Dr Ahsanulhaq Goni - Care Quality Commission

Background to this inspection

Updated 17 August 2017

The provider, Dr Ahsanulhaq Goni, provides services for 5,401 patients within the Rotherham CCG under a Personal Medical Services (PMS) contract. Services are provided from two purpose built sites:

Main site

50 Shakespeare Road

Rotherham

S65 1QY

Branch site

Ridgeway Medical Centre

14-16 Ridgeway

Rotherham

S65 3PG

There is car parking at the rear of the surgery at the main site and road side at the branch.

The practice patient population has a higher than average under 35 year old age group and significantly lower 50 plus age group. The practice is situated in one of the most deprived areas nationally.

Dr Goni is the provider and lead GP. The clinical team also has two male salaried GPs, two practice nurses and a health care assistant.

There is a practice manager supported by five receptionists including a Slovakian/Czech interpreter and a secretary.

Shakespeare Road Surgery is open between 8am and 6.30pm weekdays except Tuesday when the practice is open until 7pm and Thursdays when it is open until 8.30pm.

Ridgeway Medical Centre is open between 9am and 1pm weekdays.

Appointment times:

Shakespeare Road

9am to11.30am Monday to Friday, 4pm to 6.30pm Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Extended hours are provided 6.30pm to 7pm, Tuesday Evening and 6.30pm to 8.30pm Thursday evening.

Ridgeway Medical Centre

9am to 11.30am Monday, 10am to 12.30pm Tuesday and Friday, 9am to 12.30pm Wednesday.

The practice also operates a telephone triage system.

The out-of-hours service can be accessed by telephoning the normal surgery telephone number.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 17 August 2017

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Ahsanulhaq Goni practice on 25 October 2016. The overall rating for the practice was requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the October 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Ahsanulhaq Goni on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 6 July 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 25 October 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

The system for reporting and recording significant events had been improved and applied consistently with learning shared across staff groups.

Action had been taken to address grouting missing from tiles around the sink and to remove marks/stains on the flooring in consulting rooms at Shakespeare Road Surgery.

Arrangements for the storage and transportation of blank prescription forms had been risk assessed and procedures brought into line with NHS guidance.

Two written references had been obtained prior to employment when employing new staff.

Copies of health and safety risk assessments undertaken by the landlord for the branch site had been obtained and actions taken had been monitored.
A warning sign had been provided where oxygen was stored.
The Department of Health guidance relating to blinds and blind cords to minimise the risk of serious injury due to entanglement had been implemented.

However, there were also areas of practice where the provider should make improvements.

Implement procedures to ensure privacy curtains in consulting rooms are changed at least six monthly.
Implement plans to redecorate the main site.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP

Chief Inspector of General Practice