We carried out a review of the data available to us about Beacon Medical Services 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.
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This service is rated as Good overall.
We carried out an announced focused inspection at Beacon Medical Services on 9 March 2020 to follow up recommendations that had been made at the last inspection. (Previous inspections 11 October 2017, 13 April 2018 and 18 June 2019).
The key question inspected was, are services safe? and this key question is now rated as Good
CQC inspected the service on 18 June 2019 and recommended the provider make improvements regarding:
We reviewed these areas as part of the focused inspection on 9 March 2020 and found they had been satisfactorily addressed.
Beacon Medical Services is an independent provider of GP services and offers a range of services to patients (adults, children and young people). The practice has a patient population of 1680 patients. The practice offers general medical services for their population and is based on the outskirts of Doncaster town centre.
Our key findings were:
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care
Are services safe? – Requires Improvement
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? – Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Beacon Medical Services on 18 June 2019 as part of our inspection programme.
Beacon Medical Services is an independent provider of GP services and offers a range of services to patients (adults, children and young people). The practice has a patient population of 1680 patients. The practice offers general medical services for their population and is based on the outskirts of Doncaster town centre.
As part of our inspection we reviewed 23 Care Quality Commission comment cards where patients and members of the public shared their views and experiences of the service. All of the comment cards we received were extremely positive about the service experienced. Patients reported the practice offered an excellent service and staff were extremely caring, understanding, professional and supportive and treated them with much dignity and respect. They said the service was extremely accessible. They also told us that they found the environment to be clean, hygienic and comfortable.
Our key findings were :
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Beacon Medical Services on 11 October 2017. The full comprehensive report from this inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Beacon Medical Services on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Our key findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this service was now providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 13 April 2018 to confirm that the service had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection 11 October 2017. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
Beacon Medical Services is an independent provider of GP services and offers a range of services to patients to both adults and children. The practice has a patient population of 500 patients. The practice offers general medical services for their population and is based on the outskirts of Doncaster town centre.
The provider, Don Hezseltine, is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide services at Beacon Medical Services, 3 Heather Court, Shaw Wood Way, Doncaster, DN2 5YL.
The property is rented by the provider and consists of a patient waiting room, an administration office and a consulting room in a single storey building. There are car parking spaces outside the practice for patients, including a disabled parking space.
The practice holds a list of registered patients who reside in England who require services.
The practice is open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday. An out-of-hour’s service is provided at the request of the patient and accessed via the dedicated telephone number.
Our key findings were:
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on 11 October 2017 at Beacon Medical Services to ask the service the following key questions; are services safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this service was not providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services effective?
We found that this service was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services caring?
We found that this service was providing caring services in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services responsive?
We found that this service was providing responsive care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services well-led?
We found that this service was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the practice was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
This service is registered with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of the services it provides.
Beacon Medical Services is an independent provider of GP services and offers a range of services to patients to both adults and children. The practice has a patient population of 500 patients.
The practice offers general medical services for their population and is based on the outskirts of Doncaster town centre.
The provider, Don Hezseltine, is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide services at Beacon Medical Services, 3 Heather Court, Shaw Wood Way, Doncaster, DN2 5YL. The property is rented by the provider and consists of a patient waiting room, an administration office and a consulting room in a single storey building. There are car parking spaces outside the practice for patients, including a disabled parking space.
The practice holds a list of registered patients who reside in England who require services.
As part of our inspection we reviewed 48 Care Quality Commission comment cards where patients and members of the public shared their views and experiences of the service. All of the 48 comment cards we received were extremely positive about the service experienced. Patients reported the practice offered an excellent service and staff were caring, understanding, professional and supportive and treated them with much dignity and respect. They also told us that the environment was clean and hygienic. Patients told us they received information to help them make informed decisions about their care and treatment.
The practice is open from 8am until 6pm Monday to Friday. An out-of-hour’s service is provided at the request of the patient and accessed via the dedicated telephone number.
Our key findings were:
We identified regulations that were not being met and the provider must:
Ensure care and treatment is provided in a safe way to patients.
In addition the provider should:
You can see full details of the regulation not being met at the end of this report.
Before people received any care or treatment they were asked for their consent and the provider acted in accordance with their wishes. People who used the service told us they were provided with sufficient information to make a decision about their care and treatment. They said they could ask for further information if required. One person said, "Very good at explaining things, I always feel I have been informed."
Care and treatment was planned and delivered in a way that was intended to ensure people's safety and welfare. We found treatment was centred on people who used the service and considered all aspects of their individual circumstances and their immediate and long term needs. People we spoke with confirmed their treatment plans were developed with them and reflected their needs, preferences and diversity.
People's health, safety and welfare was protected when more than one provider was involved in their care and treatment, or when they moved between different services. This was because the provider worked in co-operation with others. There were systems in place for the referral of people to other healthcare providers where required. Appropriate information was shared to enable care and treatment needs to be met. The provider told us they would liaise with other services to plan the provision of care.
People were cared for in a clean, hygienic environment. People we spoke with raised no concerns about hygiene. They said they saw the provider wearing protective clothing and washing their hands before providing treatment.
People were cared for by staff who were supported to deliver care and treatment safely and to an appropriate standard. Records showed the provider received appropriate professional development.
People were protected from the risks of unsafe or inappropriate care and treatment because accurate and appropriate records were maintained. There were procedures in place and followed, to ensure people's records were monitored and reviewed.