Updated 4 October 2018
Blaydon GP Led Surgery provides care and treatment to approximately 2,048 patients of all ages from the Blaydon area of Gateshead and the surrounding areas. The practice is part of the NHS Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and operates on an Alternative Primary Medical Services (APMS) contract.
The contract for Blaydon GP Led Surgery is currently held by Community Based Care (CBC) Health Ltd. CBC Health Ltd have been managing the contract on a temporary basis since June 2014 but have been awarded a 10-year contract from October 2018. CBC Health Ltd is a not for profit healthcare support organisation who represent and support 31 GP practices across the Gateshead area and hold the contract for several other GP practices in the area. They also manage the local out of hour’s doctor’s provision (GatDoc) and Extra Care Facilities based at Central Gateshead Health Centre and Blaydon Primary Care Centre.
Blaydon GP Led Surgery provides services from the following address, which we visited during this inspection:
Blaydon Primary Care Centre
Shibdon Road
Blaydon on Tyne
NE21 5NW
The surgery is located in Blaydon Primary Care Centre which opened in 2010. The building also houses leisure facilities and other health care services including X ray services and Blaydon Walk in Centre. The surgery is based on the ground floor and all reception and consultation rooms are fully accessible for patients with mobility issues. An on-site car park with dedicated disabled parking spaces is available.
The surgery is open from 8am to 6pm on a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday; from 8am to 8pm on a Thursday and from 9am to 1pm on a Saturday. Appointments on a Thursday evening between 6pm and 9pm and on Saturday’s can also be accessed by patients registered with other Community Based Health Ltd practices.
The service for patients requiring urgent medical attention out-of-hours is provided by the NHS 111 service and the Gateshead Doctors on Call service known locally as GatDoc.
Blaydon GP Led Surgery offers a range of services and clinic appointments including long term condition reviews, contraceptive services, childhood health surveillance and immunisation services and maternity services.
At the time of our inspection the following staff members were employed by CBC Health Ltd. to work at the practice:
- One salaried GP (male)
- Two locum GPs (one male and one female)
- One practice nurse (female)
- One healthcare assistant (female)
- Six non-clinical members of staff including a practice administrator, receptionists, apprentice receptionist and care navigator.
- One paramedic (male)
The average life expectancy for the male practice population is 78 (CCG average 77 and national average 79) and for the female population 82 (CCG average 81 and national average 83).
At 95.5% the majority of patients registered with the practice are under the age of 69. At the time of our inspection the practice only had 91 patients over the age of 70.
At 41.4%, the percentage of the practice population reported as having a long-standing health condition was lower than the CCG average of 54.2% and national average of 53.7%. Generally, a higher percentage of patients with a long-standing health condition can lead to an increased demand for GP services.
At 74.3% the percentage of the practice population recorded as being in paid work or full-time education was higher than the CCG average of 60.5% and national average of 61.9%. The practice area is in the sixth most deprived decile. Deprivation levels affecting children and adults were lower than local and national averages.