Updated 7 February 2019
Northumberland House Surgery is located in Kidderminster in Worcestershire and provides general medical services to patients.The practice is registered with the CQC to carry out the following regulated activites: diagnostic and screening procedures, family planning, maternity and midwifery services, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Northumberland House Surgery has a list size of 14,000 patients. The practice serves an area which has high levels of deprivation and looks after a number of travellers, approximately one percent of the practice list.
There is a car park behind the practice for patients and the practice has disabled access.
The practice has five GP partners and four salaried GPs (a mixture of male and female offering patients their preferred choice). The practice has three nurse practitioners, four practice nurses and two healthcare assistants (HCAs). The clinical team are supported by a practice manager and a team of reception and administrative staff. The practice employed a Pharmacist three days per week.
Northumberland House Surgery is an approved GP training practice for registrars. Fully qualified doctors who want to enter into general practice spend 12 months working at the practice to gain the experience they need to become a GP. The practice also supervises a number of medical students from the University of Birmingham.
The practice has a Patient Participation Group (PPG), a group of patients registered with a practice who work with the practice team to improve services and the quality of care.
The practice holds a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with NHS England. A GMS contract is a contract between NHS England and general practices for delivering general medical services and is the commonest form of GP contract.
The practice does not provide out of hours services. Patients are advised to contact 111 for urgent GP access outside of normal GP working hours. When patients dial 111 they get advice from the Out of Hours service which is commissioned by the CCG.