Merger with Derwent Crescent Medical Practice

To: Wentworth Medical Practice 

30.01.2023

Dear Patient

Re: Your views on Merger of Derwent Crescent Medical Practice to Wentworth Medical Practice.

We are writing to you as a patient registered with one of the practices above to inform you of the Partnership change which took place last year and the proposed merger of our GP surgery at 20 Derwent Crescent London N20 OQQ with Wentworth Medical Practice at 38 Wentworth Avenue London N3 1YL.

Partnership changes took place last Summer when Dr Jonathan Lubin the long-term GP Partner at Derwent Medical Centre retired from NHS Services. Dr Laura Lefley the other partner left at the end of December 2022. We apologise if you were not notified of this change.

Drs Anuj Patel and Dr Leena Mistry, Partners of Wentworth Medical Centre, also became partners of  Derwent Medical Centre.

This letter is to seek your views on a full Merger between both practices

There will be no immediate changes to where services will be delivered after the partnership change in July 2022 and Merger in December 2022. To improve access for patients the partners have been exploring with NCL Integrated Care Board (ICB) formally NCL CCG whether there is an opportunity to offer all patients services from one premises at the Wentworth Medical Practice. The practice and NCL ICB will inform and write to patients later in the year providing more detail on the premises options and seek your views to ensure any change to where services are provided to meet your needs.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Why is Derwent Medical Practice considering a Merger with another practice?

As set out above, both Dr Jonathan Lubin the long-term GP Partner retired from NHS Services in 2022 and his GP Partner Dr Laura Lefley has also now left Derwent Medical Practice.  Dr Anuj Patel and Dr Leena Mistry are now partners of both practices.

A full Merger of practices would enable a larger clinical  and administrative team  to provide enhanced clinical care to patients for both practices. Using the specialist skills within the team will enable better patient care.

2. What changes will I notice as a patient?

All existing services will continue, and you may notice new faces amongst the clinicians and reception team as we begin to share staff across the two practices. There will be 

 

3. What does this mean for patients?

You do not need to do anything as you will continue to be registered with Derwent Crescent Medical Practice and the name of the surgery will remain the same.   We confirm that no patients will be asked to leave because of the partnership change or merger.  

4. Changes to Staffing and opening hours

All staff both clinical and administrative will continue to work at the practice and there will be no change to our practice opening hours. The surgery telephone number will remain the same.

 

We understand this proposal might affect some people more than others therefore before any final decisions are made, we would like to hear your views, recommendations, and any potential challenges this Merger might mean for you.

 

5. How can I share my thoughts?

A survey is available for you to complete and will be open for 6 weeks. The deadline to complete and return your survey is 13.03.2023.

The survey can be accessed via a link at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZWMB9VV . Alternatively,, the survey can be accessed on both Practice Websites at. Paper copies will be available at our reception desk.

 

If you need any help to complete this survey, you can call the surgery on 0208 346 1242 and a member of the team will go through it with you. Forms are also available within the surgery for you to complete.

         

6. What do you need to do next?

       Nothing as you can continue to access your GP in the usual way. The feedback we receive from you will form part of the NCL ICB application to merge the two surgeries and we will contact you later when we have further details

If you have any queries, comments, or concerns please feel free to contact the practice on the contact details below.

Yours sincerely,

Dr Anuj Patel and Dr Leena Mistry 

GP Partners

If you require this in another format, such as large print, easy-read, braille, audio, or another language, please contact wentworth.mp@nhs.net

Please  click the following link to access the patient survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/ZWMB9VV

Published: Jun 20, 2023