Updated 12 July 2019
Dr R Chibber's Practice, also known as Dr Gupta and Partner, is located in Barking in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. It is one of the 40 member GP practices in NHS Barking and Dagenham CCG.
The practice serves a predominantly Asian / Asian British population (57%). A further 24% of the local population identifies itself as White and 13% as Black / African / Caribbean / Black British. The practice is located in the fourth most deprived decile of areas in England. At 79 years, male life expectancy is the same as the England average. At 84 years, female life expectancy exceeds the England average of 83 years.
The practice has approximately 4,250 registered patients. Services are provided by the Dr R Chibber's Practice partnership under a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with NHS England. The partnership is made up of two GPs.
The practice is located in a converted house. The ground floor is accessible to wheelchair users with assistance from staff. On the ground floor, there is the waiting area, a GP consulting room and the practice nurse’s treatment room. A second GP consulting room is up a flight of stairs. The practice is close to public transport and the provider has worked with the local authority to ensure there is some free and disabled on street parking nearby in an area where parking is otherwise restricted.
There are four long term locum GPs working at the practice in addition to the two GP partners. In all there are three male and three female GPs making up the equivalent of three whole time GPs. Appointments are available with a female GP at every surgery. There are two female part time
practice nurses which together make up one whole time equivalent. There is a practice nurse available every week day morning and two evenings a week. There are 10 part time administrative staff and a part time practice manager, although much of the management of the practice is undertaken by one of the GP partners.
The practice is open from 9.00am to 7.00pm every week day except Thursday when it closes at 2.00pm. Appointments are available from 9.10am to 2.00pm and from 4.00pm to 6.50pm every week day except Thursday when the practice closes at 2.00pm. Bookable appointments on Thursday afternoons, later into the evening, and at the weekend are available through the Barking and Dagenham Access Hub provided by Together First, the local GP federation.
Dr R Chibber's Practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission to carry on the following regulated activities at 7 Salisbury Avenue, Barking, Essex IG11 9XQ: Treatment of disease, disorder or injury; Diagnostic and screening procedures; Family planning and Surgical procedures. However Surgical procedures were not being provided and the provider was advised to remove this regulated activity from its registration.