Simplyweight Ltd Also known as Dr Chinnadorai Rajeswaran

Updated 12 October 2021

We carried out an inspection of Simplyweight Ltd on 30 June 2021 and requested further information to be sent after the inspection.

Simplyweight Ltd is based in a communal building in Bradford. The service comprises of a reception, office area and a clinic room on the ground floor. Simplyweight Ltd services include clinic based and online medical weight management service.

The service is open Monday to Friday 10am to 5:30pm.

How we inspected this service

Prior to the inspection we reviewed information about the service, including information from the provider. We spoke to the doctor and one member of staff. We also reviewed a range of documents.

To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:

• Is it safe?
• Is it effective?
• Is it caring?
• Is it responsive to people’s needs?
• Is it well-led?

These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during the inspection.

Updated 12 October 2021

This service 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

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Simplyweight Ltd as part of our inspection programme to rate the service. Simplyweight Ltd provides weight loss services for adults including the provision of medicines for the purposes of weight loss under the supervision of a doctor both in person and online.

The clinic doctor is also the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

On the day of inspection we were unable to speak directly to patients in order to gather their views of the service. However, we were shown feedback collected by the service. All were positive about the care and treatment received.

Our key findings were:

• The service shared information with other health professionals with appropriate consent from the patient.
• The clinic was clean and tidy and appropriate for the service provided.
• Patients felt supported by the service
• The service had a clear vision and strategy and engaged well with staff.

We saw the following outstanding practice:

• The initial patient assessment included a full medical and socio-economic history to support the setting of clear goals and plans for weight loss. The patient and their GP (General Practitioner) received a comprehensive summary letter after each consultation including information on the weight loss plan, progress made and general health. Patients and their GPs were partners in the treatment plan. This had led to the doctor supporting local NHS GP practices with training and education on the treatment of obesity to enable them to support their patients.

Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care