7 november
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We carried out a targeted assessment of the Croft Surgery in relation to the responsive key question. This assessment was carried out on 7 November 2023 without a site visit. Overall, the practice is rated as Good. We rated the key question of responsive as Good.
Safe - Good
Effective – Good
Caring - Good
Responsive – Good
Well-led – Good
The full reports for previous inspections can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for the Croft Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we carried out this inspection
This inspection was a targeted assessment of the key question of responsive.
How we carried out the inspection
This inspection was carried remotely.
This included:
- Conducting staff interviews using video conferencing.
- Requesting evidence from the provider.
Our findings
We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:
- what we found when we inspected
- information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and
- information from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.
We found that:
- Patients were satisfied with the access to appointments offered by the practice. This was reflected in the National GP survey.
- The practice understood the needs of its local population.
- The practice had an active and effective Patient Participation Group.
- The practice dealt with complaints in a timely manner and learned from them.
Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.
Dr Sean O’Kelly BSc MB ChB MSc DCH FRCA
Chief Inspector of Hospitals and Interim Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services