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Barnsbury Medical Practice

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

8 Bingfield Street, London, N1 0AL (020) 7700 9700

Provided and run by:
Islington GP Group Limited

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Barnsbury Medical Practice on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.

This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.

If you have concerns about Barnsbury Medical Practice, you can give feedback on this service.

25 January 2023

During a routine inspection

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of the Barnsbury Medical Practice, operated by Islington GP Group Limited, which included a site visit on 25 January 2023. Our previous inspections of the service had been when it was operated by another provider.

Overall, the service is rated as

Safe - Good

Effective - Good

Caring - Good

Responsive - Good

Well-led - Outstanding

Why we carried out this inspection

We carried out this inspection in line with our inspection priorities, to assess the quality of the service provided, following registration in May 2021.

How we carried out the inspection

This inspection was carried out in a way which enabled us to spend a minimum amount of time on site.

This included:

  • Conducting staff interviews using video conferencing.
  • Completing clinical searches on the practice’s patient records system (this was with consent from the provider and in line with all data protection and information governance requirements).
  • Reviewing patient records to identify issues and clarify actions taken by the provider.
  • Requesting evidence from the provider.
  • Obtaining confidential feedback from patients and staff members.
  • A short site visit.

Our findings

We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:

  • what we found when we inspected
  • information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and
  • information from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.

We found that:

  • The practice provided care in a way that kept patients safe and protected them from avoidable harm.
  • Patients had good outcomes because they received effective care and treatment that met their needs.
  • Patients were supported, treated with dignity and respect and were involved in decisions about their care.
  • Patients’ needs were met by the way services were organised and delivered.
  • The leadership, governance and culture were used to drive and improve the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. Much work had been done by the practice. Systems and processes had been reviewed and changes implemented; and patient records had been reviewed to ensure Safe and Effective care was being provided. Improvement was evidenced by the results of the National GP Patient Survey and feedback we received from patients, particularly with regard to Caring and Responsive aspects of the service. Staff members were consistently positive about the practice culture, level of engagement and their job satisfaction.

Whilst we found no breaches of regulations, the provider should:

  • Continue with work to improve the take up of childhood immunisations and cervical screening.

Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.

Dr Sean O’Kelly BSc MB ChB MSc DCH FRCA

Chief Inspector of Hospitals and Interim Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services