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Archived: Dr. Martin Atherton & Partners Also known as Park Medical Practice

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Durham Avenue, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, FY8 2EP (01253) 655680

Provided and run by:
Drs Aziz & Varia

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Background to this inspection

Updated 3 September 2015

Dr. Michael Zaryckyj & Dr. Martin Atherton (also known as Park Medical Practice ) provides a service to 6237 patients and is part of the Fylde and Wyre Clinical Commissioning Group.

The largest percentage practice of the population are patients aged over 65 years, accounting for 26.3% of practice patients. 61.7% of patients have health related problems in daily life, compared to the national average of 48.8%.

According to statistics available at the time of the inspection from Public Health England, the practice is in the seventh least deprived percentile for practices in England, on a scale of one to ten.

The practice is open Monday to Friday between the hours of 8am and 6pm. The practice also operates extended opening hours which are available on Saturday mornings between 8.45am and 11.45am. When the practice is closed patients are requested to contact 999 for emergencies or telephone 111 for the Out of Hours (OOH) service provided by Fylde Coast Medical

Services. This information is available on the practice answerphone and practice website.

The practice has five GP’s (two male and three female), two practice nurses, two health care assistants and a pharmacist. The practice also has a practice manager and staff are all supported by administration, reception and secretarial staff. The practice is a training practice and regularly has medical students.

The premises are purpose built for the service and are shared with one other GP practice and the local NHS Trust who provide community services.

 

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 3 September 2015

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

This is a focused desk top review of evidence supplied by Dr. Michael Zaryckyj & Dr. Martin Atherton, also known as Park Medical Practice, for one area only, Medicines Management within the key question safe

We found the practice to be good in providing safe services. Overall, the practice is rated as good.

The practice was inspected on 30 December 2014. The inspection was a comprehensive inspection under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. At that inspection, the practice was rated ‘good’ overall. However, within the key question safe, medicines management was identified as ‘requires improvement’, as the practice was not meeting the legislation in place at that time; (Regulation 13 Medicines Management of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010).

At the inspection in December 2014 we found that vaccines were not stored as required and record keeping was poor.

The practice supplied an action plan with timescales telling us how they would ensure they met Regulation 13 of the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 (HSCA 2008).

The practice has submitted to CQC, a range of documents which demonstrate they are now meeting the requirements of the new legislation that has superseded the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010; Regulation 12 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 Safe and Care Treatment

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Working age people (including those recently retired and students)

Good

Updated 3 September 2015

The practice is rated as good for the care of working age people (including those recently retired and students)

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection on 30 December 2014. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)

Good

Updated 3 September 2015

The practice is rated as good for the care of people experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 30 December 2014. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable

Good

Updated 3 September 2015

The practice is rated as good for the care of people whose circumstances may make them vulnerable

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection on 30 December 2014. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps