We carried out a review of the data available to us about The Old School 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 previously carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Old School Surgery on 29 September 2016 and found breaches of regulation and rated the practice as ‘Requires improvement’ in the safe key question. However the practice was rated as good overall. The full comprehensive report on the 29 September inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Old School Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Specifically we found that;
The Greencroft annex branch surgery did not have an effective fire risk assessment in place.
Self-employed and casual workers had not been subject to the appropriate scrutiny to ensure their suitability for working at the practice.
The arrangements in place for responding to a medical emergency at the branch surgery required review.
Consultation room doors were not always closed to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
The clinical waste bin was not adequately secured.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 12 January 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 September 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’ in the safe key question and ‘Good’ overall.
Our key findings were as follows:
A fire risk assessment for the Greentcroft annex had been completed by an external company and improvements in line with the report’s recommendations made.
The practice had put measures in place to ensure the appropriate scrutiny of part time staff and self-employed workers.
The procedures for dealing with a medical emergency had been reviewed.
All staff had been reminded of the need to ensure privacy and confidentiality when treating patients.
The clinical waste bin at the Greencroft annex branch surgery was suitably secured.
Staff working at the Greencroft annex branch surgery had been issued with personal alarms to give them re-assurance and support when working in this location.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Old School Surgery on 29 September 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.
There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
There had been no assessments completed for the Greencroft Annex branch surgery in respect of fire risk . In addition we saw that the external clinical waste bin was not adequately secured to prevent unauthorised access.
The areas where the provider must make improvement are:
Ensure that the Greencroft Annex branch surgery is subject to effective fire risk assessment and fire drills.
Obtain assurance that self-employed and casual workers are suitable people to work in a heathcare environment.
In addition the provider should:
Review the arrangements in place for responding to a medical emergency at the branch surgery.
Re-inforce with all the staff the need for consultation room doors to be closed to maintain privacy and confidentiality.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice