Archived: Same Day Health Centre

This service is rated as Good overall. This is the service’s first inspection.

The key questions are rated as:

Are services safe? – Good

Are services effective? – Good

Are services caring? – Good

Are services responsive? – Good

Are services well-led? – Outstanding

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Fleetwood Same Day Health Centre on 6 September 2018. This inspection was carried out under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions.

At this inspection we found:

• The service had well established systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen. When they did happen, the service learned from them and improved their processes. We saw how the provider effectively cascaded learning outcomes to all staff.
• Patients’ care needs were assessed and delivered in a timely way according to need. The service was meeting the Clinical Commissioning Group’s key performance indicators.
• Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance. The provider had systems in place to support staff in updating their clinical knowledge and practice in line with any updates to guidance.
• Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment. The service’s management team had a detailed understanding of the training needs of staff.
• Patient feedback we received was positive about their experiences accessing the service. They said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
• There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management.
• Service leaders had established and embedded comprehensive systems and processes to govern activity and assure themselves that safe and effective care were delivered.
• We saw the organisation placed high value on, and was responsive to both staff and patient feedback. Feedback received was acted on to make service improvements.
• There was a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.

We saw one area of outstanding practice:

• We saw how the organisation prioritised quality improvement at all levels. This ranged from weekly audits of clinical consultations for all grades of staff, with supportive feedback offered to individuals, to ‘deep dive’ audits being undertaken to review and improve whole processes. The service was proactive in reviewing the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice