Updated 30 May 2022
Dr Ishtiaq Gilkar is located in Bradford at:
Little Horton Lane Medical Centre
392 Little Horton Lane
Bradford
BD5 0NX.
The branch location, Birch Medical Centre, is situated at
The Woodroyd Centre
Woodroyd Road
Bradford
BD5 8EL.
We visited both the location and the branch as part of our inspection.
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, surgical procedures and family planning.
The practice is situated within the NHS Bradford District and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and delivers Personal Medical Services (PMS) to a population of around 8,995 patients. This is a contract between general practices and Bradford District and Craven CCG for delivering services to the local community.
Information published by Public Health England shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the lowest decile (One of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others. People who live in disadvantaged areas tend to experience worse health; they are at greater risk of having multiple health conditions and they are more likely to have multiple conditions at younger ages, and therefore require more support to manage their health.
According to the latest data available 55% of the practice population is from an Asian background, 32% of the population is from a white background with a further 13% of the population originating from black, mixed or other non-white ethnic groups.
The age distribution of the practice population differs from local and national averages. The practice supports a higher than average number of patients aged 44 and under, and significantly lower than average numbers of patients aged 45 and over. 33% of the population are aged 17 or under. Only 6% of the population are aged over 66.
There are more male patients registered at the practice compared to females.
Dr Ishtiaq Gilkar is the registered provider of the service and there are a further 10 locum GPs who work a range of part-time hours. Four of these GPs are female. In addition, other clinical staff include a female part time advanced nurse practitioner, two practice nurses, one of whom is full-time and two part time healthcare assistants (HCA’s). There is also a female advanced clinical pharmacist and a locum physicians associate. The clinical team are supported by various staff from the primary care network (PCN) including a social prescriber, the practice manager and a team of non-clinical staff.
Due to the enhanced infection prevention and control measures put in place since the pandemic and in line with the national guidance, appointments at the practice are a mix of telephone consultations, e-consultations and face to face appointments. If the patient needs to be seen face-to-face, this is facilitated following clinical triage.
Reception services at Dr Ishtiaq Gilkar are open between 8.30am- 6pm Monday to Friday. Appointments are available during morning and afternoon clinics.
The Birch Medical Centre is open between 8.30am and 6pm Monday and Friday, and between 8.30am and 1pm on a Wednesday.
The practice works with a local GP federation and is a member of a primary care network (PCN) which provides extended hours access appointments seven days per week at three locations across the CCG. Appointments are available between 6.30pm and 9.30pm on weeknights and from 10am to 2pm at weekends. Patients can be referred to a range of health professionals including GPs, nurses, phlebotomy services and physiotherapists.
Services are provided by Local Care Direct between 6pm and 6.30pm Monday to Friday and out of hours services can be accessed by calling the surgery telephone number or contacting the NHS 111 service.
During our inspection we saw that the provider was displaying the previously awarded ratings in the practice and had links from their website to their CQC report and ratings.