Updated 1 February 2019
Dr SM Bhate and Dr H El-Shakankery provides services to around 5,900 patients from;
- Riverview Health Centre, Borough Road, Sunderland Tyne and Wear, SR1 2HJ
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and treatment of disease, disorder or injury, family planning and surgical procedures.
The practice took over another practice which was based in the same building on 1 April 2018 and absorbed the practice’s patient list into it’s own.
Riverview Health Centre is in purpose built premises; all patient services are on the ground floor. There is a car park beside the practice, dedicated disabled parking bays and step free access.
The practice has three male GP partners. Two work five sessions a week and one works full time. There are two nurse practitioners, one full-time and one part-time. There are three practice nurses all of who work part time. There is a practice manager and eight staff who undertake administration duties.
The practice provides late evening, weekend and bank holiday appointments; they are part of the local GP federation of GP practices who work together to provide appointments with GPs, nurses or health care assistants outside of their normal working hours. Patients can contact the practice reception team to arrange appointments. When this service is not provided patients requiring urgent medical care can contact the out of hours provided by the NHS 111 service.
The practice is part of NHS Sunderland clinical commissioning group (CCG). The practice provides services based on a General Medical Services (GMS) contract agreement for general practice.
Information from Public Health England places the area in which the practice is located in the most deprived decile. In general, people living in more deprived areas tend to have greater need for health services. Average male life expectancy at the practice is 75 years, which is lower than the national average of 79. Average female life expectancy at the practice is 80 years, which is lower than the national average of 83 years.
Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as one, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 75 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 80 years compared to the national average of 83 years.