Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
The practice is rated good overall and good for providing safe services.
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 18 February 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good. However, a breach of legal requirements was found during that inspection within the safe domain. After the comprehensive inspection, the practice sent us evidence and actions detailing what they would do to meet the legal requirements. We conducted a focused inspection on 12 June 2017 to check that the provider had followed their plans and to confirm that they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements.
During our previous inspection on 18 February 2016 we found the following area where the practice must improve:
- Ensure a system for production of Patient Specific Directions (PSDs) to enable nurses to administer specific injectable medicines such as vitamin B12, Depo-Provera and Yellow Fever vaccinations as required.
Our previous report also highlighted the following areas where the practice should improve:
- Consider increasing the frequency of basic life support training for non-clinical staff.
- Implement robust arrangements to assess and manage processes such as the cold chain, and recruitment procedure and all necessary pre-employment checks for all staff.
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
During the inspection on 12 June 2017 we found:
- Appropriate PSDs were in place to enable nurses to administer specific injectable medicines in line with legislation.
- Effective arrangements were in place to ensure staff pre-employment checks and basic life support (BLS) training.
- There were systems to maintain the cold chain for safe storage of refrigerated medicines.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice