Updated 22 March 2019
Picton Medical Centre, is located within Westbourne Green Community Health Centre, 50 Heaton Road, Bradford, BD8 8RA.
The branch site, Picton at Whetley Medical Centre, is situated in Whetley Medical Centre, Saplin Street, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 9DW. Both surgeries are located in purpose built buildings with good transport links, car parking on site and a pharmacy located nearby. Picton at Whetley Medical Centre is approximately 0.5 mile from the main site. We visited both sites as part of our inspection.
The practice is within the Bradford City Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to 9,052 patients under the terms of a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. This is a contract between General Practices and NHS Bradford City CCG for the delivery of services to the local community.
The provider is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to deliver the following regulated activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Public Health England Information states that 74% of the practice population is from a South Asian background with a further 7% of the population originating from a mixed, black or non-white ethnic group. There is a higher than national average number of patients aged 39 and under which is in keeping with the area, with fewer patients aged over 45 than the national average.
The practice area is rated as experiencing 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. People living in more deprived areas tend to have a greater need for health services. Nationally, the average number of times a person visits their GP in a year is five. CCG statistics show that in Bradford City the average number of visits is between nine and 11.
Bradford City CCG is the most deprived area in England, 18% of the practice population are unemployed compared to the CCG average of 10%, the national average of 4%.
Male life expectancy is 74 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 79 years compared to the national average of 83 years.
The provider is registered as a partnership of two GP’s (both male). There are a further two permanent locum GPs, including one female GP, who between them offer 19 clinical sessions per week across both sites. In addition, other clinical staff include three advanced practitioners, four part-time practice nurses, two healthcare assistants (HCA) and a trainee HCA, all of whom are female. There is also a practice pharmacist who works six sessions per week and is being supported to undertake advanced practitioner training. The clinical team are supported by the practice manager, the service manager and a team of non-clinical staff.
Picton Medical Centre at Westbourne Green is open between 8am and 6pm Monday to Wednesday and between 7am and 6pm on a Thursday and Friday. Appointments are available during morning and afternoon clinics. Appointments are offered at the Picton at Whetley site between 8.30am and 6pm Monday to Friday, except on a Thursday when appointments are available from 8am.
The practice is a member of a federated healthcare group which offers extended access appointments at three ‘hub’ sites across the city, including at Picton Medical Centre. Appointments are available between 6.30pm and 9.30pm Monday to Friday and between 10am and 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. Patients have access to appointments with a GP, nurse, physiotherapist, a mental health worker or a healthcare assistant.
Out-of-hours treatment can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or contacting the NHS 111 service.
During our inspection we saw that the provider was displaying the previously awarded ratings in the practice and on their website.