Updated 8 May 2019
Croston Medical Centre, 30 Brookfield, Croston, PR26 9HY, is situated within a purpose-built health centre in a residential area of Croston, Leyland in Lancashire. The practice provides level access for patients to the building and has disabled facilities available. The practice website can be found at www.nmhealthinnovations.co.uk
The practice delivers primary medical services under a General Medical Services (GMS) contract with the NHS Chorley and South Ribble Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The new provider took over the practice in October 2018 and has four other locations within the group. Patients can be seen at all five practices.
The practice provides services to approximately 3,810 patients. Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as nine on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. There are considerably more patients aged over 45 years of age on the practice register, 55%, compared to the national average of 43% and the same percentage of patients with a long-standing health condition, 52%, as the national average.
The practice has two regular salaried GPs, one male and one female, one practice nurse and a medicines co-ordinator supported by administration and reception staff. Because the provider has four other practices in the group, there is a large team of GPs, clinical and management staff who assist in the running of the practice.
When the surgery is closed patients are directed to the local out of hours service (GotoDoc) and NHS 111. Information regarding out of hours services is displayed on the website and in the practice information leaflet.
The practice is registered with CQC to provide maternity and midwifery services, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, surgical procedures, family planning and diagnostic and screening procedures as their regulated activities.