We carried out a review of the data available to us about Lawton House Surgery 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 Lawton House Surgery, you can give feedback on this service.
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Lawton House Surgery, formerly known as 'Dr Dutton and Partners' on 4 December 2014. The full comprehensive report on the December 2014 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Lawton House Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
At our previous inspection on 4 December 2014 we rated the practice as ‘good’ overall but as ‘requires improvement’ for safety as we identified two breaches of regulation. This was because improvements were needed to the recruitment of staff as the recruitment records did not demonstrate that all necessary checks were undertaken to demonstrate staff suitability for their roles. Improvements were also needed to the fire safety systems at the premises because fire safety equipment was not properly maintained and suitable for its purpose.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 10 February 2017 to confirm that the provider had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches. This report covers our findings in relation to that and additional improvements made since our last inspection.
The findings of this inspection were that the provider had taken action to meet the requirements of the last inspection and the service is now rated as good for providing safe services. Our key findings were as follows:
Patients were protected against the risks associated with unsuitable staffing because the provider had a system in place to ensure that all required pre-employment checks were obtained.
Patients were protected against the risks associated with unsafe equipment because fire safety equipment was in place and maintained.
We also found that the provider had made a number of improvements where we had identified these. These included;
Increased accountability in relation to stock control and storage of prescriptions pads.
A more robust system for checking and recording that emergency medication and equipment are suitable for use.
A review of the policies and procedures available for staff to ensure they have access to the information they require.
The provision of a complaints policy and procedure for patients to refer to.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
This is the report of findings from our inspection of Dr Dutton and Partners. Dr Dutton and Partners is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide primary care services.
We undertook a planned, comprehensive inspection on 04 December 2014 at the practice location. We reviewed comment cards completed by patients, spoke with patients and staff.
The practice was rated as Good. A caring, effective, responsive and well- led service was provided that met the needs of the population it served. However, improvements were needed to ensure the practice was operating safely.
Our key findings were as follows:
There were areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Importantly, the provider must:
The provider should:
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice