Medical Centre East Stand

Updated 7 January 2022

Medical Centre East Stand is operated by Medical Imaging Partnership. The service opened in February 2016. It is a private Diagnostic Imaging Centre in Falmer, near Brighton, East Sussex. The centre primarily serves the communities of Brighton and the surrounding areas. The service was one of six locations operated by Medical Imaging Partnership.

The service only saw patients over the age of 13.

The centre has had a registered manager in post since 22 February 2016, and was registered with the CQC to undertake the regulated activity of diagnostic and screening procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury.

The service undertook ultrasounds, ultrasound guided injections and X-ray.

From 1 October 2020 to 30 September 2021 the service performed 2746 ultrasounds, 1028 ultrasound guided injections six X-rays.

We have inspected this service once before on 14 May 2019. We rated the service as Good.

Updated 7 January 2022

Our rating of this location stayed the same. We rated it as good because:

• The service had enough staff to care for patients and keep them safe. Staff had training in key skills. The service controlled infection risk well. Staff assessed risks to patients, acted on them and kept good care records. They managed medicines well. The service managed safety incidents well and learned lessons from them.
• Staff provided good care and treatment and monitored their pain. Managers monitored the effectiveness of the service and made sure staff were competent. Staff worked well together for the benefit of patients, supported them to make decisions about their care, and had access to good information. Services were available to support timely patient care.
• Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients.
• The service planned care to meet the needs of local people, took account of patients’ individual needs, and made it easy for people to give feedback. People could access the service when they needed it and did not have to wait too long for treatment.
• Leaders ran services well using reliable information systems and supported staff to develop their skills. Staff understood the service’s vision and values, and how to apply them in their work. Staff felt respected, supported and valued. They were focused on the needs of patients receiving care. Staff were clear about their roles and accountabilities. The service engaged well with patients and the community to plan and manage services and all staff were committed to improving services continually.

However:

• The service did not always provide staff with children and young people safeguarding training at a level required for their clinical and non-clinical roles.

Updated 7 January 2022

Our rating of this service stayed the same. We rated it as good.

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