CQC inspectors highlight outstanding and good care as reports are published on 71 more GP practices

Published: 7 January 2016 Page last updated: 12 May 2022
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This week, CQC has published a further 71 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 52 GP practices to be Good, one to be Outstanding, 12 to require improvement and four to be Inadequate following recent inspections by the Care Quality Commission. Two services had follow-up inspections.

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. 95 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 71 inspections are available on this website.

GP Practices listed by CCG area and rating:

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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and we encourage care services to improve.

We monitor, inspect and regulate services to make sure they meet fundamental standards of quality and safety and we publish what we find to help people choose care.