Updated 26 March 2020
Lane Ends Surgery is located in three-storey purpose-built premises at 200 Tulketh Brow, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 2JJ. Patient services are provided on the ground and first floors; there is a lift or stairs for patient access. The surgery has good transport links and there is a patient car park on site.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the regulated activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Lane Ends Surgery is part of the NHS Greater Preston clinical commissioning group (CCG) and provides services to approximately 8,307 patients under the terms of a personal medical services (PMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and the CCG for delivering services to the local community.
The provider is a partnership of two male GPs and employs one female fellowship GP undertaking four surgery sessions a week as a salaried GP, and one female long-term locum GP. They are assisted by an advanced nurse practitioner, two practice nurses, two paramedics training to become advanced care practitioners and a health care assistant. There is a practice manager, a new associate practice manager, a deputy practice manager and a team of administration staff one of whom works as the practice medicines co-ordinator. At the time of our inspection, the practice was in the process of recruiting a clinical pharmacist.
The practice is a training practice for GPs in training and a teaching practice for medical students. At the time of our inspection, there were five GP trainees working at the practice. The practice is part of the Greater Preston Medical Group primary care network of GP practices.
The practice population includes a higher number (13.1%) of children under the age of 15, and a lower number (15%) of people over the age of 65, in comparison with the CCG averages of 11.9% and 17.4% respectively. Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as five on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 78 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 82 years compared to the national average of 83 years.