Background to this inspection
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2 November 2016
King George Surgery provides a range of primary medical services from premises at 135 High Street, Stevenage, SG1 3HT.
The practice has approximately 15,707 patients and provides services under a general medical services contract. King George Surgery is an approved training
practice for medical students, General Practice Specialist Trainees (GPST) doctors, and Foundation Year 2 (FY2) doctors who complete a four month placement under supervision of a GP Trainer. The practice is a dispensing practice and has a small branch surgery to accommodate
patients in a rural area (Walkern).
The practice serves an above average population of thoseaged from 0 to 9 years and 25 to 44 years. There is a lower than average population of those aged between 10 to 24 years. The population is just over 87% White British (2011 Census data). The area served is less deprived compared to England as a whole and ranked at eight out of 10, with 10 being the least deprived.
The clinical staff team consists of 10 GPs, nine of which are GP Partners and one is a salaried GP. Four GPs are female and six GPs are male. There is one nurse practitioner, four practice nurses and one health care assistant.
The practice is open to patients between 8.30am and 6pm Monday to Friday. Extended hours are offered from 6.30pm to 7pm between Mondays to Wednesday. Emergency appointments are available daily and the out of hours service is provided by Hertfordshire Urgent Care via the NHS 111 service.
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2 November 2016
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at King George Surgery on 1 December 2015. A breach of legal requirements was found. After the comprehensive inspection, the practice wrote to us to say what they would do to meet legal requirements in relation to;
We undertook a desk based focused inspection of King George Surgery on 16 September 2016 to check that they had followed their plan and to confirm that they now met legal requirements. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting 'all reports' link for King George Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk/
From the inspection on 1 December 2015, the practice were told they must:
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Strengthen governance structures to ensure these are effective and enable the provider to identify, assess and mitigate risks for example in relation to whether the practice manager should have a Disclosure and Barring check and by completing a risk assessment in respect of having a defibrillator on the premises.
We found that on the 16 September 2016 the practice now had appropriate risk assessments in place.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice
People with long term conditions
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of people with long-term conditions people. We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.
Families, children and young people
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of families, children and young people. We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of older people. We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.
Working age people (including those recently retired and students)
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of working age people (including those recently retired and students). We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.
People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of people experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia). We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.
People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable
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2 November 2016
Following our comprehensive inspection on 1 December 2015, we rated the practice as good for the population group of people whose circumstances may make them vulnerable. We did not review any evidence during our desk based focussed inspection to alter this rating.