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Rydings Hall Surgery

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Church Lane, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, HD6 1AT (01484) 715324

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Rydings Hall Surgery

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Background to this inspection

Updated 22 June 2018

Rydings Hall Surgery is situated at Church Lane, Brighouse HD6 1AT. The website for the practice is www.rydingshallsurgery.org.uk

There are currently 8,507 patients registered on the practice list. The practice provides General Medical Services (GMS) under a locally agreed contract with NHS England.

The practice is housed in a two storey building. There are a limited number of parking spaces available on site. Additional parking can be accessed at a nearby pay and display car park. All patient areas, including waiting areas and consulting rooms, are located on the ground floor. The patient areas are accessible for people with limited mobility, or those who use a wheelchair.

The Public Health General Practice Profile shows the majority of the practice population to be of white British origin; with approximately 2% Asian and 1% mixed origin ethnicity.

The level of deprivation in the practice is rated as six, 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 shows a slightly higher than average percentage of patients aged 75 years and older, at 9%, compared to the local average of 7% and the national average of 8%. 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 practice is staffed by five GP partners, two male and three female. The clinical team is completed by two female practice nurses and one female health care assistant. Supporting the clinical team is a practice manager, and a range of administrative, reception and secretarial staff. The practice is a teaching and training practice, which means it provides opportunities for medical students, physician associate students and nursing students to gain experience of general practice; as well as providing additional training for qualified doctors wishing to specialise in general practice.

The practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities:

  • Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
  • Diagnostic and screening procedures
  • Maternity and midwifery services
  • Surgical procedures
  • Family planning

Out of hours care is provided by Local Care Direct which can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or by calling the NHS 111 service.

When we returned for this inspection we checked, and saw that the previously awarded inspection ratings were displayed, as required, on the practice website and in the practice premises.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 22 June 2018

This practice is rated as good overall. The previous inspection, carried out on 8 March 2016 rated the practice 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 Rydings Hall Surgery on 23 May 2018. We carried out this inspection as part of our inspection programme.

At this inspection we found:

  • The practice had clear governance policies and protocols which were accessible to all staff
  • There were well developed systems to identify and manage risks within the practice.
  • Processes for recognising, reporting and learning from incidents were embedded
  • Care and treatment was delivered in line with up to date evidence based guidance.
  • There was evidence of quality improvement activity within the practice
  • The appointment system provided a number of options for booking urgent and non-urgent appointments. In addition the improved access scheme, as part of a local hub, provided options for appointments outside normal GP hours
  • Staff described feeling supported and involved in the delivery of care to patients
  • There was a strong focus on learning and development for staff at all levels
  • There had been a number of changes to the staffing team within the last two years. The practice had taken the opportunity to adjust management structures and review role allocations
  • Patient feedback in the main described a positive and caring service from the practice

The areas where the provider should make improvements are:

  • Review and improve the range of vaccinations and immunisations offered to staff in line with Department of Health Guidelines.
  • Continue to monitor disease prevalence registers to ensure they are up to date and accurate in order to optimise patient outcomes.

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