We carried out a review of the data available to us about Wearside 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 Wearside Medical Practice, you can give feedback on this service.
We carried out an announced inspection at Wearside Medical Practice on 27 May 2022.
Overall, the practice is rated as good.
Set out the ratings for each key question
Safe - Good
Effective - Good
Caring - Good
Responsive - Good
Well-led - Good
Following our previous inspection on 31 August 2016 the practice was rated Good overall and for all key questions.
The full reports for previous inspections can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Wearside Medical Practice on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we carried out this inspection.
This inspection was a comprehensive inspection as part of our inspection programme.
How we carried out the inspection/review
Throughout the pandemic CQC has continued to regulate and respond to risk. However, taking into account the circumstances arising as a result of the pandemic, and in order to reduce risk, we have conducted our inspections differently.
This inspection was carried out in a way which enabled us to spend a minimum amount of time on site. This was with consent from the provider and in line with all data protection and information governance requirements.
This included:
• Conducting staff interviews using video conferencing
• Completing clinical searches on the practice’s patient records system and discussing findings with the provider
• Reviewing patient records to identify issues and clarify actions taken by the provider
• Requesting evidence from the provider
• A short site visit
• Staff questionnaires
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 have rated this practice as Good overall.
We found that:
• The practice provided care in a way that kept patients safe and protected them from avoidable harm.
• Patients received effective care and treatment that met their needs.
• Staff dealt with patients with kindness and respect and involved them in decisions about their care.
• The practice adjusted how it delivered services to meet the needs of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients could access care and treatment in a timely way.
• The way the practice was led and managed promoted the delivery of high-quality, person-centered care.
The practice also advocated domestic abuse awareness and the practice manager was the champion for the practice.
• The practice had achieved gold standard level for patients with a learning disability from Sunderland clinical commissioning group. This entailed audits demonstrating that those patients eligible on the learning disability register had an annual health check between April 1st 2021 and March 2022.
The practice should:
Ensure that all reviews of patients with long-term conditions continue to follow relevant best practice guidance and patients are recalled for reviews in a timely way.