We carried out an inspection of this service following our annual review of the information available to us including information provided by the practice. Our review indicated that there may have been a significant change to the quality of care provided since the last inspection.
This inspection focused on the following key questions:
Because of the assurance received from our review of information we carried forward the ratings for the following key questions:
We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:
- what we found when we inspected
- information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and
- information from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.
We have rated this practice as good overall and good for all population groups.
We found that:
- Patients received effective care and treatment that met their needs.
- The way the practice was led and managed promoted the delivery of high-quality, person-centre care.
Whilst we found no breaches of regulations, the provider should:
- Continue to work to improve uptake of its childhood immunisations programme for the benefit if this patient group.
- Continue to work to improve uptake of its cervical screening, and other cancer screening, programmes for the benefit of those patient groups.
- Continue to work to encourage patients with atrial fibrillation, whose recommended treatment includes anticoagulation therapy, to receive all recommended treatment.
We saw one area of outstanding Practice
- Since 2013 the practice had developed and run a course entitled “Thinking Medicine”. This offered sixth form students in state schools the opportunity to learn more about the options for pursuing a medical career. It also offered insights into the process of applying to medical school and some potential career paths available.
Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care