Magna Group Practice

Background to this inspection

Updated 6 September 2017

Magna Group Practice is managed from Kilnhurst Surgery, a purpose built building in Rotherham.

The practice provides Primary Medical Services (PMS) for 11,066 patients in the NHS Rotherham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) area. Enhanced services are provided and include those for patients living with dementia.

Services are provided across four sites.

The sites within this registration are:

Main site

Kilnhurst Surgery

Highthorn Road

Kilnhurst

Rotherham

S64 5UP

Branches

Valley Health Centre, Saville Street, Dalton Rotherham S65 3HD.

Wath Health Centre, 35 Church Street, Wath upon Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 7RF.

Thrybergh Medical Centre, 21 Park Lane, Thrybergh, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S65 4BT.

We visited Kilnhurst Thrybergh and Wath sites during this inspection.

Car parking is provided at Kilnhurst Surgery, Valley Health Centre and Wath Health Centre.

The practice has a slightly higher than average over 50 year old patient population and lower than average 20 to 50 year old population. The practice is situated in one of the second most deprived areas nationally.

This is a teaching practice, teaching qualified doctors to be GPs.

There are three male partners and one female partner, three of whom are registered with CQC and one whose application is pending. There are four salaried GPs, two female and two male. There are also three practice nurses including a nurse practitioner, two health care assistants and an apprentice healthcare assistant. There is a practice manager and an assistant practice manager who oversee a team of administration staff at each site.

The practice is open Monday to Friday at the following times,

Wath Surgery- Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm.

Kilnhurst Surgery – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and

Friday, 8.30am to 6pm, Thursday 8.30am to 1pm.

Thrybergh Surgery – Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.30pm.

Valley Health Centre - Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.30pm.

Appointments are available to all the patients in the group at variable times across the four sites.

Patients can also access extended hours appointments at Valley Health Centre 6.30pm to 8.30pm on a Wednesday at this site. Care UK provides services 8am to 8.30am and 6pm to 6.30pm and out of hours services are accessed through NHS 111 service.

Overall inspection

Good

Updated 6 September 2017

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Magna Group Practice - Valley Health Centre on 23 November 2016. The overall rating for the practice was requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the November 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Magna Group Practice - Valley Health Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 27 July 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 23 November 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is now rated as Good.

Our key findings were as follows:

Systems for the management of safety alerts had been improved and this had ensured alerts were actioned in a timely manner. A record of actions taken in respect of the alerts had been developed and maintained.

Action had been taken in respect of blinds and blind cords to minimise the risk of serious injury due to entanglement.

Infection prevention and control (IPC) processes and monitoring systems had been improved.
Stock control processes had been improved to ensure equipment does not exceed the expiry date.

Improved systems for the management of blank prescription forms and security arrangements had been implemented in line with NHS guidance.

Improved systems had been implemented to ensure the cold chain was maintained in vaccine storage fridges in line with Public Health England guidance.

The practice recruitment policy and procedure had been implemented and required recruitment checks had been completed.

Storage arrangements for oxygen cylinders had been improved and oxygen cylinders were safely and securely stored.

The provider had obtained copies of health and safety risk assessments undertaken by the landlord for the Wath branch site and had assured themselves that required health and safety tasks were being undertaken by the landlord.

The provider had also made the following improvements since the last inspection:

Clinical staff had undertaken the relevant level of safeguarding training.

Emergency equipment had been checked at least weekly.

Systems for updating patient’s' medicines following changes by secondary care providers had been reviewed and improved.
Frequency of meetings had been improved and minutes of meetings were more detailed.
Chaperone training had been provided for all non-clinical staff.
Up to date fire risk assessments were in place.

However, there were also areas of practice where the provider should make improvements.

All new employees should undergo a pre-employment health assessment, which should include a review of immunisation needs.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP

Chief Inspector of General Practice