Archived: HT Practice

Updated 23 May 2017

HT Practice provides primary medical services from two locations in Ashton under Lyne, from Monday to Friday

Trafalgar Square Surgery, Monday and Thursday 8am to 6pm. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30am to 6pm.

Highlands Surgery, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 7:30am to 6pm and Thursday 8am to 6pm.

Appointments with a GP are available Monday to Friday 7:30am to 12 noon and 2pm to 6pm. In addition patients are able to access appointments evening and weekend with a GP as part of an extended services hub locally.

Five GPs worked between the surgeries; two males and three females. Two GPs are partners and three are salaried. There were three practice nurses, a healthcare assistant, and reception and administration staff. One of the practice nurses also held the role of practice manager.

HT Practice is situated within the geographical area of Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

The practice has a General Medical Services (GMS) contract. The GMS contract is the contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering primary care services to local communities.

HT Practice is responsible for providing care to 8023 registered patients

When the practice is closed patients are directed to the out of hours service by calling 111.

Updated 23 May 2017

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

This is a focused inspection of HT Practice for two areas within the key question safe.

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

The practice was previously inspected on 17 April 2015. 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 19 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Fit and proper persons employed. We found that the registered person had not protected people against risk related to staff employed at the

registered location. This was in breach of regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010, which corresponds to regulation 19 (1)(3)(a) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

Regulation 17 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Good governance. We found the registered person had not protected people against the risk of inappropriate or unsafe care and treatment, by means of good governance. This was in breach of regulation 17(2)(a)(b) of the Health and

Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.

During the inspection on 24 April 2017 we were provided with evidence which demonstrated HT Practice are now meeting the requirements of Regulation 17 and 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Updated 23 May 2017

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

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164

Updated 23 May 2017

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

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164

Updated 23 May 2017

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

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164

Updated 23 May 2017

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 on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164

Updated 23 May 2017

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 on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164

Updated 23 May 2017

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 on 17 April 2015. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website

http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-544089164