We carried out a review of the data available to us about Ayton and Snainton Medical Practice on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
If you have concerns about Ayton and Snainton Medical Practice, you can give feedback on this service.
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Bartlett and Partners on the 8 September 2016. We visited the main surgery in West Ayton and the branch surgeries at Snainton and Seamer during the inspection. The practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows;
We saw an area of outstanding practice:
The PPG had supported the practice to run two successful ‘Health Information Days’ in one in 2015 which 70 people attended and one in July 2016 which 200 people attended. There were various local statutory and voluntary organisations represented on the day for example; Dementia Friends, the Carers Resource Centre, a local housing provider and the local library. Practice staff also provided opportunistic health checks such as blood pressure and diabetes for people attending the event. A PPG member was available to talk to patients about joining the PPG. The PPG was working with the practice on their next event, ‘Keep Well for Winter’ which was going to be held in November 2016.
However there were areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Importantly the provider should:
Develop a documented cleaning programme for carpets and privacy curtains in all four surgeries.
Implement processes so that all Standing Operating Procedures (SOPs) include all aspects of the dispensing process and new SOPs have been read and signed by staff.
Put systems in place to monitor blank prescriptions in line with national guidance.
Monitor that all staff are up to date with mandatory training.
Monitor minor surgery outcomes including the process for obtaining consent.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
There was also a patient participation group (PPG). A PPG is made up of volunteer patients and practice staff who meet regularly to discuss the services on offer and how improvements can be made for the benefits of the local community. They told us the group had given patients a strong voice and were currently working with the local library, which was now a community resource.
A GP we spoke with said that they gave the time someone needed in an appointment to ensure they understood about their treatment. Where it was necessary patients told us that timely referrals had been made to other services for assessment and treatment. We saw the results of the national patient survey and these indicated that 96% of patients felt they got enough time at their appointments and they involved them in their care.
Medicines were prescribed and dispensed to patients appropriately. There were two surgeries that had dispensaries. Staff told us that patients who were eligible had the choice of having their medicines dispensed at the surgery or their local pharmacy.
We saw systems in place to monitor the quality of the services provided at the surgery. This meant that patients could be confident they were receiving a good service.