Updated 20 February 2020
Park Lane Practice provides services to around 4,000 patients from 1-6 City Green, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7BA, which we visited as part of this inspection.
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the following Regulated Activities: diagnostic and screening procedures; maternity and midwifery services; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; surgical procedures; and family planning.
The practice is part of NHS Sunderland clinical commissioning group (CCG). The practice provides services based on a General Medical Services (GMS) contract agreement for general practice.
The provider is a single-handed male GP and one long term male locum GP. There are two advanced nurse practitioners, one practice nurse and a health care assistant. They have a practice manager, senior receptionist and six administrative staff who undertake reception and administrative duties.
The practice provides late evening, weekend and bank holiday appointments. They are part of the local GP federation of GP practices who work together to provide appointments with GPs, nurses or health care assistants outside of their normal working hours. Patients can contact the practice reception team to arrange appointments. When this service is not provided patients requiring urgent medical care can contact the out of hours service provided by the NHS 111 service.
Information from Public Health England placed the area in which the practice is located in the fourth most deprived decile, where one is most deprived and 10 is least deprived. In general, people living in more deprived areas tend to have a greater need for health services. Average male life expectancy at the practice is 76 years, compared to the national average of 79 years. Average female life expectancy at the practice is 82 years, compared to the national average of 83 years. 82% of the practice population were white, 12.1% were Asian, 2.3% were black, 1.7% were mixed race, and 1.7% were other races.