What is the Quality of Safety at St Ann's Road Surgery

Positive

"Privacy and dignity The practice respected and promoted patients’ privacy and dignity."

Positive

"Track record on safety The practice had a good safety record."

Positive

"• Staff were clear on their roles and accountabilities including in respect of safeguarding and infection prevention and control • Practice leaders had established proper policies procedures and activities to ensure safety and assured themselves that they were operating as intended."

Positive

"The practice learned and shared lessons identified themes and took action to improve safety in the practice."

Positive

"• All staff received uptodate safeguarding and safety training appropriate to their role."

Positive

"• There was a strong emphasis on the safety and wellbeing of all staff."

Positive

"The practice learned from external safety events as well as patient and medicine safety alerts."

Positive

"• The practice conducted safety risk assessments."

Positive

"It had a suite of safety policies which were regularly reviewed and communicated to staff."

Positive

"Staff received safety information for the practice as part of their induction and refresher training."

Positive

"• There were comprehensive risk assessments in relation to safety issues."

Positive

"• There was a system for receiving and acting on safety alerts."

Positive

"For instance following a recent safety alert about risks associated with a medicine used to treat epilepsy we saw that the practice had identified seven patients potentially affected and noted that appropriate actions had been taken for each of these."

Neutral

"At this inspection we found: • The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen."

Neutral

"This helped it to understand risks and gave a clear accurate and current picture that led to safety improvements."

Neutral

"We saw evidence that the practice carried out audits of the practice population to check whether patients were affected by safety alerts."

Positive

"Staff took steps to protect patients from abuse neglect harassment discrimination and breaches of their dignity and respect."

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"Kindness respect and compassion Staff treated patients with kindness respect and compassion."

Positive

"• Staff involved and treated patients with compassion kindness dignity and respect."

Positive

"Privacy and dignity The practice respected and promoted patients’ privacy and dignity."

Positive

"• Staff recognised the importance of patients’ dignity and respect."

Positive

"• Staff were clear on their roles and accountabilities including in respect of safeguarding and infection prevention and control • Practice leaders had established proper policies procedures and activities to ensure safety and assured themselves that they were operating as intended."

Positive

"Staff took steps to protect patients from abuse neglect harassment discrimination and breaches of their dignity and respect."

Positive

"• The practice actively promoted equality and diversity."

Neutral

"Staff had received equality and diversity training."

Positive

"• The complaint policy and procedures were in line with recognised guidance."

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"• Information about how to make a complaint or raise concerns was available and it was easy to do."

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"• Structures processes and systems to support good governance and management were clearly set out understood and effective."

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"Governance arrangements There were clear responsibilities roles and systems of accountability to support good governance and management."

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"The governance and management of partnerships joint working arrangements and shared services promoted interactive and coordinated personcentred care."

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"• The practice had strong and visible clinical and managerial leadership and governance arrangements."

Positive

"Performance information was shared with the central governance team and directors and with other practices in the provider group."

Positive

"• Quality and sustainability were discussed in relevant meetings where all staff had sufficient access to information."

Positive

"Monitoring care and treatment The practice had a comprehensive programme of quality improvement activity and routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care provided."

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"• The practice was actively involved in quality improvement activity."

Positive

"Good As part of our inspection process we also look at the quality of care for specific population groups."

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."