Updated 12 November 2019
Central Lakes Medical Practice (The Health Centre, Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BP.) is situated in a purpose build premises close to the centre of the Ambleside. Car parking facilities are available outside the building. It has a branch surgery at Hawkshead (Hawshead Surgery, Bragg Field, Hawkshead, LA220QW).
The practice provides services to a patient list of approximately 6349 patients many of whom are holiday makers and seasonal workers in the area. Male and female life expectancy (79 and 86 years respectively) for the practice population is slightly above local and national averages for males (both 79 years) and above local and national averages for females (82 and 83 years). The practice’s patient population consists of a slightly higher proportion of older people, with 22.7%
being over the age of 65 (National average 17.1%). There is a low population of people under 18 equating to 12.2% with the national average being 20.8%. The practice also caters for a comparable proportion of patients with a long-standing health condition at 53.9%, compared to
the national average of 53.6%. Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as nine on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest.
The practice is staffed by three GP partners (two female and one male) along with four salaried GPs. The GPs are supported by a nurse practitioner, a musculoskeletal practitioner, practice nurses and health care assistants. The clinical staff are supported by a practice manager and a team of administration and reception staff. The practice is a training practice for doctors to become GPs.
Outside normal surgery hours, patients are advised to contact the out of hours service, offered locally by the provider Cumbria Health on Call.
The practice is registered with CQC to provide the regulated activities diagnostic and screening procedures, treatment of disease disorder and injury, maternity and midwifery services and surgical procedures.