Practice News & Updates

Evening and weekend appointments now available

Patients can now see a local GP, Physio and Phlebotomist (blood taker) for routine appointments on weekday evenings and at weekends. Pre-bookable and on-the-day appointments are available between 6.30pm and 8.30pm each weekday, with additional slots available on Saturdays and Sundays between 8.45am and 5.15pm.

Clinics are held at local practices that are part of our Primary Care Network (PCN) - please see below for details.

You can book an evening or weekend appointment by ringing the practice on 01484 862 793. If you need to book an appointment when the practice is closed then you can ring the free NHS 111 phone line out of normal working hours and they will book an appointment for you if appropriate.

Latest Care Quality Commission Report

The Practice has received the results of the CQC inspection of Dearne Valley Health Centre and are pleased to announce that the CQC found this practice to be good across all categories. See the full report here

The MAST Health Partnership PCN

Dearne Valley Health Centre is part of The MAST Health Partnership Primary Care Network (PCN). The Network is made up of 5 local Practices with a population of over 35,000 patients. The 5 Practices are: 

Kirkburton Health Centre, Lepton and Kirkheaton Surgery, Shepley Health Centre

Skelmanthorpe Family Doctors, Dearne Valley Health Centre

What is a PCN?

PCNs are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan. They provide the structure and funding for services to be developed locally, in response to the needs of the patients they serve. PCNs will help to join up services at a local level, focusing on the specific needs of these local populations, with patients still accessing routine GP appointments as they do now.

PCNs are groups of GP practices working closely together, along with other healthcare staff and organisations within the NHS and voluntary sector, to improve the healthcare of our local population by providing integrated healthcare services.