Updated 7 April 2020
Low Moor Medical Practice is located at 29 The Plantations, Bradford BD12 0TH.
The practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission to carry out the following regulated activities:
- Diagnostic and screening procedures
- Family planning
- Surgical procedures
- Maternity and midwifery services
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
There are currently 10,146 patients registered at the practice. The practice provides Personal Medical Services (PMS) under a locally agreed contract with Bradford Districts Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The Public Health National General Practice Profile shows that around 91% of the practice population are of White British or Irish ethnicity, with around 9% made up of other non-white ethnicities. The level of deprivation within the practice population is rated as four on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest level of deprivation and level ten the lowest.
The age/sex profile of the practice is largely in line with national averages. The average life expectancy for patients at the practice is 79 years for men and 83 years for women which is the same as the national average.
The clinical team is made up of four GP partners, three male and one female. There are two salaried GPs, one female and one male. Two nurse practitioners, three practice nurses and two health care assistants complete the clinical team, all of whom are female.
Supporting the clinicians is a practice manager, operations and reception manager and a range of administrative, secretarial and reception staff.
The practice is a teaching practice providing placement opportunities for medical students seeking to gain experience of general practice.
Practice opening times are:
Monday 8am to 8pm
Tuesday to Friday 8am to 6pm.
On Thursday, although the practice is open from 8am to see patients on an urgent basis, routine appointments begin at 9.30am to enable staff to attend an early morning staff meeting.
Patients are also able to access appointments outside normal GP hours at a nearby surgery as part of an extended access scheme.
The practice is housed in purpose-built premises. It is a two-storey building, with lift access to the first floor being available.
All patient areas are located on the ground floor, and are fully accessible to those with physical disabilities. Car parking, including dedicated disabled parking, is available on site.
The practice is part of the BD4+ Primary Care Network (PCN) comprising four GP practices in total. PCNs work collaboratively to develop services to meet the specific needs of their shared practice population.
Out of hours care is provided by Local Care Direct which is accessed by calling the surgery telephone number, or by calling the NHS 111 service.
Practice staff confirmed that the previously awarded CQC ratings were displayed in the practice premises as required. We saw that the ratings were on display on their website.