Updated 4 October 2018
The Euxton Medical Centre is situated on St. Marys Gate, Euxton in a semi-rural part of Chorley at PR7 6AH and is part of the NHS Chorley and South Ribble Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Services are provided under a general medical service (GMS) contract with NHS England.
The surgery is housed in single-story purpose-built accommodation which was extended in 2012 and offers access and facilities for wheelchair users and visitors. The practice website can be found at www.euxtonmedicalcentre.nhs.uk.
There are approximately 4290 registered patients. The practice population includes a higher number of patients aged between 45 and 75 years of age than the national average; 45% compared to 35% nationally.
Information published by Public Health England, rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as ten on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest. Male and female life expectancy in the practice geographical
area reflects the national average for males at 80 years and 83 years for females.
The practice opens from 8am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday and offers extended opening on Mondays until 8.30pm. Extended opening appointments are also offered every weekday evening until 8pm and an additional five appointments on Saturday and Sundays from 9am to 4pm at one of three neighbouring practices through an arrangement with other local surgeries. Appointments at the practice are from 8.30am to 11.30am and 3.30pm to 5.30pm on weekdays and from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on Mondays. The practice provides online patient access that allows patients to book appointments and order prescriptions. When the practice is closed, patients are able to access out of hours services offered locally by the provider GoToDoc by telephoning NHS 111.
The practice has two GP partners one male and one female. The practice also uses the services of a regular female locum GP for two surgery sessions each week. Two practice nurses, a trainee healthcare assistant, a practice manager, a medicines co-ordinator and an additional team of eight reception and administration staff, assist the GPs. The practice is a teaching practice for undergraduate student doctors although at the time of our inspection, this had been suspended for the time being.
The practice is registered with CQC to provide maternity and midwifery services, treatment of disease, disorder or injury, surgical procedures and diagnostic and screening procedures as their regulated activities.
The practice was previously inspected in March 2018. The full comprehensive report following our March inspection can be found on our website here: https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-583790642.