We carried out a review of the data available to us about Harbury Surgery 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.
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We had carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of Harbury Surgery on 23 June 2016. As a result of our inspection the practice was rated as good overall but required improvement for providing safe services. The full comprehensive report for the June 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Harbury Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a focused desk-based review carried out on 31 May 2017 to confirm that the provider had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 23 June 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
The practice is now rated as good for the provision of safe services and rated as good overall.
Our key findings were as follows:
The practice had taken action to improve the overall security in the management of medicines and prescription stationery. Evidence was provided to demonstrate that systems had been implemented and that security locks had been installed to all clinical rooms.
Improvements had been made to ensure that patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations, investigations and treatments was protected at all times in examination rooms. Evidence provided demonstrated that curtain rails and disposable curtains had been installed.
The practice provided copies of meeting minutes to demonstrate the action they had taken to ensure that all clinical discussions were recorded.
The practice had taken steps to increase the number of patients on their carers register. They had identified patients who were also carers or had a carer, so the practice could provide them with appropriate support and guidance. The number of carers had increased from 21 to 198, which represented an 11% increase since the inspection in June 2016.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Harbury Surgery on 23 June 2016. Overall the practice is rated as Good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
Staff knew how to raise concerns and report incidents and near misses. Team meetings were held at monthly intervals to discuss significant events, complaints, audits and training needs.
The practice assessed patient needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance.
Patients said they were able to get an appointment within a reasonable amount of time, and found the GPs good at explaining medicines and treatments.
The areas where the provider must make improvements are:
Take action to improve overall security in the management of medicines and prescription stationery.
In addition the provider should:
Take action to ensure that patients’ privacy and dignity during examinations, investigations and treatments is protected at all times in examination rooms.
Take action to ensure all clinical discussions are recorded in meeting minutes.
Identify more carers who are patients and provide them with appropriate support and guidance.
Chief Inspector of General Practice