Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on Beechwood Surgery on 08 June 2017. The overall rating for the practice was good, although the practice was rated as requires improvement for safety. The full comprehensive report on the June 2017 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Beechwood Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 28 March 2018 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach identified in the requirement notice.
The practice is now rated as good for safe services, and overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings were as follows:
- The practice had taken action to address the concerns raised at the CQC inspection in June 2017. They had put measures in place to ensure they were compliant with regulations.
- Appropriate arrangements were in place to ensure staff were recruited safely.
- The practice had improved risk assessment arrangements; fire safety checks were completed and recorded; blind cords had been risk assessed and systems to monitor the schedule of cleaning by the outside agency employed by the practice had been introduced.
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice