Torbay General Practice

What is Torbay General Practice?

Torbay General Practice is a collective of three primary care networks and comprises 10 GP practices from across Torbay (Torquay, Paignton and Brixham).

These PCNs and practices are:

• Baywide
  • Compass House Medical Centre
  • Pembroke House Surgery
  • Chilcote Surgery
• Torquay
  • Southover Medical Practice
  • Brunel Medical Practice
  • Chelston Hall Surgery
  • Croft Hall Medical Practice
• Paignton and Brixham
  • Mayfield Medical Centre
  • Corner Place Surgery
  • Old Farm Surgery.

What does Torbay General Practice do?

Torbay General Practice’s GP surgeries work together to provide robust, sustainable systems and services that benefit patients across Torbay.

This work includes services such as  the extended hours service and covid vaccination which are all run and staffed on behalf of all the practices.

How is this achieved?

Torbay General Practice operates with an agreed set of principles and understandings and, as a collective, aims to agree on decisions and actions.

Each practice sends a clinical and managerial representative to meetings, and sub- groups are formed to complete tasks.

Why does Torbay General Practice work like this?

Working as a collaborative enables Torbay General Practice to scale up systems more effectively and provide better services for patients across Torbay.

Torbay is a relatively small area, so it makes sense for PCNS to work together. There is a wealth of knowledge and experience across the practice teams, and working together maximises those strengths and skills, for the benefit of everyone.

It also means support is available for practices that might be facing certain challenges, so no patient group is left behind.