The Care Quality Commission has found the quality of care provided by Dr AMJ Bower and Partners (also known as Bow Medical Practice), Iter Cross Devon, to be Outstanding following an inspection in November 2015.
Under CQC’s 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.
The inspection team, which included a GP and a practice manager as specialist advisors, rated the services provided by Dr AMJ Bower and Partners as Outstanding overall.
A full report of the inspection has been published today.
The surgery located at Iter Cross, Junction Road, Bow, Devon, serves over 2,696 patients.
The report highlights a number of areas of outstanding practice, including:
- The practice provides truly holistic patient centred care. Many examples were seen demonstrating that patients were treated with dignity and received compassionate care. Carers and patients verified that GPs went above and beyond what was expected of them, for example providing 24 hour/7 day telephone access and support for vulnerable patients receiving end of life care
- The leadership at the practice inspired a shared purpose, which was aimed at providing patient services closer to home. A GP held qualifications enabling them to provide acupuncture to patients for pain relief. Another GP was supervising a community healthcare worker with a post graduate qualification so that they would be able to provide additional treatments, such as steroid injections, which would normally be carried out at the hospital.
Garry Higgins, Head of GP Inspection for the South, said:
“We found that Bow Medical Practice is providing an effective and responsive service which is a real asset to the people living in this part Devon.
“Feedback from patients was excellent and staff made every effort to fully involve people in decisions about their care and treatment.
“The practice demonstrated a comprehensive approach in managing the differing needs of their patients, proactively gathering feedback, and reflected these needs when planning and delivering services.
“This is an example of what outstanding care looks like.”
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Feedback from patients was excellent and staff made every effort to fully involve people in decisions about their care and treatment.
Garry Higgins, Head of GP Inspection for the South