Updated 4 July 2017
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Sickan Subramaniam on 29 April 2016. The overall rating for the practice was requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the Month Year inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Sickan Subramaniam on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 22 May 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 29 April 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
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Overall the practice is now rated as good.
Our key findings on 22 May 2017 were as follows:
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The practice had revised their recruitment procedures to include the requirement of pre-employment checks.
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Pre-employment checks had been received for all members of staff.
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The practice had improved their QOF performance.
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The practice had reviewed actions to improve care for patients experiencing poor mental health, and those with long term conditions, including the provision of care plans for all on the registers.
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The practice had secured the service of a long term female locum GP in order to provide a service for patients that preferred to see a female GP.
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The practice had provided evidence of completed two cycle audits that showed improvements had been made.
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
The provider should:
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Continue to review how it identifies patients with caring responsibilities to ensure information, advice and support is available to all.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice