22 September 2016
During an inspection looking at part of the service
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of Hollybrook Medical Centre on 26 January 2016. During that inspection we found that a robust system was not in place to check the expiry dates of medicines carried by GPs on home visits. Also, a risk assessment had not been completed for certain non-clinical staff who undertook chaperone duties, who had not received a disclosure and barring service check.
Overall the practice was rated as good with are services safe requiring improvement in view of the above.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Hollybrook Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
After the comprehensive inspection, the practice told us what action they had, and were taking to meet the legal requirement in relation to the breach.
We undertook a focused inspection on 22 September 2016 to check that the provider had completed the required action, and now met the legal requirements. We visited the practice as part of this inspection. This report covers our findings in relation to the requirement.
This inspection found that the provider had taken appropriate action to meet the legal requirement.
- An effective system was in place to check the expiry dates of medicines carried by GPs on home visits to ensure they were in date and appropriate to use.
- All staff carrying out chaperone duties had received a disclosure and barring service check. (These checks identify whether a person has a criminal record or is on an official list of people barred from working in roles where they may have contact with vulnerable children or adults).
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice