Practice Statements - The Porch Surgery

Statements available:

Statement of Intent for the Porch Surgery- IT/Electronic patient records
Statement of Purpose

Statement of Intent for The Porch Surgery

IT/Electronic Patient Records

New contractual requirements came into force from 1^st April 2015 requiring that GP practices should make available a statement of intent in relation to the following IT developments:-

Referral Management
Electronic Appointment Booking
Online Booking of repeat prescriptions
Summary Care Record
GP2GP transfers – The Porch Surgery now offer our patients all of the requirements under the GP contract relating to IT developments.

Patient Access to the detailed information from the medical record.

Statement of Purpose

Health and Social Care Act 2008

Part 1

Health and Social Care Act 2008, Regulation 12, schedule 3

The provider’s business contact details, including address for service of notices and other documents, in accordance with Sections 93 and 94 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008

1. Provider’s name and legal status
Full name¹	The Porch Surgery
CQC provider ID	1-19975143
Legal status¹	Partnership

2. Provider’s address, including for service of notices and other documents
Business address²	The Porch Surgery Beechfield Road
Town	Corsham
County	Wiltshire
Post code	SN13 9DL
Business telephone	01249 712232
Electronic mail (email)³	[email protected]

We do wish to receive notices and other documents from CQC by email

Yes

3. The full names of all the Partners in the Porch Partnership

Dr St John Mohr

Dr William Davies

Dr Joanna Swallow

Dr Michele Reade

Dr Catherine Bennett

Dr Thomas Gamble

Part 2

Aims and objectives

To provide high quality primary care treatment to our patient population to include consultations, examinations and treatment of medical conditions.
To focus on prevention of disease by promoting healthy living.
To understand and meet the needs of our patients, involve them in decision making about their treatments and encourage them to participate fully.
To involve other professionals in the care of our patients where it is in the patients best interests; i.e. referring for specialist care and advice.
To ensure that all members of the team have the right skills and training to carry out their duties competently.
To create an educational environment, where staff promote and create learning amongst themselves, GP Registrars and Students
To review annually patient satisfactions surveys of the people who use our service and use the results to change when required.

Part 3

Location and the people who use the service their service type(s) and regulated activities.

Name of location	The Porch Surgery
Address	Beechfield Road Corsham Wiltshire
Postcode	SN13 9DL
Telephone	01249 712232
Email	[email protected]

Description of the location

(The premises and the area around them, access, adaptations, equipment, facilities, suitability for relevant special needs, staffing & qualifications etc)

The Porch Surgery is a purpose built General Practice situated in the town of Corsham. Patients are seen on the ground floor which is flat with access for wheelchairs.

We serve a population of circa 12,000 from the town and surrounding communities.

CQC service user bands:

The whole population

The CQC service types(s) provided at this location:

Doctors consultation Service (DCS)

Doctors treatment Service (DTS)

Regulated activity(ies) carried on at this location

Treatment of disease, disorder or injury