What is the Quality of Safety at Lyndhurst Medical Centre

Positive

"• Action in relation to safety alerts was not always recorded."

Positive

"Actions in response to safety alerts were not recorded."

Positive

"Lessons were shared to make sure action was taken to improve safety in the practice."

Positive

"The practice also had a variety of other risk assessments in place to monitor safety of the premises such as control of substances hazardous to health and infection control and legionella."

Positive

"Information about safety was recorded monitored appropriately reviewed and addressed."

Positive

"We reviewed safety records incident reports and minutes of meetings where these were discussed."

Positive

"The practice used the National Reporting and Learning System NRLS eForm to report patient safety incidents."

Positive

"There was a health and safety policy available with a poster in the reception office."

Neutral

"• The practice had an induction programme for newly appointed nonclinical members of staff that covered such topics as safeguarding fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."

Positive

"• Establish effective systems and processes to ensure good governance in accordance with the fundamental standards of care."

Positive

"Governance arrangements The practice had an overarching governance framework which supported the delivery of the strategy and good quality care."

Neutral

"The practice had a number of policies and procedures to govern activity and held regular governance meetings."

Neutral

"• Staff received training that included: safeguarding fire procedures and basic life support and information governance awareness."

Positive

"This report describes our judgement of the quality of care at this service."

Positive

"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."

Positive

"This report describes our judgement of the quality of care at this service."

Positive

"We found that: • There was a lack of oversight for the management of infection control and infection control audits were not routinely carried out."

Positive

"In particular: there was no clear leadership of infection control and audits had not been carried out."

Positive

"The practice also had a variety of other risk assessments in place to monitor safety of the premises such as control of substances hazardous to health and infection control and legionella."

Positive

"The practice nurse was the infection control clinical lead who liaised with the local infection prevention teams to keep up to date with best practice."

Neutral

"There was an infection control protocol in place and staff had received up to date training."

Neutral

"Annual infection control audits were undertaken and we saw evidence that action was taken to address any improvements identified as a result."

Positive

"• Staff dealt with patients with kindness and respect and involved them in decisions about their care."

Positive

"Patients said they felt the practice offered an excellent service and staff were helpful caring and treated them with dignity and respect."

Positive

"Results from the national GP patient survey showed patients were happy with how they were treated and that this was with compassion dignity and respect."

Positive

"• Patients said they were treated with compassion dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment."

Positive

"Patients said they were treated with compassion dignity and respect and they were involved in decisions about their care and treatment."

Positive

"They also told us they were satisfied with the care provided by the practice and said their dignity and privacy was respected."

Positive

"We also saw that staff treated patients with kindness and respect and maintained confidentiality."

Positive

"Curtains were provided in consulting rooms so that patients’ privacy and dignity was maintained during examinations investigations and treatments."

Positive

"They also told us they were satisfied with the care provided by the practice and said their dignity and privacy was respected."

Positive

"Curtains were provided in consulting rooms so that patients’ privacy and dignity was maintained during examinations investigations and treatments."

Positive

"Staff knew how to recognise signs of abuse in vulnerable adults and children."

Positive

"Clinical audits were carried out to demonstrate quality improvement and all relevant staff were involved to improve care and treatment and people’s outcomes."

Positive

"All were complimentary about the practice staff who worked there and the quality of service and care provided."