Archers Practice

Updated 21 October 2016

Archers Practice is based within Eastleigh Health Centre in Eastleigh, Hampshire which is a purpose built building. It is in a close proximity to the town centre and there are good transport links. There is parking available at the practice.

The practice has undergone a complete restructure within the last 12 months and two new GP partners have taken over the practice since June 2015 due to all previous GP partners leaving the practice. As well as the GP partners, the practice employs two locum GPs on long term contracts. There is also a Nurse Prescriber, two practice nurses and a phlebotomist. The clinical team are supported by a Practice Manager and a team of administrators and reception staff. There are three male GPs and one female GP and there are three female nurses.

The practice is open between 8 am and 6.30 pm Monday to Friday. Extended hours appointments are offered at the following times from 6.30 pm to 8 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings for GP and nurse appointments. The practice also offers early morning phlebotomy appointments from 7.30 am on Wednesdays .

When the practice is closed patients are advised to dial 111 for the local out of hours service.

The practice is part of the West Hampshire CCG and the local population is classified within the eighth least deprived decile. The ethnicity of patients is predominantly white British with smaller representation of other ethnic groups. The practice serves a population of approximately 6700 patients. The majority of patients within the practice are either young or of working age with a small percentage of patients aged between 65 and 85.

Regulated activities are provided at Archers Practice, Eastleigh Health Centre, Newtown Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9AG.

Updated 21 October 2016

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Archers Practice, Eastleigh Health Centre, Newtown Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9AG on 13 September 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

• There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
• Risks to patients were assessed and well managed.
• Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance. Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment.
• Patients said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
• Information about services and how to complain was available and easy to understand. Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns.
• Patients said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and there was continuity of care, with urgent appointments available the same day.
• The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
• There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.
• The provider was aware of and complied with the requirements of the duty of candour.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of people with long-term conditions.

• Nursing staff had lead roles in chronic disease management and patients at risk of hospital admission were identified as a priority.

• Nationally published data around the management of patients with diabetes showed that the practice was comparable to other practices.

• Longer appointments and home visits were available when needed.

• All these patients had a named GP and a structured annual review to check their health and medicines needs were being met. For those patients with the most complex needs, the named GP worked with relevant health and care professionals to deliver a multidisciplinary package of care.

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of families, children and young people.

• There were systems in place to identify and follow up children living in disadvantaged circumstances and who were at risk, for example, children and young people who had a high number of A&E attendances. Immunisation rates were relatively high for all standard childhood immunisations.

• Patients told us that children and young people were treated in an age-appropriate way and were recognised as individuals, and we saw evidence to confirm this.

• Nationally published data around cervical screening showed that the practice was comparable to other practices.

  • Appointments were available outside of school hours and the premises were suitable for children and babies

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of older people.

• The practice offered proactive, personalised care to meet the needs of the older people in its population.

• The practice was responsive to the needs of older people, and offered home visits and urgent appointments for those with enhanced needs.

• The practice had employed a community matron jointly with other practices in the federation to offer coordinated care for elderly patients.

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of working-age people (including those recently retired and students).

• The needs of the working age population, those recently retired and students had been identified and the practice had adjusted the services it offered to ensure these were accessible, flexible and offered continuity of care.

• The practice was proactive in offering online services as well as a full range of health promotion and screening that reflects the needs for this age group.

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of people experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia).

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  97% of patients with schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder and other psychoses had a comprehensive, agreed care plan documented in their record, which is better than the national average.

• The practice regularly worked with multi-disciplinary teams in the case management of patients experiencing poor mental health, including those with dementia.

• The practice carried out advance care planning for patients with dementia.

• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations.

• The practice had a system in place to follow up patients who had attended accident and emergency where they may have been experiencing poor mental health.

• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia.

Updated 21 October 2016

The practice is rated as good for the care of people whose circumstances may make them vulnerable.

• The practice held a register of patients living in vulnerable circumstances including homeless people, travellers and those with a learning disability.

• The practice offered longer appointments for patients with a learning disability.

• The practice regularly worked with other health care professionals in the case management of vulnerable patients.

• The practice informed vulnerable patients about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations.

• Staff knew how to recognise signs of abuse in vulnerable adults and children. Staff were aware of their responsibilities regarding information sharing, documentation of safeguarding concerns and how to contact relevant agencies in normal working hours and out of hours.