01 December 2023
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We carried out an announced targeted assessment of the responsive key question at Boundary House Surgery on 1 December 2023. The assessment took place remotely. As part of the assessment we have reviewed the rating for the responsive key question. As a result, the responsive key question has been rated requires improvement.
Safe – not rated, the rating of good was carried over from the previous inspection.
Effective - not rated, the rating of good was carried over from the previous inspection.
Caring - not rated, the rating of good was carried over from the previous inspection.
Responsive – rated requires improvement, the overall rating will remain good.
Well-led - not rated, the rating of good was carried over from the previous inspection.
We previously inspected the service on September 2022, the practice was rated good in all five key questions, with an overall rating of good. The full reports for previous inspections can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Boundary House Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we carried out this inspection
We carried out this inspection in line with our inspection priorities to complete targeted assessments of the responsive key question to better understand the experience of patients and providers.
Outline focus of inspection to include:
- Responsive Key question inspected
How we carried out the inspection
This assessment was completed remotely.
This included:
- Conducting staff interviews using teleconferencing.
- Requesting evidence from the provider.
- Reviewing the data we hold on this provider.
- Reviewing patient feedback reported directly to us, verified patient reviews and patient experience evidence supplied by the provider.
Our findings
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 found that:
- Some patients could access care and treatment in a timely way.
- Patient feedback for access was below local and national averages.
- We found services were developed to respond to the needs of the local population.
- We saw evidence the practice used complaints to drive improvement.
Whilst we found no breaches of regulations, the provider should:
- Continue to review and improve patient feedback.
Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.
Dr Sean O’Kelly BSc MB ChB MSc DCH FRCA
Chief Inspector of Health Care