Updated 18 July 2019
West Lodge Surgery operates from three locations within the West Leeds area. The main site is at New Street, Farsley, Pudsey LS28 5DL. There are two branch sites at Glenlea Surgery, 703 Leeds and Bradford Road, Stanningley LS28 6PE and Calverley Surgery, Upper Carr Lane, Calverley LS28 5PL.
We undertook the focused inspection at the Farsley site. At this location, the practice operates from a converted three storey building. Consulting and treatment rooms are based on the ground floor. There are onsite parking facilities, including designated disabled parking spaces.
The provider is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the following regulated activities: treatment of disease, disorder or injury; diagnostic and screening procedures; family planning; maternity and midwifery services and surgical procedures.
West Lodge Surgery sits within Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and is part of a locality group of practices. The National General Practice Profile shows the level of deprivation within the practice demographics as being rate six. (This is based on a scale of one to ten, with one representing the highest level of deprivation.)
The practice provides services to approximately 19,370 patients under the terms of a locally agreed NHS Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. The patient population consists of approximately 95% of white British ethnicity, with the remaining 5% from mixed ethnic groups. There are some variations from national practice profiles. For example, 72.5% of patients are in paid work or full-time education (compared to 62.7% CCG) and 2.5% are unemployed (compared to 5.3% CCG).
The clinical team consists of seven GP partners (three male and four female), four female salaried GPs, two advanced nurse practitioners, four practice nurses, three healthcare assistants, two phlebotomists and two pharmacy technicians. The non-clinical team consists of a practice manager, an assistant practice manager and a range of reception, secretarial and administration staff.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday 7.30am to 6.30pm, with a range of appointments offered between these hours until 6pm. In addition, the practice works with four local practices to provide extended hours appointments at evenings and weekends, via a ‘hub’. The service is provided between 6pm and 8pm Monday to Friday; 8am to 12pm Saturday and Sunday. Out-of-hours services are available for patients in case of emergencies via a locally agreed contract.
West Lodge Surgery is accredited as a training practice and supports GPs in training, as well as medical students and student nurses.
We noted that the ratings from the previous inspection were displayed in the practice. At the time of our inspection, the website had been redesigned and it was noted that there was not a link to the previous inspection ratings. This has been raised with the local Clinical Commissioning Group website development team.