Updated 30 July 2020
Upper Eden Medical Practice is located in Kirkby Stephen in Cumbria. The main surgery is in Kirkby Stephen and
there are branch surgeries in Brough and Tebay.
The practice provides primary medical care services to patients living in and around these areas from the following addresses.
• The Health Centre, Silver Street, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4RB.
• Main Street, Brough, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4AY.
• Off Church Street, Tebay, Cumbria, CA10 3SP
The practice is based at ground floor level at the main surgery and both branch surgeries. There is on-site
parking, including disabled parking bays, and step-free access. The practice provides services to just under 6,700 patients of all ages based on a General Medical Services (GMS) contract agreement for general practice. The practice is part of NHS North Cumbria clinical commissioning group (CCG) and is within an area of relatively low levels of deprivation. The practice population is made up of a higher than average proportion of patients over the age 65 (27.8% compared to the national average of 17.3%).
The practice has five GP partners and two salaried GPs (three male and four female GPs in total), one nurse
practitioner, three practice nurses, two health care assistants and two assistant practitioners, a practice
manager, a dispensary manager, plus a number of dispensary staff and staff who complete secretarial,
administrative and reception duties.
When the practice is closed patients can access out-of-hours care via Cumbria Health on Call (CHoC) and the NHS 111 service.