Updated 1 August 2018
Northpoint Medical Practice is located at Goodhart Road, Bransholme, Hull, North Humberside, HU7 4DW. The practice is situated in the middle of a large inner-city housing estate in Hull. It has approximately 3,279 patients mainly from a white British background. Approximately 13% of the practice population are over the age of 65. The practice is in an area measured as having high levels of deprivation and is scored as one on the indices of deprivation. Practices with high levels of deprivation typically have more need for health care services. The location provides accessible facilities and have several public car parking spaces.
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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 family planning.
Northpoint Medical Practice is situated within Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides services under the terms of an alternative personal medical services (APMS) contract. This is a contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering services to the local community.
The practice has three full time GPs (two male) and one (female). The practice has a Practice Manager, Practice Nurse, Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP), Health Care Assistant (female) and six administration and reception staff. The practice also has employs a Clinical Pharmacist who assists with the prescribing workload.
The practice is open between 8am to 8pm on Monday to Friday and 9am to 1pm on a Saturday.
GP appointments are from 8.15am to 12pm and 2.10pm to 7.20pm Mondays to Friday. Saturday GP appointments are from 9.15am to 12.25pm. Nurse appointments are from 8.15am to 12pm and 1.30pm to 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday. Health Care Assistant (HCA) appointments are from 8.15am to 1pm Monday to Friday except Thursday. HCA alternates appointments from 2pm to 6pm on a Thursday and Saturday from 9.15am to 12.30pm. Advanced Care Practitioner (ACP) appointments are 8.15am to 12pm and 2pm to 3.30pm on a Monday, Wednesday and a Thursday.
When the practice is closed patients are advised to contact the Out of Hours service (111) provided by City Health Care Partnership CIC.
The provider registered with the CQC in May 2017. There was however, continuity of leadership and staffing between the previous and current provider at the time of inspection. Unless stated, results used throughout the report relate to the previous provider.