Rolle Medical Partnership was inspected on Tuesday 22 March 2016. This was a comprehensive inspection.

The main practice is situated in the coastal town of Exmouth, Devon. The local area is ranked eight on its level of deprivation, with one being the most deprived and 10 being the least deprived. This meant that Exmouth is a relatively affluent area. The 2011 census showed that 95.9% of the local population identified their ethnicity as being white British.

The practice provides a primary medical service to 11,784 patients of a diverse age group. The practice is a teaching practice for medical students and was a training practice for GP registrars.

There is a team of six GPs partners and four salaried GPs. Of these GPs, six female and four male. Some work part time and some full time. The whole time equivalent is seven GPs. Partners hold managerial and financial responsibility for running the business. The team is supported by a practice manager, an office manager and a practice nurse manager. There are two nurse prescribers, three practice nurses, three health care assistants, a phlebotomist and additional administration staff.

Patients using the practice also have access to community nurses who are based at the practice. Patients have access to mental health teams, depression and anxiety service, health visitors. Other health care professionals visit the practice on a regular basis.

The practice is open between the NHS contracted opening hours 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Appointments are offered anytime within these hours. Extended hours surgeries are offered at the following times; on a Wednesday 8am to 8pm and on a Saturday 8.30am until 11.30am.

Outside of these times patients are directed to contact the Devon doctors out of hour’s service by using the NHS 111 number.

The practice offers a range of appointment types including book on the day, telephone consultations and advance appointments.

The practice has a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract with NHS England.

Rolle Medical Partnership provided regulated activities from two locations. The main location is situated at Claremont Grove, Exmouth EX8 2JF. The branch location is situated at Treetops Surgery, Prince of Wales Drive, Exmouth EX8 4SW. We visited the main location at Claremont Grove during our inspection. We did not visit the branch location.