Island City Practice
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"Portsmouth GP practice delivering comprehensive NHS primary care for 37,000 patients"
About Island City Practice
Island City Practice provides NHS primary care for roughly 37,000 patients across three Portsmouth sites: Lake Road Practice, Sunnyside Medical Centre and John Pounds Surgery. Formed through the merger of Lake Road and Sunnyside in 2022, it treats acute illness and long-term conditions and contributes to the Portsmouth Clinical Assessment Service.
The practice combines small GP teams and personalised patient lists with a multidisciplinary same-day assessment team. Nurses, paediatric practitioners and other clinicians work alongside GPs, supported by a network-linked medicines team, social prescribing and first-contact physiotherapy. It is a training practice and the lead practice for Island City Network, with Anima supporting medical and administrative requests.
Organising care
The same-day assessment service brings GPs together with nurses, paediatric practitioners and other clinicians. Alongside routine GP clinics, a nurse-led service manages chronic disease, while clinical pharmacists and pharmacy technicians support medicines work across the network.
Learning and development
The practice is involved in local medical student training. CQC’s May 2025 assessment reported that staff received training and regular appraisals, and that leaders supported staff to develop in their roles.
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2022
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