Archived: Northpoint Medical Practice

Updated 1 August 2018

Northpoint Medical Practice is located at Goodhart Road, Bransholme, Hull, North Humberside, HU7 4DW. The practice is situated in the middle of a large inner-city housing estate in Hull. It has approximately 3,279 patients mainly from a white British background. Approximately 13% of the practice population are over the age of 65. The practice is in an area measured as having high levels of deprivation and is scored as one on the indices of deprivation. Practices with high levels of deprivation typically have more need for health care services. The location provides accessible facilities and have several public car parking spaces.

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Updated 1 August 2018

This practice is rated as good overall.

The key questions are rated as:

Are services safe? – Good

Are services effective? – Good

Are services caring? – Good

Are services responsive? – Good

Are services well-led? - Good

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Northpoint Medical Practice on 30 May 2018 as part of our inspection programme.

At this inspection we found:

• The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen. When incidents did happen, the practice learned from them, and improved their processes.
• The practice had systems in place to minimise risks to patient safety.
• The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
• The new provider had thoroughly reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided. They ensured that care and treatment was delivered according to evidence- based guidelines and best practice.
• Staff involved and treated patients with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
• The practice had an established and engaged Patient Participation Group (PPG) who were integral to the development of the practice.
• The practice organised and delivered services to take account of individual and cultural patient needs and preferences.
• There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.
• Information about services and how to complain was available. Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns.
• There was a strong focus on improvement at all levels of the organisation.

The areas where the provider should make improvements are:

• Improve the system for checking and recall for patients that are on high risk medication.
• Implement in-depth clinical outcome based audits to improve to patient care.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice

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