Updated 23 April 2019
Oakwood Surgery provides primary medical services to approximately 4,400 patients. The practice is located at 380 Bishops Drive, Oakwood, Derby, DE21 2DF.
The partners of the practice also manage The Park Medical Practice, which is located just over a mile from Oakwood Surgery in Chaddesden, Derby. This practice is registered under a separate registration and location, and has two branch sites at the University of Derby and Borrowash in Derbyshire.
The age profile of registered patients shows the percentage of people in the 65+ year age group at 14.9% (CCG average 18.5%; national average 17.3%), and for patients under 18 years of age at 17.6% (CCG 20.6%; national average 20.7%). Average life expectancy is 82 years for men and 84 years for women, comparable to the national average of 79 and 83 years respectively. The general practice profile shows that 56% of patients registered at the practice have a long-standing health condition, compared to 53% locally and 51% nationally. The practice scored eight on the deprivation measurement scale; the deprivation scale goes from one to 10, with one being the most deprived. People living in more deprived areas tend to have greater need for health services. The National General Practice Profile describes the practice ethnicity as being 94.3% white, 2.5% Asian, 1.1% black, and 1.8% mixed race and 0.3% other non-white ethnicities.
There is a large staff team that works across the two practices and branch sites. There are 10 partners for the practice, nine GP partners (five males and four females) and the practice manager. The practice also has two salaried GPs (male), two Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs), a practice nurse, a nurse manager, one pharmacist and two pharmacy technicians. The practice is supported by a team of receptionists and administration staff.
The practice is open between 8am and 6.30pm on Mondays to Friday. Patients can access the extended hours service on Mondays from 6.30pm to 8pm and 8am to 12noon at The Park Medical Practice, where appointments are specifically allocated for Oakwood Surgery Patients.
The practice offers additional evening and weekend appointments as part of the five year forward view project for improving access as part of the Primary care Plus along with 15 other practices, delivering additional out of hours appointments in 5 hubs across the area. The regular out of hours services are provided by Derbyshire Health United and patients are asked to contact 111 for access.