England’s Chief Inspector of General Practice has placed a Bournemouth GP practice into special measures following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care at Durdells Avenue Surgery in Kinson Bournemouth, to be Inadequate.
A full report of the inspection has been published today on our website.
Durdells Avenue Surgery provides primary medical services to approximately 3000 patients at their practice.
Inspectors rated the practice inadequate for being safe, effective, responsive to people’s needs and well led and good for being caring.
Ruth Rankine, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice for the South, said:
“It is important that the people who are registered with Durdells Avenue Surgery can rely on getting the high quality care which everyone is entitled to receive from their GP."
“We have found significant areas of concern, which is why we are placing the practice into special measures - so opening the way to support from NHS England among others."
“We will continue to monitor this practice and we will inspect again in six months to check whether improvements have been made. I believe that the practice will do what is required for the sake of its patients.”
The report highlights a number of areas where improvements must be made including:
- The practice did not provide all recommended medicines and equipment to deal with emergencies or provide a risk assessment to rationalise this.
- Ensure sufficient staff are deployed to meet the needs for the safe running of the practice and patient’s needs.
- Introduce reliable processes for reporting, recording, acting on and monitoring significant events, complaints, incidents and near misses
- Ensure staff receive the training and support necessary for them to undertake their roles effectively.
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It is important that the people who are registered with Durdells Avenue Surgery can rely on getting the high quality care which everyone is entitled to receive from their GP
Ruth Rankine, CQC's Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice for the South