Cornerstone Surgery - Care Quality Commission

Background to this inspection

Updated 24 November 2016

Cornerstone Surgery provides primary medical services in Bolton from Monday to Friday.

The surgery is open Monday to Friday:

Monday 8:30am to 6:30pm

Tuesday 8.30am to 6:30pm

Wednesday 7:00am to 6:30pm

Thursday 8:30am to 7:30pm

Friday 8:30am to 6:30pm

Cornerstone Surgery is situated within the geographical area of Wigan Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

The practice has a Promary Medical Services (PMS) contract. The PMS contract is the contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering primary care services to local communities.

Cornerstone Surgery is responsible for providing care to 4300 patients.

The practice consists of five GPs, four of whom are female. The practice also has a part time nurse practitioner and two part time practice nurses. The practice is supported by a practice manager, administrators, receptionists and secretaries.

When the practice is closed patients are directed to the out of hours service by calling 01204 463999.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 24 November 2016

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

This is a focused inspection of Cornerstone Surgery for two areas 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 was previously inspected on 18 December 2014. 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, two areas were identified as requiring improvement, as the practice was not meeting the legislation at that time:

Regulation 12 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Cleanliness and infection control.
- People who use services and others were not protected against the risks associated with poor infection control.
Regulation 21 HSCA 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010 Requirements relating to workers.
- People who use services and others were not protected against the risks associated with poor recruitment procedures.

During the inspection on 01 November 2016 the practice showed us evidence which demonstrated they are now meeting the requirements of Regulation 12 and 21 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2010.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)

Chief Inspector of General Practice