to 8am.
Opening times for Marsh Street Surgery are 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday. Extended hours are from 7am to 8am on Tuesdays.
At both locations urgent appointments are available and routine appointments are pre-bookable up to four weeks in advance. Patients can also make appointments via the practice’s online portal on their website. When the practice is closed out-of-hours serviced are provided by Local Care Direct, which can be accessed by calling the NHS 111 service.
The practice worked collaboratively with two other local practices to provide acute appointments on Saturdays. Appointments for patients were available with a range of multidisciplinary staff, which included GPs, nurses, a healthcare assistant, phlebotomist and physiotherapist.
The practice is a training practice and accommodates GP Registrars and medical students. GP Registrars are fully qualified doctors who are completing their specialist training to become a GP.
We saw that the ratings from the previous inspection were displayed both in the practice and on the website at www.oultonmedicalcentre.co.uk