Updated 25 April 2019
Purton Medical Practice (also known as Purton Surgery), and Green Gable Surgery (the branch practice), offer primary medical services to over 10,400 patients in the Purton, Cricklade and surrounding areas of rural and semi-rural Wiltshire. The practice is one of 47 practices within the Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group. We did not visit the branch site as part of this inspection.
Ninety-seven percent of the practice population describes itself as white, and around 3% as having a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) background. The practice boundary has an estimated low level of socio-economic deprivation: a local area measure recorded a score of 9, on a scale of 1-10, with a higher score indicating a less deprived area. (Note that the circumstances and lifestyles of the people living in an area affect its deprivation score. Not everyone living in a deprived area is deprived and not all deprived people live in deprived areas).
The practice offers GP and nursing consultations from both its main and branch sites, which are approximately five miles apart. Patients are given the option to be seen at either practice and staff work across both sites. The practice also looks after three nursing homes, and one residential care home for patients with a learning disability.
The practice has four GP partners (one female, three male) and one salaried GP (female). The clinical team includes four practice nurses and two phlebotomists. Two pharmacists and two specialist practitioners are shared with other practices in the locality. The non-clinical team consists of a practice manager, an assistant practice manager, medical secretaries, reception and administrative staff. The practice is a training facility, and offers support and mentorship to GPs in training. There is currently one GP trainee who is undertaking their training at the practice.
The practice has a General Medical Services (GMS) contract to deliver health care services. (A GMS contract is a contract between NHS England and general practices for delivering general medical services, and is the most common form of GP contract).
Purton Medical Practice is registered to provide the following regulated activities:
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
- Maternity and midwifery services
- Surgical procedures
- Family Planning
The practice is open between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Friday. GP appointments are from 8.30am to 11.30am, and 1.30pm to 6pm. Extended hours opening is on Friday morning, 7.30am-8am and Monday evening, 6.30pm-8pm (and every third Friday of the month, 6.30pm to 8pm). The practice has opted out of providing Out-Of-Hours services to its own patients. Outside of normal practice hours, patients can access the NHS 111 service. This information was available on the practice website, in the patient registration pack, and as an answerphone message.
The provider, Purton Medical Practice delivers all regulated activities from its main and branch sites. Address details are:
Purton Medical Practice
High Street
Purton
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN5 4BD
Tel: 01793 770727
Green Gable Surgery
38a High Street
Cricklade
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN6 6AY
Tel: 01793 752633
Website (for main and branch sites): www.purtonsurgery.co.uk