Updated 22 May 2018
The practice is situated in a three storey Victorian house within a highly deprived inner city area of Huddersfield. The practice is also known as Bradford Road Medical Centre.
There is a branch surgery at Brook Street Medical Centre, Thornton Lodge, Huddersfield, HD1 3JW which was also visited as part of the inspection.
Patients are able to access appointments at either site.
There are currently 5,080 patients on their practice list. Website: .
The practice has a high proportion of patients from a mainly South Asian ethnicity, which comprise 89% of the practice population. This compares with a local average of 22% and a national average of 16%. Both GPs and many reception staff are fluent in the main community language of Punjabi.
The practice provides Personal Medical Services (PMS) commissioned by the NHS Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area.
Regulated activities:
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
- Surgical procedures
- Maternity and midwifery services
- Family planning
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
There are two male partners and a female advanced nurse practitioner. There is one female practice nurse and a female healthcare assistant. There is a practice manager and an administrative and reception team. All staff work across both the main surgery and the branch at Brook Street.
The practice is open from 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday.
There are clinics with a GP or the advanced nurse practitioner throughout the day. There are extended hours available for pre-booking by patients with a GP on Tuesday 5.30 to 7.45pm (Bradford Road) and Wednesday 5.30 to 7.45pm (Brook Street).
When the practice is closed out-of-hours services are provided by Local Care Direct, which can be accessed via the surgery telephone number or by calling the NHS 111 service.
When we returned for this inspection, we checked and saw that the previously awarded ratings were displayed as required in the premises and on the practice’s website.