Richmond Medical Centre
462 Richmond Road
Sheffield
S13 8NA
Telephone: 08451 222831
Fax: 0114 253 0737
We would be pleased to show you around. If you wish to see the practice, please telephone and ask for Denise Brookes our Practice Manager, or
email : denisebrookes@nhs.net
www.richmondmedicalcentre.co.uk
Partners
Dr C E Walton, Dr G R Scott, Dr A Campbell, Dr R Liley, Dr Chris Maden
Trainers
Dr G R Scott, Dr A Campbell, Dr R Liley
Practice
Welcome to Richmond Medical Centre. We pride ourselves in the training of GP Registrars and Medical Students. The training provided for the registrar is tailored around the registrar's needs with support for assessment/nMRCGP. Support is given not only by your trainer but all members of the primary health care team. We offer professional training and supervision whilst providing a valuable, fulfilling and enjoyable experience. We tend to have 3 training doctors training with us at any one time - a mix of F2 trainee and GP Registrars.
Richmond Medical Centre is a purpose built premises, recently extended for training purposes, conveniently located 10 minutes from the centre of Sheffield. The Centre provides a warm, welcoming and comfortable environment for patients and staff. Car parking is available to the side of the building.
The Practice has approximately 7300 patients predominantly from Manor, Intake and Richmond, but we also have patients in Frecheville, Stradbroke and Handsworth. These areas are classed as medium deprivation with poverty and social fragmentation. The locality has particularly high levels of unemployment, currently standing at 14.5%.
We have a high elderly population. Young families are starting to move into the area. Of the 1116 patients who are 65 and over, 406 suffer from CHD. This is mirrored with other long term medical conditions. This particular patient profile will give the registrar an excellent training in managing patients with complex morbidity and needs.
The practice has a mixed social class 2-5 with few ethnic minority patients. However, some refugees and travellers have recently settled in the area.
The practice currently operates a nurse triage system for 4 hours per day Monday to Friday, except Thursday when clinics are 1 hour 20 minutes. This is staffed by our 3 nurse practitioners, one of whom prescribes.
The Partners
Dr Caroline Walton MBChB, MRCGP
Dr Walton graduated from Sheffield University in 1982 and went on to complete her GP training in Sheffield. She has been a partner in this practice since 1988. She has a special interest in dermatology, having acquired the diploma in dermatology in 2003, and does cryotherapy. Dr Walton is the Senior Partner and has a non-clinical responsibility in the Practice of finance and premises. She has been a trainer since 1998.
Dr Anita Campbell MA, BMBCh, FRCGP, DPCR, DFRSH
Dr Campbell trained in Oxford and completed postgraduate training in South East London. Dr Campbell qualified in 1979 and entered the practice in 1989. Dr Campbell has specialist interests in, mental health, gynaecology, family planning and rheumatology. She has been a trainer since 1994.
Dr Gill Scott MMBChB, DRCOG, MRCGP, DFRSH
Dr Scott joined the practice in 1999. She qualified from Sheffield University Medical School in 1986 and trained as a GP in Chesterfield. Her interests lie in the areas of neurology, gynaecology and family planning. Dr Scott is the complaints and clinical governance lead for the practice. She has been a trainer since 2003.
Dr Rob Liley MB ChB, MRCGP
Dr Liley joined the team at Richmond in 2007. He qualified from Sheffield University in 1999. He is the lead for undergraduate education and the practice takes students from Sheffield University and Kings College Hospital, London. His areas of interest are men’s health, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. He has responsibility for community partnerships. He is intending to become a GP trainer and has started to train for this.
Associate
Dr Paul Hodgkin FRCGP, DCH
Dr Hodgkin qualified in 1975. He commenced employment at the Practice in April 1999 as a GP Associate working two mornings per week and is a great asset to the Practice. During the remainder of the week Dr Hodgkin works for a wide variety of NHS organisations, including the Department of Health. He also runs Patient Opinion a national website where patients can rate the care they have received - see
Link: www.patientopinion.org.uk
Dr Chris Maden MB ChB, MRCGP, MRCP
Dr Maden qualified from Leeds University Medical School in 2001. He joined Richmond Medical Centre in 2008 as a registrar and never left. He provides intermediate care to Ravenscroft RH and is developing minor surgery within the practice.
Staff
Practice Manager
1 Full Time Nurse Practitioner
3 Part Time Nurse Practitioner,
1 Practice Nurse
Secretary
5 P/T Receptionists. Two of the receptionists are trained as Medical Assistants, ie trained to take blood, do new patient checks, smoking cessation clinics and help with chronic disease management.
The practice has been at the forefront of developing the role of the practice nurse and as such we have three nurse practitioners that undertake triage.
All the nurses work along side the doctors having special responsibility for chronic disease management, screening, prevention and the running of various clinics.
Attached Staff
We have attached district nursing and health visitor teams. In addition there is a Midwife and graduate Mental Health Worker who attend the Practice. There is also a Counsellor and a Physiotherapist who sees NHS patients but will also see private patients. A private chiropodist also works from the Medical Centre.
Clinics
In addition to general medical services, we also provide:
Child health surveillance
Maternity medical services
Women's health
Minor surgery/Joint injections
Travel immunisations
Diabetic clinic
Asthma clinic
Coronary heart disease clinic
COPD
Spirometry
Cryotherapy
Smoking Cessation
DMARD monitoring
Cardiff health checks for people with learning disabilities
Alcohol detox/ interventions LES
Appointments
We run an appointment system. Each appointment is 10 minutes. Emergency appointments are booked through the nurse triage system. Registrar appointment times vary according to stage in training.
These triage appointments are mainly for children. The nurses take a history and make an assessment. The duty doctor may see the patient if required.
Out of Hours Care
Richmond Medical Centre has opted out of out of hours care, Sheffield GP Collaborative (now Local Care Direct) undertakes all out of hours work. GP Collaborative sessions are arranged with them to gain experience in out of hours care.
Computers
The practice is fully computerised and uses EMIS PCS system for prescribing, consulting, appointments, Pathology links and audit. We also use computers for accounting, and wages. We are connected to the NHS net and have a Web Page for patients. E-mail is available to you. GPs can connect to the system remotely.
Commitment to Quality
The practice achieves high QOF points and has well developed systems of clinical governance with regular meetings. GP registrars are encouraged to attend all our meetings.
The GP Registrar
You will be a valued member of our team. The practice is completing an extension and refurbishment March 2010 and you will have your own room with a computer and internet access. We have a well-stocked library. The first week or 2 in the practice will be taken up with an induction programme when you can spend time with the whole practice team. Each day differs but there is always Thursday afternoon free for the GPSTP half-day release scheme. Initially you will have 20 minute appointments aiming to reduce gradually to 10 minute appointments as you feel able.
Out of hours work is undertaken by the Sheffield GP Collaborative. Registrars gain out of hours experience by accompanying a trainer on shifts at the Collaborative, approximately twice per month. We do not operate a Saturday morning surgery.
All the partners, manager and nurses will take part in training. Tutorials are 2 hours a week. There is a daily debriefing session at lunch time.
Joint surgeries and videoing start early on. Although it sounds daunting, it is a great training tool. Regular debriefs occur with your trainer and the other partners in their absence. More recently a trial of debriefs between registrars and SHO has proven a valuable experience.
The 3 doctors in training in the practice are a valuable resource for each other. We believe that having this balance of trainers and doctors in training provides a stimulating but supportive learning environment.