18/11/2022
During an inspection looking at part of the service
We carried out an announced inspection at Aston Healthcare on 18 November 2022. Overall, the practice is rated as good.
Safe - not inspected
Effective – not inspected
Caring – requires improvement
Responsive – not inspected
Well-led – not inspected
Following a previous inspection in September and October 2021 the practice was rated good overall and for safe, effective, responsive and well-led. Caring was rated requires improvement.
The full reports for previous inspections can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Aston Healthcare on our website at www.cqc.org.uk
Why we carried out this inspection
We carried out this inspection to follow up concerns from a previous inspection.
How we carried out the inspection
This inspection was carried out remotely and did not include a site visit.
This included:
- Conducting staff interviews using video conferencing.
- Requesting evidence from the provider.
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:
- Although there was an improvement with patient satisfaction in the 2022 GP patient survey, results remained below local and national averages.
- There had been a change in management at the practice and a development plan was in place with a focus to improve patient satisfaction and actions were being worked through at the time of inspection.
- The provider had conducted their own patient survey in July 2022 which demonstrated an improvement in patient experience and satisfaction.
Whilst we found no breaches of regulations, the provider should:
- Continue to complete actions identified in their improvement plan to improve the patient experience.
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