Updated 5 March 2024
Grove Surgery is located in Thetford, Norfolk at:
Grove Lane
Thetford
Norfolk
IP24 2HY
The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the Regulated Activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services and treatment of disease, disorder or injury and surgical procedures.
The practice is situated within the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care System (ICS) and delivers General Medical Services (GMS) to a patient population of about 12,800. This is part of a contract held with NHS England.
The practice is part of a wider network of GP practices in Breckland Alliance primary care network.
Information published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the fifth lowest decile (5 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others.
According to the latest available data, the ethnic makeup of the practice area is 1.3% Asian, 93.7% White, 0.9% Black, 2.7% Mixed, and 1.4% Other. The age distribution of the practice population closely mirrors the local and national averages. There are more male patients registered at the practice compared to females.
There is a team of 5 GP partners, 2 part-time salaried GPs, 2 nurses, 1 trainee nursing associate, 2 healthcare assistants, 1 phlebotomist, 2 physician associates, 1 paramedic, 1 Clinical Pharmacist, 1 pharmacy technician, 1 care coordinator, and a social prescriber.
The GPs are supported by a team of reception/administration staff. The practice manager provides managerial oversight.
The practice is open between 8 am to 6.30 pm Monday to Friday. The practice offers a range of appointment types including book-on-the-day, telephone consultations and advance appointments.
Extended access is provided locally by the Breckland Alliance primary care network from 6.30 pm to 8 pm Monday to Friday and Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm. Out-of-hours services are provided by NHS 111.