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09
Apr
Hospital takes over Ripon GP surgery
North House Surgery in Ripon has been taken over by the organisation that runs Harrogate District Hospital and Ripon Community Hospital.
The surgery on North Street in Ripon has 9,000 registered patients and employs 40 staff.
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust said in a statement today it had “taken responsibility for the practice after being approached by North House Surgery’s GP partners and the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board in late 2024”.
The contract to provide primary care service was transferred by Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board to HDFT on 1 April 2025.
The statement added:
“Primary care services provided to North House Surgery’s patients are not affected and can be accessed by patients in the same way as before the change in ownership.
"Service continuity will be maintained through the practice’s leadership structure. This includes Dr Peter Johnson, one of the surgery’s GP partners, who has become lead doctor, and Debbie Brown, who will take on the role of nursing and allied health professional lead at the surgery. Clare Collins has also joined North House Surgery as the new operational manager."
The trust said it had sent letters to all North House Surgery patients this week informing them of the change of ownership.
Dr Jacqueline Andrews, executive medical director at the trust, indicated other surgeries could follow a similar route.
She said:
We are really excited to begin an exciting new chapter at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust - incorporating primary care into our range of services.
The NHS’ focus is to move care, where it is appropriate, from an acute hospital setting to the community, and from treatment to prevention. Closer working between acute, community and primary care will ensure outstanding care can continue to be provided for our patients across Ripon.
Pictured (left-right): Clare Collins, operational manager; Debbie Brown, nursing and AHP lead; Dr Pete Johnson, lead doctor; Alison Smith, HDFT’s interim executive director nursing midwifery and AHPs; Russell Nightingale, HDFT’s deputy chief executive and chief operating officer; and Dr Jacqueline Andrews, HDFT’s executive medical director.
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