Updated 29 January 2020
The Nook Surgery is located at the Salendine Shopping Centre, 144 Moor Hill Road, Huddersfield, HD3 3XA and provides services for 3,432 patients.
The surgery is situated within the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group area and provides primary medical services under the terms of a general medical services (GMS) contract.
Services are provided from an accessible building. The Nook Surgery is managed by the provider Dr Shamsee, Ward and Associates. The practice is located on the outskirts of Huddersfield in a semi-rural area with average levels of deprivation. The population is mainly white British with some south Asian patients registered.
The practice has one female GP providing six clinical sessions a week, one male GP providing four clinical sessions a week, with three additional sessions provided by long term locums. This is supplemented by GP partner input from the two GP Partners (male) who review the clinical systems on a daily basis and who attend the practice on three to four days a week. There is one session provided by an advanced nurse practitioner on a weekly basis and 23 hours of clinical pharmacist input weekly.
The provider has two practice nurses and an advanced nurse practitioner (female), who work a combined total of 50 hours. The lead practice manager who works between two other GP practices offered by Dr Shamsee, Ward and Associates. The provider also employs a team of part time reception staff and a cleaner.
The surgery is open Monday to Friday until 8pm on Thursday and 11am till 1pm on Saturday.
Out-of-hours treatment is provided by Local Care Direct, which can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or contacting the NHS 111 service.
Pre-bookable appointments were also available to all patients at additional locations within the area, as the practice was a member of a GP federation. Appointments were available Monday to Friday 6:30pm to 8:30pm and Saturday and Sunday 10am until 1pm.
Pre-bookable appointments were also available to all patients at additional locations within the area, as the practice was a member of a GP federation. Appointments were available Saturday and Sunday 10am until 1pm.