Safety

Privacy

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Positive

"They 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 to maintain patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations investigations and treatments."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

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 to maintain patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations investigations and treatments."

Safety

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Positive

"The practice had appropriate fire risk assessments health and safety risk assessments and risk assessment for emergency medicines."

Positive

"• The practice had a variety of other risk assessments to monitor safety of the premises such as control of substances hazardous to health and infection control and legionella Legionella is a term for a particular bacterium which can contaminate water systems in buildings."

Positive

"• The practice had a system for reporting and recording significant events; lessons were shared to make sure action was taken to improve safety in the practice."

Positive

"• The practice had systems for being aware of notifiable safety incidents and sharing the information with staff and ensuring appropriate action was taken."

Positive

"• We saw evidence that lessons were shared and action was taken to improve safety in the practice."

Positive

"• We reviewed safety records incident reports patient safety alerts and minutes of meetings where significant events were discussed."

Positive

"The arrangements for managing medicines including emergency medicines and vaccines in the practice minimised risks to patient safety including obtaining prescribing recording handling storing security and disposal."

Positive

"This included support training for all staff on communicating with patients about notifiable safety incidents."

Positive

"Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows: • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and a system in place for reporting and recording significant events."

Positive

"Overview of safety systems and processes The practice had clearly defined systems processes and practices in place to minimise risks to patient safety."

Positive

"• There was a health and safety policy available."

Positive

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

Neutral

"This covered topics such as safeguarding infection prevention and control fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Positive

"Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows: • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events."

Positive

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

Positive

"Overview of safety systems and processes Arrangements were in place to safeguard children and vulnerable adults from abuse that reflected relevant legislation and local requirements."

Positive

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

Positive

"When there were unintended or unexpected safety incidents patients received reasonable support truthful information a verbal and written apology."

Neutral

"Monitoring risks to patients There was a health and safety policy available with a poster in the reception office which identified local health and safety representatives."

Neutral

"It covered such topics as safeguarding infection prevention and control fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."

Abuse

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Positive

"• Staff were able to recognise the signs of abuse in older patients and knew how to escalate any concerns."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Positive

"Overview of safety systems and processes Arrangements were in place to safeguard children and vulnerable adults from abuse that reflected relevant legislation and local requirements."

Control of Infection

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Positive

"• The practice had a variety of other risk assessments to monitor safety of the premises such as control of substances hazardous to health and infection control and legionella Legionella is a term for a particular bacterium which can contaminate water systems in buildings."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"One of the healthcare assistants HCA was the practice infection control lead."

Diet

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Neutral

"For example: • Patients receiving end of life care carers those at risk of developing a longterm condition and those requiring advice on their diet smoking and alcohol cessation."

Visitors

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Positive

"• The lead for safeguarding held regular meetings with the health visitor and advanced nurse practitioner."

Signage

Support

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

Positive

"• Survey information we reviewed showed that patients said they were treated with compassion dignity and respect and they were involved in decisions about their care and treatment."

Positive

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

Positive

"• We saw staff treated patients with kindness and respect and maintained patient and information confidentiality."

Positive

"• Curtains were provided in consulting rooms to maintain patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations investigations and treatments."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Positive

"Patients said the service offered was excellent and staff were helpful caring and treated them with 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

"Results from the national GP patient survey showed patients felt they were treated with compassion dignity and respect."

Positive

"Curtains were provided in consulting rooms to maintain patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations investigations and treatments."

Complaints

Governance

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Positive

"• An overarching governance framework supported the delivery of the strategy and good quality care."

Positive

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

Positive

"• The organisation used a dashboard at clinical governance meetings to share performance complaints serious events to help drive improvement at the practice and within the wider organisation."

Positive

"The risk register for the wider organisation was also discussed at monthly clinical governance meetings."

Positive

"• The practice also monitored trends in significant events and evaluated any action taken at monthly clinical governance meetings."

Neutral

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

Neutral

"The results of this survey were monitored during monthly clinical governance meetings."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Positive

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

Positive

"The governance and quality team as well as other functions such as the finance team of the corporate partnership were also housed in the practice building."

Positive

"During our visit we spoke with a range of staff including the deputy practice manager the governance and quality manager members of the central corporate administration team as well the practice reception staff."

Positive

"This team included practice managers the governance and quality manager from the central operations team as well as other members from the same team."

Neutral

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

Neutral

"The practice used a dashboard system governance data pack from the central management team from the corporate partnership."

Neutral

"There was an assistant practice manager and the governance team for the corporate partnership were also based in the same building."

Neutral

"Although there was a governance structure in place there were gaps in the process."

Quality Improvement

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Positive

"There was evidence of quality improvement including clinical audit: • We saw evidence of two clinical audits that showed improvements in prescribing."

Quality of Care

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Positive

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

Positive

"Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns."

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Positive

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

Equality

2016-05-19 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"Staff received training that included safeguarding fire procedures basic life support chaperone training as well as equality and diversity."