Safety

Safety

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

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 and infection control and legionella Legionella is a term for a particular bacterium which can contaminate water systems in buildings."

Positive

"The practice had systems in place for knowing about notifiable safety incidents and ensured this information was shared with staff to ensure appropriate action was taken."

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

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

Positive

"When there were unintended or unexpected safety incidents patients received reasonable support truthful information a verbal and written apology and were told about any actions to improve processes to prevent the same thing happening again."

Positive

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

Positive

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

Positive

"• The practice had developed a safety programme for housebound patients with atrial fibrillation AF."

Positive

"We found from discussions with staff that action had been taken in response to safety alerts but the actions were not always recorded."

Positive

"The practice had developed a safety programme for housebound patients with atrial fibrillation AF."

Positive

"The practice had systems in place for knowing about notifiable safety incidents."

Positive

"When there were unexpected or unintended safety incidents: • The practice gave affected people reasonable support truthful information and a verbal and written apology."

Neutral

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

Signage

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

Positive

"For example representatives from the group told us the practice had improved the signage in the practice to assist patients to find their way to surgeries."

Support

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

Positive

"Patients said they felt the practice offered an excellent service 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 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

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

Positive

"They had also improved the patient information leaflet in respect of the information about the specialties of the GPs and their surgery times."

Positive

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

Quality of Care

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Positive

"This inspection was carried out to review in detail the actions taken by the practice to improve the quality of care and to confirm that the practice was now meeting legal requirements."

Positive

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

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

Positive

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

Privacy

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

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."

Abuse

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

Positive

"Significant event records showed the practice took allegations of abuse seriously and responded appropriately."

Control of Infection

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

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 and infection control and legionella Legionella is a term for a particular bacterium which can contaminate water systems in buildings."

Diet

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Governance

2016-04-11 Snippet(s)

Positive

"• There was an overarching governance framework which 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."

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 basic life support and information governance awareness."