Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
This is a focused inspection of Dr Afzal Hussain for one area within the key question safe. We found the practice to be good in providing safe services. Overall, the practice is rated as good.
The practice had been previously been inspected on 27 May 2015. The inspection was a comprehensive inspection under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. At that inspection, the practice was rated good overall. However, within the key question safe, one area was identified as requiring improvement, as the practice was not meeting the legislation at that time; Regulation 12 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Safe care and treatment, ensuring the proper and safe management of medicines
Following that inspection the practice was rated as good with the following domain ratings:
Safe – Requires improvement
Effective – Good
Caring – Good
Responsive – Good
Well led – Good.
The practice provided us with an action plan detailing how they were going to make the required improvements. The inspection on 29 November 2016 was to confirm the required actions had been completed. Following this re-inspection, our key findings in the safe domain we inspected were as follows:
- Checks were kept of the fridge temperature.
- Medicine expiry dates were monitored.
- The practice nurse now had more time to carry out administrative tasks and checks on medicines held at the practice.
- Arrangements had been made for the fridge’s electrical wiring to be tested.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice