The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Dr Ijaz Hayat of the Hayat Medical Centre in Walthamstow, East London, as Inadequate following an inspection in June 2015.
Immediately after the inspection, CQC took urgent enforcement action to protect the safety and welfare of patients and the local community by restricting the practice from providing GP services from its premises at 273 Boundary Road, Walthamstow.
CQC took this action because it had serious concerns about the service and the level of risk for local people seeking medical care from the practice. These included poor care and treatment being delivered below recognised professional standards and guidelines, insufficient GP cover to meet the demands of the local community and a backlog of paperwork relating to required repeat prescriptions.
A full report from the inspection has been published on the CQC website.
Ursula Gallagher, Deputy Chief Inspector for London, said:
“Enforcement action to close any service is not something that CQC takes lightly. Where we find that service users are at significant risk, as we did in this case, we have no choice but to work with our partner agencies in order to take swift action to protect the safety and welfare of the public.”
"NHS England have made arrangements to ensure that local residents can continue to access local GP services. Anyone that has previously attended the Hayat Medical Practice and would like to see a GP or a nurse during this transition period, should attend the Manor Practice at 454 Lea Bridge Road, which can provide a wide range of treatment and advice for illnesses and injuries as necessary.”
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