Radcliffe Medical Practice

Updated 22 December 2016

Radcliffe Medical Practice is located in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester. The practice is located in a large health centre which also houses other GP practices and health care services such as a pharmacy, health visitors and an optician. There is easy access to the building including a lift

and disabled facilities are provided. There is free parking next to the practice. There are six GPs working at the practice. Three GPs are partners, all male and three GPs are salaried, all female. There are two part time practice nurses and one health care assistant (all female). There is a full time practice manager and a team of administrative staff.

The practice opening times are Monday to Friday 8.00 am to 6.00 pm. The practice appointment times are:

Monday: 8.20 am to 12 noon and 14.30 pm to 5.10 pm

Tuesday: 8.20 am to 12 noon and 2.00 pm to 5.30 pm

Wednesday: 8.20 am to 12 noon and 2 pm to 5.30 pm

Thursday: 8.30 am to 1.30 pm and 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm

Friday: 8.30 am to 11.30 am and 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm

The practice is a part of the Extended Working Hours / Prime Ministers Challenge Fund. This means patients can access a designated GP service in the Bury area from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm on weekdays and 8.00 am to 6.00 pm at weekends and bank holidays. Patients requiring a GP outside of normal working hours are advised to call Bury and Rochdale Doctors On Call (BARDOC) using the usual surgery number and the call will be re-directed to the out-of-hours service.

The practice is a GP teaching and training practice (Teaching practices take medical students and training practices have GP trainees and First Year doctors).

There are 8455 patients on the practice list. The majority of patients are white British with a high number of elderly patients and patients with chronic disease prevalence. There is a smaller Pakistani population group.

Updated 22 December 2016

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

This is a focused desk top review of evidence supplied by Radcliffe Medical Practice for two areas within the key question safe.

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

The practice was previously inspected on 2 February 2016. 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, two areas were identified as requiring improvement, as the practice was not meeting the legislation at that time:

Regulation 15 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Premises and equipment

• The registered person did not carry out an annual infection control audit of the premises with appropriate frequency to maintain standards of hygiene appropriate for the purpose for which they are being used.

Regulation 19 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed

• The registered person did not have effective recruitment and selection procedures to ensure fit and proper persons are employed.

During the inspection on 24 November 2016 the practice showed us evidence which demonstrated they are now meeting the requirements of Regulation 15 and 19 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Updated 22 December 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of people with long-term conditions.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.

Updated 22 December 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of families, children and young people.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.

Updated 22 December 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of older people.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.

Updated 22 December 2016

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 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.

Updated 22 December 2016

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 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.

Updated 22 December 2016

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 2 February 2016. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-562570350.