Updated 25 January 2019
Wharfedale Dermatology Clinic is a service provided by Grange Park Surgery under a contract commissioned by the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The clinic operates from Springs Medical Centre, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, LS29 8TH.
The clinic provides medical diagnostic and treatment services for the provision of community based dermatology for NHS patients with a skin condition that cannot be managed by their own GP. Services offered include treatments for eczema, psoriasis and alopecia (hair loss). There are no restrictions to the age of patients treated by the service.
Patients are referred to the clinic by their own GP to receive treatment. Care is delivered by two male GPs with a special interest (GPwSI) in dermatology and one female GP who was being supported to undertake additional dermatology training at the time of our inspection. Additional expertise is provided by a consultant dermatologist who is able to provide advice and support for more complex dermatological conditions. The specialist clinicians were supported by a health care assistant and a small team of administrative staff.
The clinic operates at the following times:
Tuesday: 8am until 11am and 1.30pm until 3.30pm
Friday: 8am until 11.30am
The service is registered with the CQC under the Health and Social Care Act to provide the following regulated activities:
- Diagnostic and screening
- Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
- Surgical procedures
We inspected this service on 7 December 2018. Our inspection team was led by a CQC lead inspector. The team included a GP specialist adviser.
To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:
- Is it safe?
- Is it effective?
- Is it caring?
- Is it responsive to people’s needs?
- Is it well-led?
These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during the inspection.