Information available from Dr Tempest & Partners, Central Surgery, 201 Hamilton Road, Felixstowe Suffolk IP11 7DT providing medical services under contract to the NHS under the Freedom of Information Act model publication scheme
Information covered by this scheme is only about the primary, general or personal medical services we provide under contract to the National Health Service.
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Class1 - Who we are and what we do
This practice has a local Personal Medical Services Contract. The contract is with NHS Suffolk, Suffolk Primary Care Trust, Rushbrook House, Paper Mill Lane, Bramford, Ipswich IP8 4DE.(www.suffolk.nhs.uk).
It is possible to find out information about our practice, the Suffolk Primary Care Trust and other NHS services in your area by using www.nhs.uk. A full list of local General Practices can be found there too. The Central Surgery provides NHS services for the geographical area of Felixstowe, Trimley St Mary, Trimley St Martin, Kirton, Falkenham and Levington. / Hard Copy
Doctors in the practice
Dr Lynda Carole Tempest; Dr William Alexander Sudell; Dr David Nigel Lee Moon; Dr Keith William Pearce; Dr Stephen Robert James Feltwell; Dr Tatiana Leichenko; Dr Simon Sherry;
Contact details for the practice
Information within each Class is available in hard copy from:
Mrs. J. Molloy, Practice Manager
Central Surgery
201 Hamilton Road
Felixstowe, Suffolk IP11 7DT
Tel: 01394 288171. e-mail; / 0
Opening hours
Monday: 8.00 to 18.30
Tuesday: 8.00 to 20.00
Wednesday: 8.00 to 20.00
Thursday: 8.00 to 20.00
Friday: 8.00 to 18.30
Other staffing details
The full names of GPs at our practice are listed in the introduction to this scheme. The practice also employs;
Practice Manager – Mrs. Jennifer Molloy
Information Technology Manager – Mrs. Judy Layton
Head Receptionist – Miss Jane Fox
Medical Receptionists – 18 in total
Practice Nurses - Mrs. Ann Murray, Miss Laura Vince, Ms Sheryl Jay
Nurse Practitioners – Mrs. Rita Foreman, Mrs. Teresa Bryden
Health Care Assistants – Mrs. Glenys Cook, Mrs. Jo Whelan
Medical Secretaries – 4 in total
Data Input Clerks – 4 in total
Class 2 – What we spend and how we spend it
Total cost to the PCT/LHB/HSSB of our PMS contracted services.
The total practice funding received from the NHS before expenses in 2008/2009 was £1,278,563.
The total contract funding to be received in the year 2009/2010 is £1,294,421
Audit of NHS income
The prescribing budget for the practice in 2007/08 was £2,592,868. The sum spent on drugs prescribed by Central Surgery was £2,073,33
The prescribing budget for the practice in 2008/09 was £2,750,143. The forecast expenditure in the financial year ended 31st March 2009 was £2,673,332 as at the end of January 2009.
Class 3 – What our priorities are and how we are doing
(Strategies and plans, performance indicators, audits, inspections and reviews)
Current and previous year as a minimum
Under the New PMS Contract in place from 1st April 2008 the practice received approval of compliance with all of the Schedule 12 Core and Developmental Framework performance indicators aimed at the most efficient use of NHS resources.
In 2010 we will be focusing on the performance indicators in comparison with other Suffolk practices of;
Choose & Book (L.E.S)
Access
Smoking Cessation
Child Immunisations
Cervical Screening
Chlamydia Screening
A&E Activity
Prescribing
We continue to aspire to all elements of Quality and Outcomes Framework indicators.
Plans for the development and provision of NHS services
We are currently working with the PCT on the performance indicators listed above.
Class 4 – How we make decisions
Business decisions relating to the running of the practice are made by the Partners.
Decisions on engaging in Local Enhanced Services contracts with the PCT are made by the Partners following detailed discussions at partnership meetings based on benefits to patients and the cost of providing the service.
Records of decisions made in the practice affecting the provision of NHS services
All decisions are recorded in practice meeting minutes.
Class 5 – Our policies and procedures
(Current written protocols, policies and procedures for delivering our services and responsibilities)
Policies and procedures about the employment of staff / Hard Copy
Internal instructions to staff and policies relating to the delivery of services / Hard Copy
Equality and diversity policy / Hard Copy
Health and safety policy / Hard Copy
Complaints procedures (including those covering requests for information and operating the publication scheme) / Hard Copy
Records management policies (records retention, destruction and archive) / Hard Copy
Data protection policies / Hard Copy
Policies and procedures for handling requests for information / Hard Copy
Patients’ charter / Not held
Class 6 – Lists and Registers
Currently maintained lists and registers only
Any publicly available register or list (if any are held this should be publicised; in most circumstances existing access provisions will suffice) / None Held
Class 7 – The services we offer
(Information about the services we offer, including leaflets, guidance and newsletters produced for the public)
The services provided under contract to the NHS
Essential Services – for the management of registered patients and temporary residents who are, or believe themselves to be:
Ill with conditions from which recovery is generally expected
Terminally ill; or
Suffering from chronic disease
Additional Services:
Cervical screening
Contraception
Vaccinations and immunisations
Childhood vaccinations and immunisations
Child health surveillance services
Maternity medical services
Minor surgery
Other Mandatory Services:
Minor injury service
Phlebotomy
Post operative wound care
Depo Neuroleptics
Smoking cessation services
Hormone implants including Zoladex
Some of these services are provided in partnership with other agencies, namely;
Suffolk Primary Care Trust
Local Health Partnerships
Community Mental Health Team
Improving Access to Psychological Services (IAPT) / Hard Copy
Charges for any of these services
No charges are made for any of the listed services.
Information leaflets
A practice information leaflet is available upon request.
A quarterly newsletter is published and available upon request. / Hard Copy
Hard Copy
Out of hours arrangements
Out of hours arrangements are provided by Take Care Now, Riverside Clinic, Landseer Road, Ipswich.
Patients requiring medical services outside of core hours should telephone the practice on the usual number (01394 283197) and will automatically be transferred to the out of hours service.