Updated 25 March 2019
Dr Hafiz Rehman (also known as Thornton Lodge Surgery), 60 Thornton Lodge Road, Huddersfield, HD1 3SB), provides services for 2,473 patients. The surgery is situated within the Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group and provides primary medical services under the terms of a personal medical services (PMS) contract.
Services are provided from a purpose built and accessible building which is owned by the provider. The practice, located in a densely populated urban area, experiences higher levels of deprivation and the population is mainly South Asian.
The practice is registered to provide the following regulated activities; maternity and midwifery services; surgical procedures, family planning, diagnostic and screening procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.
Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as two, on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male life expectancy is 76 years compared to the national average of 79 years. Female life expectancy is 81 years compared to the national average of 83 years.
Dr Hafiz Rehman is registered as a sole provider. Dr Rehman attends the practice two days a week and undertakes the equivalent of four clinical sessions. Locum GP cover is provided for the remainder of the week with two long-term (male and female) locum GPs offering five sessions a week.
The practice has a nurse and a practice manager. The provider also employs a team of part-time reception staff and a cleaner.
The practice is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8am to 6:30pm and Thursday from 8am to 1pm. A neighbouring practice provides cover for urgent matters on a Thursday afternoon.
Out of hours treatment is provided by Local Care Direct, which can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or contacting the NHS111 service.
When we returned for this inspection, we checked and saw that the previously awarded ratings were displayed as required in the premises and on the practice’s website.