Updated 27 June 2019
Oakworth Medical Practice is located in the village of Oakworth at 2 Lidget Mill, Lidget, Oakworth, Keighley, BD22 7HN.
The practice is within the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services to 3,478 patients under the terms of a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. This is a contract between General Practices and NHS Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven CCG for the delivery of services to the local community.
The provider is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to deliver the following regulated activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
The practice area is ranked on deprivation decile seven, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male and female life expectancy is comparable to CCG and national averages. Data shows that 95.5% of the practice population are from a white British background.
The provider is registered as a partnership of nine GPs, six male and three female. The staff which work most frequently at Oakworth, consist of three full-time GPs, two practice nurses who are both female, a practice manager, a patient services manager and two patient services assistants.
Oakworth Medical Practice is also part of the Modality group which is a super-partnership of GPs that operates nationally. A super-partnership is made up of GP practices who come together to form one single partnership. Oakworth Medical Practice continues to operate as a separate partnership within Modality, with back office functions such as human resources (HR) information technology (IT), finance, governance and communications being managed by Modality.
Oakworth Medical Practice is open between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday and appointments are available during morning and afternoon clinics.
As part of the Modality group the practice is able to offer extended access appointments at hub sites across the area. All Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven registered patients can access pre-bookable routine appointments from 6:30pm to 8pm Monday to Friday, weekend appointments from 9am to 11am Saturday to Sunday. Appointments were also available between 9am and 11am on Bank Holidays.
Patients over the age of 18 can also access a consultation with a remote GP via a smartphone app. This is a free NHS service where patients can download an app on their mobile smartphone. Following checks, the patient can then access a video consultation using their phone at a time to suit them.
Out-of-hours treatment can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or contacting the NHS 111 service.