We carried out a review of the data available to us about Bere Regis Surgery on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
If you have concerns about Bere Regis Surgery, you can give feedback on this service.
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Bere Regis Surgery on 18 August 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
We saw one area of outstanding practice:
The practice healthcare assistant (HCA) had identified 383 patients over the age of 75 years that were vulnerable and to date had carried out 170 assessments on the most vulnerable and isolated. These assessments were an evolving process and included identifying need in housing, physical health, mental health and social need and associated risks such as risk of falls or poor nutrition using a nationally recognised tool. The HCA liaised with dentists, opticians, housing departments and the practice GPs where areas of concern were identified. The practice also worked closely with local organisations to provide social events and lunch clubs. This initiative had reduced the hospital admissions for this age group by 33%.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
The Bere Regis Surgery is a GP practice that offers general medical care to approximately 3500 patients in the Bere Regis and the surrounding rural area.
We visited the practice, which is based at Manor Farm Road, Bere Regis, Dorset on 3 June 2014 to carry out our inspection.
Patients provided feedback (before and during our inspection) and told us they were happy with the care and treatment they received and they felt safe. They told us staff treated them respectfully and were helpful and added that their treatment was clearly explained to them and they were able to make choices.
Staff spoke politely to patients and consultations were carried out in private treatment rooms. Information was available for patients which included health promotion, access to support services and information about the practice and the services it provided.
We found that there were some systems in place to manage risk to patients but were not always monitored. These included recruitment and disclosure and barring service (DBS) checking procedures. We also found that a number of risk assessments had not been carried out. These included health and safety and fire safety. Improvements were needed in these areas to protect patients from harm.
During our inspection we looked at how well services are provided for specific groups of people and what good care looks like for them. The population groups we reviewed were:
We found the practice provided a responsive service for some patients within each population group.
Bere Regis Surgery
Manor Farm Road
Bere Regis
Dorset
BH20 7HB