Guidepost Medical Group, Choppington, Northumberland

Guidepost Medical Group is one of the leading GP practice in Choppington and it is located at North Parade, Choppington, Northumberland, NE62 5RA. Patients can contact Guidepost Medical Group at 01670 822071 for appointments. Services offered by Guidepost Medical Group are Primary care counselling service, Child Immunisations, Travel health with yellow fever, Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house, Asthma Clinic, Learning disability health check and others. Guidepost Medical Group GP has total 8050 registered patients, out of this there are 4054 female registered patients and 3996 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Guidepost Medical Group has medical staff of 16 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Northumberland CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Guidepost Medical Group.

Guidepost Medical Group address, phone number, fax number, website, email etc. details are mentioned as below. Patients can call on the below given phone number for appointments.

Name	Guidepost Medical Group
Organization code	A84020
Address	North Parade Choppington, Northumberland, NE62 5RA
Phone number	01670 822071
Fax number	01670 531060
Website	http://www.guidepostmedicalgroup.nhs.uk/
Email	admin.a84020@nhs.net
Commissioner	NHS Northumberland CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

Guidepost Medical Group opening timing for reception and surgery are as mentioned below for complete week. Patients can book their appointments accordingly.

• Reception times
• Surgery times

Guidepost Medical Group have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Primary care counselling service	Child Immunisations
Travel health with yellow fever	Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house
Asthma Clinic	Learning disability health check

Guidepost Medical Group has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 16 medical staff working at Guidepost Medical Group. Following are the staff details who work at Guidepost Medical Group with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Dr Angela Rau	General Practitioner	6135018
Dr Malcolm Orr	General Practitioner	4541479
Dr Catherine Bromham	General Practitioner	4413673
Dr Amy Tromans	General Practitioner	6150274
Dr Sarah Belton	General Practitioner	6026735
Dr Kathryn Barnes	General Practitioner	7075221
Mrs Judith Rutherford	Healthcare Assistant
Bev Hook	Healthcare Assistant
Mrs Jenny Thompson	Healthcare Assistant
Sue Colden	Nurse Practitioner
Mrs Ruth Bishop	Nurse Practitioner
Ms Amy Grimmer	Other
Ms Sue Rowland	Practice Manager
Mrs Liz Harmer	Practice Nurse
Ms Ashleigh Nixon	Practice Nurse
Mrs Lesley Carter	Practice Nurse

Some measuring parameters of Guidepost Medical Group are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	42.86% detected by practice, out of 56 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	78.8% screened, of 1847 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	71.76% reviewed by GP, out of 85 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	86.40% within a recommended level, out of 500 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	72.8% vaccinated, of 1939 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	46.2% vaccinated, of 1052 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	90.76% with recommended measurement, out of 1,493 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	90.16% with a plan, out of 61 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	90.80% had confidence, of 111 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	50.59% were satisfied, of 98 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	100.00% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	80.32% treated, out of 188 patients.

Guidepost Medical Group GP has 8050 registered patients out of this it has 4054 female registered patients and 3996 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Guidepost Medical Group has total of 8030 registered patients as per Patient Online Management Information (POMI) system as on 30-Sep-22

Online Appointments

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for booking and/or cancelling appointments through the Principal system	Online booking of appointments and cancelling is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to book and/or cancel appointments	2832
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	2

Online Prescription Order

Functionality status of the online system at the Practice for enabling the use of online Patient Transactional Services for ordering repeat prescriptions through the Principal system	Online prescription ordering is enabled
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Transactional Service to order repeat prescriptions	4308
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	1489

Online Patient Record Access Service

Functionality status of the Practice system for enabling the use of online Patient Record Access Services for 'online patients' to view their Detailed Coded Care Record	Patients can view detailed coded records online
Total number of 'online patients' registered to use an online Patient Record Access Service to access elements of the Detailed Coded Care Record	317
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	379

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