Updated 15 June 2018
Fullwell Cross Medical Centre has been based in the current two-storey purpose-built premises since 1974. It is located at 1 Tomswood Hill, Ilford, Essex IG6 2HG, within a predominantly residential area of Barkingside in the London borough of Redbridge. Redbridge Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are responsible for commissioning health services for the locality.
The premises includes 10 consulting/treatment rooms, a large reception and waiting area, administration offices and a large meeting room. All rooms used for patient care are based on the ground floor.
The practice is registered with the CQC as a partnership. The senior partner has been with the practice for 32 years and the newest partner joined 11 years ago.
Services are delivered under a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. (PMS contracts are local agreements between NHS England and a GP practice. They offer local flexibility compared to the nationally negotiated General Medical Services (GMS) contracts by offering variation in the range of services which may be provided by the practice, the financial arrangements for those services and the provider structure).
The practice has 13,400 registered patients with an age distribution similar to the national average. The surgery is based in an area with a deprivation score of 6 out of 10 (with 1 being the most deprived and 10 being the least deprived).
The practice is a teaching and training practice providing placements for two GP registrars per year. (A GP registrar is a qualified doctor training to become a GP).
Medical services are provided by four male and two female GP partners (5.25 wte) and two GP registrars providing a total of 31 GP appointment sessions per week. Nursing services are provided by two part time practice nurses; one full time health care assistant (HCA); one Elderly Care HCA. The practice also had one New to Nursing Nurse who provided four sessions per week. Administrative services are provided by a Practice Manager, an Assistant Practice Manager and administrative and reception staff.
The surgery is open between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Extended hours are provided on a Monday and Tuesday from 6.30pm until 8pm. The telephone lines are open between 8am and 6.30pm. The surgery is closed at weekends.
The practice is registered to provide the regulated activities of family planning; maternity and midwifery services; treatment of disease, disorder and injury; surgical procedures and diagnostic and screening procedures.