Updated 9 April 2024
Parliament Hill Medical Centre is located in Camden, North London at:
113-117 Highgate Road
London
NW5 1TR
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, family planning, and treatment of disease, disorder or injury; and surgical procedures. The practice is situated within the North Central London Clinical Commissioning Group and delivers Personal Medical Services (PMS) to a patient population of about 8000. This is part of a contract held with NHS England. The practice provides a wide range of services including clinics for diabetes, weight control, asthma, contraception and child health care. The practice also provides travel vaccinations and a range of health promotion services including a flu vaccination programme and cervical screening.
The practice is part of a wider network of GP practices. Information published by Public Health England shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the sixth decile (six of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the practice area is 6.8% Asian, 77% White, 6.8% Black, 6.3% Mixed, and 2.7% Other. The age distribution of the practice population closely mirrors the local and national averages. There are more male patients registered at the practice compared to females.
The clinical team consists of two GP partners (both female), four salaried GPs (two female and two male), one female Physician Associate, two practice nurses (one male and one female), a female healthcare assistant, one male clinical pharmacist, two female counsellors and one male drug alcohol counsellor. They are assisted by a practice manager, assistant practice manager, one social prescriber, a reception team of 5 and a four person administration team.
The practice opening hours were Monday to Friday from 8am to 6.30pm, the practice is closed on a Saturday and Sunday.
Arrangements are in place with a suitable provider to deliver services to patients outside the practice’s working hours. Patients could book appointments in person, on-line or by telephone. Patients could access a range of appointments with GPs and nurses including face to face, telephone and video consultations. Face to face appointments could be pre-booked up to four weeks in advance. Telephone and video consultations were offered where advice and prescriptions, if appropriate, could be issued. A telephone triage system was in operation and home visits were offered to patients as needed.
Extended access and out of hours appointments were available through the local GP federation. Pre-bookable appointments were available Monday to Friday from 6.30pm to 8pm and on Saturdays from 9am to 5pm.