Under-fire GP walked away from two practices

general view of the Woodhouse Hill Surgery at Fartown and, inset: Clifton House Surgery, Church Street, Golcar, which is now closed closure when she got home from work on Thursday, June 28, just one day before it closed, leaving her without any GP in the middle of some crucial treatment.

The patient said she rushed to get registered at Fieldhead, before it became over-subscribed and was surprised to find it was accepting patients.

The Examiner asked Fieldhead surgery if it still had places but nobody responded.

The Examiner also contacted Woodhouse Hill Surgery to ask Dr Ahmad why all his surgeries were in difficulties, but he declined to comment.

Just a few months before the closure of the Clifton House and Nook Group surgeries, health chiefs at Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (GHCCG) had been considering allowing Dr Ahmad to provide services from only one location.

But before the patient consultation could be completed he decided to end his contract completely.

Patients were written to about the contract issues in March, but the letter informing them of the closure of the Clifton House and Nook Group was only sent on June 25 – just five working days before it shut for good.

Catherine Wormstone, Head of Primary Care Strategy and Commissioning for Greater Huddersfield CCG said: “Following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), NHS Greater Huddersfield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is aware that Woodhouse Hill Surgery in Fartown, Huddersfield has been rated ‘inadequate’ and placed into ‘special measures.’

“As the commissioner of the service, the CCG takes the CQC rating very seriously and is working with the practice to ensure that they recognise and meet the CQC’s recommendations in full, so that they can deliver high quality services to patients that meet appropriate standards now and in the future.”