Updated 24 February 2020
Dr S Archer & Partners is located at 14 Boulton Lane, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 0GE and has another branch surgery located at Aston Surgery, 8 Bell Avenue, Aston-On-Trent, Derby, DE72 2BE. Both surgeries have a dispensary to provide medicines to patients who reside more than 1 mile (or 1.6km) away from an independent pharmacy.
The provider is registered with the CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, family planning and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. These are delivered from both sites.
Dr S Archer & Partners is situated within the Derby & Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to approximately 10,800 patients under the terms of a general medical services (GMS) contract.
The practice team includes three female partners, five salaried GPs (one male and four female), two advanced nurse practitioners, three practice nurses, two healthcare assistants, a pharmacy technician, a business manager, a practice manager, a dispensary manager and an assistant practice manager who were supported by a team of administration, dispensary and secretarial staff.
The practice had a deprivation score of five on the deprivation measurement scale; the deprivation scale goes from one to 10, with one being the most deprived. The practice had a higher population of patients over 65 when compared to the local and national average. The average life expectancy was 79 years for males and 84 years for females compared to the national average of 79 and 83 respectively.
The main practice is open between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday, and the branch surgery was open between 8am and 11.30am Monday to Friday with additional nurse led clinics in the afternoon on a Tuesday and Thursday. Patients could also book extended access appointments through the hub for evening appointments until 8pm and on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
When the practice is closed patients are asked to contact NHS 111 for out-of-hours medical assistance.