Updated 15 February 2019
Dr Ord-Hume and Partners is located at 68 Alma Road, Portswood, Southampton. SO14 6UX. The surgery has good transport links and there is an independent pharmacy located nearby.
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.
The practice is based in a residential area of Portswood, Southampton and is housed in a Victorian era residential style building which the partners rent. The practice has two GP partners and two salaried GPs. Two GPs are female and two GPs are male. The practice has an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. The clinical team is completed with three practice nurses, a health care assistant and a phlebotomist. The clinical team are supported by a management team with a practice manager, secretarial and administrative staff including a medicines manager. The practice is a teaching practice for medical students.
Dr Ord-Hume and Partners is part of NHS Southampton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services under a NHS General Medical Services contract. Dr Ord-Hume and Partners provides care to approximately 10,000 registered patients at this location. The practice population has a higher proportion of working age people (18-65 years) compared to the average for England. 59% of people registered at the practice have a long-standing health condition, which is higher than the national average of 54%. Dr Ord-Hume and Partners is in an area of average deprivation compared to the average for England. Practice staff report that approximately one third of the practice population do not speak English as a first language. The practice provides care for 10 care homes including patients with learning disabilities and provides medical care for patients in a local drug and alcohol rehabilitation unit.
Dr Ord-Hume and Partners has opted out of providing out-of-hours services to their own patients and refers them to the Out of Hours service via the NHS 111 service. The practice offers online facilities for booking of appointments and for requesting prescriptions.