Howdale Surgery, Downham Market, Norfolk

Howdale Surgery is one of the leading GP practice in Downham Market and it is located at 48 Howdale Road, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9AF. Patients can contact Howdale Surgery at 01366 383405 for appointments. Services offered by Howdale Surgery are Anticoagulant monitoring and dosing - provided in-house, Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house, Smoking cessation clinic, Asthma Clinic, Child Immunisations, Learning disability health check and others. Howdale Surgery GP has total 7735 registered patients, out of this there are 3973 female registered patients and 3762 male registered patients. It offers Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) which allows you to get your medicines with out the need of paper prescription. Howdale Surgery has medical staff of 5 to cater to your healthcare needs. NHS Norfolk And Waveney CCG is responsible for effective clinical commissioning of Howdale Surgery.

Howdale Surgery 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	Howdale Surgery
Organization code	D82068
Address	48 Howdale Road Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9AF
Phone number	01366 383405
Fax number	01366 383433
Website	www.howdalesurgery.co.uk
Email	darren.martin@nhs.net
Commissioner	NHS Norfolk And Waveney CCG
Electronic Prescription Service	Available

Howdale Surgery opening timing for reception and surgery are as mentioned below for complete week. Patients can book their appointments accordingly.

• Reception times
• Surgery times

Howdale Surgery have following clinics at their center and they provide below mentioned services to the patients.

Anticoagulant monitoring and dosing - provided in-house	Minor surgery (e.g. removal of moles and skin lesions) - provided in-house
Smoking cessation clinic	Asthma Clinic
Child Immunisations	Learning disability health check

Howdale Surgery has following Accessibility and Parking facilities available which can be availed by incoming patients.There are 5 medical staff working at Howdale Surgery. Following are the staff details who work at Howdale Surgery with their name, job tittle and GMC Number.

Name	Job title	GMC Number
Dr Nicholas Hart	General Practitioner	2692012
Dr Tien Do	General Practitioner	4751180
Dr Richard Heighton	General Practitioner	3476646
Dr Prakash Koteeswaran	General Practitioner	5208233
Mr Darren Martin	Practice Manager

Some measuring parameters of Howdale Surgery are taken and their fetched values are as mentioned below.

Measure	Value
Antibiotic Prescribing	items per standardised prescribing unit (see definition)
Cancer Detection Rate	44.23% detected by practice, out of 52 new diagnoses.
Care Quality Commission Inspection Ratings	Good
Cervical Cancer Screening	77.2% screened, of 1538 eligible women.
Dementia - Face to Face Reviews	73.97% reviewed by GP, out of 73 patients diagnosed.
Diabetes - Managing Blood Glucose Level (HbA1c)	72.29% within a recommended level, out of 433 patients.
Flu vaccinations - Aged 65 and over group	71.9% vaccinated, of 2068 eligible people.
Flu vaccinations - Under 65 At Risk Groups	48.1% vaccinated, of 628 eligible people.
High Blood Pressure Management	81.82% with recommended measurement, out of 1,188 patients.
Mental Health – Comprehensive Care Planning	92.59% with a plan, out of 27 patients.
Patient Experience - Confidence and Trust in healthcare professional	100.00% had confidence, of 94 respondents.
Patient Satisfaction with GP Practice Appointment Times	68.30% were satisfied, of 86 respondents.
Percentage of children aged 1 completed primary course of 5:1 vaccine	95.74% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Haemophilus influenzae type b and Meningitis C booster vaccine	90.48% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with Measles, Mumps and Rubella vaccine	92.06% vaccinated.
Proportion of children aged 2 with pneumococcal conjugate booster vaccine	92.06% vaccinated.
Stroke prevention: medication for patients with atrial fibrillation	81.59% treated, out of 201 patients.

Howdale Surgery GP has 7735 registered patients out of this it has 3973 female registered patients and 3762 male registered patients.
Total number of male patients and female patients

Number of male and female patients, grouped by 10 years


Howdale Surgery has total of 7716 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	2596
Total number of appointment scheduling or cancelling transactions using an Online Patient Transaction Service within the reporting month	0

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	2557
Total number of prescriptions ordered using an Online Patient Transaction Service. (Note that ordering several items at once to be counted as one prescription).	590

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	86
Total number of accesses of a patient record by an 'online patient' with Detailed Coded Care Record access.	2920

Map and Direction

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