Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
This practice is rated as Good overall.
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Good
As part of our inspection process, we also look at the quality of care for specific population groups. The population groups are rated as:
Older People – Good
People with long-term conditions – Good
Families, children and young people – Good
Working age people (including those recently retired and students – Good
People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable – Good
People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia) - Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Atherstone Surgery on 5 December 2017 as part of our inspection programme.
At this inspection we found:
- Patients said GPs gave them enough time and treated them with dignity and respect.
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A business development plan was in place for 2015-2020. Plans included the redevelopment of the practice building and extension of the car park to best meet patient demand and ease pressure on space.
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The practice was located in an area withlarger elderly population and had identified over 1200 patients as carers (just under 8% of the practice list).
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice