24 & 29 November 2023
During a routine inspection
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Lancelot Medical Centre on 24 and 29 November 2023. Overall, the practice is rated as good.
Safe - good
Effective - good
Caring - good
Responsive – requires improvement
Well-led - good
Why we carried out this inspection
We carried out this inspection in line with our inspection priorities.
- Key questions inspected – safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led
How we carried out the inspection.
This inspection was carried out in a way which enabled us to spend a minimum amount of time on site.
This included:
- Conducting staff interviews.
- Completing clinical searches on the practice’s patient records system (this was with consent from the provider and in line with all data protection and information governance requirements).
- Reviewing patient records to identify issues and clarify actions taken by the provider.
- Requesting evidence from the provider.
- A site visit.
Our findings
We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:
- what we found when we inspected
- information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and
- information from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.
We found that:
- The practice provided care in a way that kept patients safe and protected them from avoidable harm.
- Patients received effective care and treatment that met their needs.
- Staff dealt with patients with kindness and respect and involved them in decisions about their care.
- Patients could not always access care and treatment in a timely way.
- The way the practice was led and managed promoted the delivery of high-quality, person-centre care.
Although we did not find breaches of regulations, the provider should:
- Ensure all non-clinical staff undertake safeguarding training to the appropriate level for their role.
- Continue to take steps to improve uptake of cervical cancer screening and childhood immunisations.
- Continue to improve patient satsifaction with access to the service.
Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.
Dr Sean O’Kelly BSc MB ChB MSc DCH FRCA
Chief Inspector of Health Care