Updated 24 October 2018
This service is provided by Dr Kannan Athreya. Essex Private Doctors is a private medical clinic in Brentwood, Essex. The service has a small car park at the front. There is also meter controlled on-street parking which is time restricted. Entrance to the service is intercom controlled.
This service is provided to both adults and children. At the time of the inspection, the practice had approximately 4400 patients registered with them.
The regulated aspects of this service are provided by GMC registered clinicians. Support is provided by a service manager and administrative staff.
Essex Private Doctors provides general medical services including health screening, contraception and vaccinations. The service also provides treatment for hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) and stress incontinence; as well as warts, skin tags and mole removal.
The service provides the regulated activities of: Treatment of disease, disorder or injury; Diagnostic and screening procedures; Maternity and midwifery; and Family Planning.
We completed an inspection on 5 September 2018. Our inspection team was led by a Care Quality Commission (CQC) lead inspector. The team included a GP specialist adviser and a team inspector.
Before visiting, we reviewed a range of information we hold about the service.
During our visit we:
- Looked at the systems in place for the running of the service.
- Explored how clinical decisions were made.
- Viewed a sample of key policies and protocols which related to regulated activities.
- Spoke with a range of staff involved in the regulated activities.
- Checked the environment and infection control measures.
- Observed staff interactions with patients.
- Reviewed CQC comment cards which included feedback from patients about their experiences of the service.
To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:
- Is it safe?
- Is it effective?
- Is it caring?
- Is it responsive to people’s needs?
- Is it well-led?
These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during the inspection.