Updated 22 August 2019
Kippax Hall Surgery, 54 High Street, Kippax, Leeds LS25 7AB is a GP practice located in the centre of Kippax. Kippax is a large village in the Leeds district of West Yorkshire. There are a range of shops and a pharmacy nearby. There are transport links to Leeds city centre and Leeds General Infirmary, which are approximately ten miles away.
The purpose-built premises are owned by the GP partners. There are toilet facilities and a low-rise reception desk to support easy access for patients in wheelchairs. There is a hearing loop available in the practice, disabled access and car parking onsite.
Kippax Hall Surgery is situated within Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and a member of a federation of practices across Leeds. They are also part of a primary care network (PCN) of local practices who work together to improve services for their patient populations. The practice provides services to approximately 6,203 patients under the terms of a locally agreed NHS General Medical Services (GMS) contract.
The patient population is predominantly of white ethnicity (98%), with the remaining patients from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) origin. There are some variables compared to the local CCG averages, for example:
- 28.4% of patients are aged 65 years and over (CCG 24.1%)
- 0.7% working status is classed as unemployed (CCG 5.3%)
- Prevalence of obesity in patients aged over 18 years is 15.3% (CCG 10.9%)
- Prevalence of hypertension is 16.8% (CCG 13.1%)
- 1% of patients reported to have dementia (CCG 0.4%)
The National General Practice Profile shows the level of deprivation within the practice demographics as being rated seven. (This is based on a scale of one to ten, with one representing the highest level of deprivation.)
The practice clinical team consists of two GP partners (one male, one female), two salaried GPs (one male, one female), two practice nurses, two healthcare assistants and one phlebotomist (all female). The non-clinical team consists of a practice manager and a range of reception and administration staff.
The practice opening hours are 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday, with 7.30am opening on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Patients have access to extended evening and weekend appointments via a local “hub” of practices.
The provider of the service is registered with CQC to deliver the regulated activities: diagnostic and screening procedures, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, maternity and midwifery services, family planning and surgical procedures.
The previous inspection ratings were displayed both in the practice and on their website.
Since 2018, the practice patient list size has increased by approximately 1,200 patients due a local practice closing, with over 700 people wanting to register with the practice within the space of a week. This coincided with the retirement of one of the GP partners. Consequently, this led to an increased demand on GP services. The practice took steps to manage this influx of patients and worked cohesively as a team to ensure services continued for both their existing and newly registered patients. Additional clinical sessions were made available, utilising existing clinicians and employing a regular group of GP locums who were familiar with the practice. Additional non-clinical staff were employed on a temporary basis to support making up new patient registration packs, summarising patient records and organising appointments.
In addition, they had plans to expand the premises, which incorporated additional consulting rooms. Building work commenced in January 2019. The work had been expected to have been completed by the end of June but due to unforeseen circumstances there has been a delay. This, in turn, has prevented them from recruiting some additional clinical staff until the rooms have been completed. During our inspection, we noted there was minimal disruption to the practice and patients.