Updated 1 April 2020
Mid Devon Medical Practice is a rural primary medical service located at:
Witheridge Medical Centre
Cannington RoadWitheridgeTivertonDevonEX16 8EZ
The practice has three dispensaries, one at the registered location and the others at the branch surgeries at:
Morchard Bishop Surgery - Chulmleigh Road, Orchard Bishop, Crediton Devon EX17 6NZ
Cheriton Fitzpaine Surgery - Barton Close, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Crediton Devon EX17 4JB
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. These are delivered from all sites.
Mid Devon Medical Practice is situated within the Devon Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to 5108 patients under the terms of a personal medical services (PMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering services to the local community.
The provider is a partnership of three GPs, supported by two salaried GPs (four male and one female). The GPs work a total of 31 sessions per week. The GPs are supported by two Practice Nurses and two Health Care Assistants. There is a practice manager who is supported by administrative and reception staff. The practice is part of the wider network of GP practices known as the Mid Devon Healthcare primary care network comprising of six practices.
There are higher than average number of patients over the age of 65 (43.6% compared with the national average of 27.6%). The National General Practice Profile states that 1.1% of the practice population is from black minority ethnic groups. Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as six, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 80.5 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 85.5 years compared to the national average of 83 years.
Mid Devon Medical Practice is a GP training practice with one approved GP trainer. The practice provides registrar placements for qualified doctors wanting to qualify as GPs and foundation year two (F2) doctors. Teaching placements are provided for medical students with plans to extend this to nursing students.
On 25 February 2020, we only inspected the main location at Witheridge Medical Centre. We did not identify any concerns regarding the two branch surgeries.