This week, CQC has published a further 34 reports on the quality of care provided by GP practices that have been inspected by specialist teams of inspectors.
The Chief Inspector of General Practice has found another 26 GP practices to be Good, one to be Outstanding, four to require improvement and two to be inadequate following recent inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
Under CQC’s new programme of inspections, all of England’s GP practices are being given a rating according to whether they are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. 88 GP practices have been rated as Outstanding so far.
Professor Steve Field, Chief Inspector of General Practice, said:
“After more than 2,000 inspections we now have the evidence that the vast majority of England's GP practices are providing a service which is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. We have also found so many practices going far beyond the call of duty to care for patients to provide an outstanding service to their patients.
"But, unfortunately, there are still areas of practice that are inadequate and unacceptable. Patients have a right to expect high quality care from every GP practice. Where improvement is required we expect the practice to take the necessary steps to address the issues and we will re-inspect at a later date to check that those improvements have been made.
"Practices rated Inadequate that are put into Special Measures are offered additional support by NHS England which is working with the RCGP to help the practice get back on track. We have already seen the benefits of this approach when we re-inspect."
Full reports on all 34 inspections are available on this website
GP Practices listed by CCG area and rating:
- Compass House Medical Centres, Torbay and South Devon: Outstanding
- Abbeyview Surgery, Lincolnshire South : Good
- Bankfield Surgery, Calderdale CCG: Good
- Burnside Surgery, Bolton : Good
- Charter Medical Centre, Brighton and Hove CCG: Good
- Claremont Medical Practice, Torbay and South Devon: Good
- Dr Geetha Ramachandran & Dr Prasanna Balakrishnan, South Tees: Good
- Dr K P Patel’s Practice, NHS Hillingdon: Good
- ** Dr Syed Masroor Imam, Newcastle Gateshead CCG: Good
- Drs DP Diggle & RE Phillips, Wakefield CCG: Good
- Farnham Dene Medical Practice, NHS North East Hampshire and Farnham CCG: Good
- Haresfield House Surgery, South Worcestershire: Good
- Herne Hill Group Practice, NHS Lambeth CCG : Good
- Melrose Medical Centre Limited, Hartlepool and Stockton on Tees: Good
- Norton Medical Centre, South Tees: Good
- Oak Tree Partnership, NHS Oxfordshire CCG: Good
- Oaks Place Surgery, Halton: Good
- Okehampton Medical Practice, NEW Devon: Good
- Old Mill Surgery, NHS Warwickshire North CCG: Good
- Orchid House Surgery, Dorset CCG: Good
- Ormskirk House Surgery, St Helens CCG: Good
- Scarsdale Medical Centre, Brent: Good
- Seymour House Surgery - Hudson, Richmond CCG: Good
- The Abbotsbury Practice, NHS Hillingdon: Good
- The Armada Family Practice, NHS Bristol CCG: Good
- The Kings Family Practice, NHS Medway CCG: Good
- The Summerhill Surgery, Dudley CCG: Good
- Clay Cross Medical Centre, NHS Hardwick : Requires improvement
- Dr Ebenezer Timeyin, Bexley: Requires improvement
- ** Dr Emil Shehadeh, NHS Thurrock CCG: Requires improvement
- Dr Spencer and Partners, NHS Nene CCG: Requires improvement
- The Clarence Medical Centre, Brent: Inadequate
- The Practice Hangleton Manor, NHS Brighton and Hove CCG: Inadequate
- Dr Iain Hotchkies, South Manchester: Focused inspection *
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