Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out a desk based inspection of Derby Road Group practice on 27 September 2016 to monitor whether the registered provider had met the requirement related to medicines management, made at our inspection in January 2016. Areas which did not meet the regulations were:
The provider did not have suitable systems in place to maintain fire safety and ensure electrical wiring in the premises was safe.
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The fire alarm system was checked twice a year; however, regular checks had not been made on the fire alarm system call points used when a fire is detected to sound the alarm. The practice did not have any emergency lighting on the upper floors.
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We noted that a five yearly electrical wiring safety check had not been carried out.
At this inspection we found that the provider had taken action to meet the requirement:
Key findings:
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The provider had a full fire risk assessment carried out and made provision for emergency lighting as recommended in the risk assessment. Logs had been commenced of checks of fire alarm call points and there were suitable processes in place to ensure the system was maintained and checked by an external company six monthly.
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The provider had had a full electrical wiring check carried out and had actions minor repairs that were required.
The full report published on 26 March 2016 should be read in conjunction with this report. The rating for the safe domain is now good and the overall rating remains good.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice