Updated 31 January 2019
Dr D. Pal & Dr M. Pal is the registered provider and provides primary care services to its registered list of 2502 patients. The practice delivers commissioned services under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract and is a member of NHS Wigan Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The GMS contract is the contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering primary care services to local communities. The practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to provide the regulated activities of diagnostic and screening procedures; family planning; maternity and midwifery services; surgical procedures, and treatment of disease, disorder and injury.
Regulated activities are delivered to the patient population from the following addresses:
Golborne Health Centre
Kidglove Road, Golborne
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 3GS
The branch surgery address is:
The Surgery
Morden Avenue
Ashton in Makerfield
WN4 9PT
The practice has a website that contains information about what they do to support their patient population and the in house and online services offered:
www.drpalashton-golborne.co.uk
There are two GPs (one female and one male long-term locum) and they are supported by a practice nurse. There is also a practice manager and supporting administration staff.
The age profile of the practice population is broadly in line with the CCG averages. Information taken from Public Health England placed the area in which the practice is located in the fifth more deprived decile (from a possible range of between 1 and 10). In general, people living in more deprived areas tend to have greater need for health services. Female life expectancy is 81 years compared to the national average of 83 years.
Patients requiring a GP outside of normal working hours are advised to contact the surgery and they will be directed to the local out of hours service which is provided by Bridgewater NHS Foundation Trust –through NHS 111. Additionally, patients can access GP services in the evening and on Saturdays and Sundays through the Wigan GP access alliance at locations across Wigan Borough.