Updated 27 December 2019
Yorkshire Sports Medicine provides a sport, exercise and musculoskeletal clinic to adults and children over thirteen years that includes a range of testing, screening, rehabilitation and treatment. The processes are carried out by a team of doctors, therapists and administration staff. Following the assessment and screening process patients undergo a consultation and assessment with a clinician, a discussion of the findings of the results and any recommended lifestyle changes or treatment plans. Clients can also access physiotherapy and sports massage at the clinic.
The clinic opened in January 2019, the service is delivered from a self-contained complex based at the David Lloyd Centre, St John’s Playing Field, Hull Road, York, YO10 3LF and is registered to provide the regulated activities of Diagnostic and screening procedures and the Treatment of disease, disorder or injury from this location. The services provided by the service are available to adults and children aged (13 to 18).
The clinic accommodation consists of six clinic/therapy rooms, a central rehabilitation area, offering a range of services. The clinic is open from Monday to Sunday between the hours of 8am to 9pm. All care is elective, the clinic does not offer an emergency service. Clients can book appointments via the internet, by phone or in person at the clinic.
Yorkshire Sports Medicine website address is which details a comprehensive list of services carried out.
The service offers treatment and assessment for a range of conditions. Including but not limited to:
- Sports injuries
- Repetitive strain injury
- Work related injuries
- Muscle tears
- Whiplash
- Post-operative rehabilitation
- Lower back pain
- Arthritis, tendon and ligament problems
- Sports massage
- Shockwave therapy
- Musculoskeletal ultra sound and medical imaging
- They also provide post injury rehabilitation and sports injury treatment to children.
How we inspected this service
Before our inspection we reviewed a range of information about the service, this included patient feedback, information from the provider’s website and the provider’s CQC information return. During our visit we:
• Looked at the systems in place for the running of the service
• Explored how clinical decisions were made
• Viewed a sample of key policies and procedures
• Spoke with a range of staff
• Looked at a random selection of anonymised patient reports
• Made observations of the environment and infection control measures
• Reviewed patient feedback including CQC comment cards and questionnaires
To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:
• Is it safe?
• Is it effective?
• Is it caring?
• Is it responsive to people’s needs?
• Is it well-led?
These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during the inspection.