Vacant GP Practice – Ferndale Medical Centre
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VACANT GP PRACTICE
SOUTH WALES
Main Surgery: Ferndale Medical Centre, 56-58 High Street, Ferndale, CF43 4XX
Branch Surgery: Maerdy Surgery, North Terrace, Maerdy, CF43 4DD
Ferndale Medical Centre and its branch surgery in Maerdy is currently managed under the auspices of Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB). We are keen for the practice to return to independent contractor status in 2023 and intend to award a permanent General Medical Services Contract (GMS) for the provision of primary health care within Ferndale and the neighbouring areas. The practice area offers a challenging and rewarding environment providing care in an area of high deprivation. The surgeries are accessible from Cardiff in approximately 30 minutes via the M4 corridor / A470 carriageway.
Over the past few years, the Health Board and practice team have worked extremely hard to turn this practice around by implementing new and improved ways of working practices, especially around internal systems, and processes. The practice is well organised and high achieving. Patient services are provided from 2 purpose-built premises approximately 1 mile apart. There is a strong team of existing support staff in place including a Practice Nurse, Pharmacist and Health Care Support Worker.
The Health Board supports the development of more collaborative health and well-being models, particularly in those areas of greatest deprivation. Dedicated resources will be made available to work with the successful applicant to develop and implement services which are non-medical and co-productive. Within Cwm Taf Morgannwg there are 8 clusters committed to the further development of sustainable primary care models and multi-disciplinary teams. As 1 of 10 practices that operate in the Rhondda cluster valleys area Ferndale benefits from access to a variety of cluster led services including physiotherapy and mental health support.
The practice provided essential and additional General Medical Services, as well as a range of enhanced services.
• Cegedim (Vision) clinical system
• Practice List Size circa 7,500 patients
• No Out of Hours commitment as OOH services are provided by CTMUHB
• The incoming partnership will need to comply with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations in relation to existing staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for an existing, or newly formed, multi-partner partnership to take over the GMS Contract for Ferndale Medical Practice from the 1st October 2023. For informal enquiries, or if you are interested in submitting an expression of interest please email Nicola.lush@wales.nhs.uk. The expression of interest need only consist of a brief confirmation that you are interested in submitting a business case.
The closing date for Expressions of Interest is Friday 24th March 2023
Following receipt of your interest, you will be provided with an information pack containing details of the current service provision, practice profile, key practice and financial information and a template against which you will be asked to complete a full business case.
• Detailed business cases to be submitted NO LATER THAN Friday 28th April 2023
• Interview for successful business case applications will take place week commencing 15th May 2023
• Proposed Transfer Date 1st October 2023
All correspondence should be sent to Nicola Lush via email: nicola.lush@wales.nhs.uk or posted to:
Mrs Nicola Lush
Advisor, Primary Care
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Primary Care Team – 2nd Floor
Kier Hardie Health Park
Aberdare Road
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1BZ
Please ensure all correspondence is marked Confidential - EOI
CLOSING DATE: 24th March 2023
