Updated 25 October 2021
Woodlands Medical Practice is a member of the NHS Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and provides primary medical care services to approximately 4300 patients. The practice population is in the seventh least deprives decile in England. It has greater than the CCG and national average representation of income deprivation affecting 25% of older people (CCG and national average of 20%).
The practice operates from a converted residential property with patient facilities on the ground and first floors. The ground floor is wheelchair accessible. There are offices for administration and management staff on the ground and first floors. The first floor is accessed via stairs.
The practice operates under a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract and provides a number of local and national enhanced services (enhanced services require an increased level of service provision above which is normally required under the core GP contract).
The practice team comprises of one female and one male GP partner, both of whom work full-time and one female salaried GP.
The doctors provide 27 clinical sessions per week. The clinical team is completed by a nurse practitioner and a clinical pharmacist, both of whom work part-time. Woodlands Medical Practice is a training practice. At the time of our review, there were two trainee GP registrars.
There are eight administrative, reception and clerical staff including full-time practice and reception managers.
The practice has opted out of providing out of hours (OOH) services to their own patients and when closed directs patients to the OOH provider for NHS Barnet CCG.
Woodlands Medical Practice is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the regulated activities of treatment of disease, disorder or injury; maternity and midwifery services; diagnostic and screening procedures.
The practice opens between 8am and 6.30pm Monday to Friday. Patients are able to access GP appointments throughout this time. When the practice is closed, patients are re-directed to the contracted OOH service.