Updated 19 September 2018
The London Circumcision Limited is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide the regulated activity of surgical procedures. The service operated from a rented dedicated room in a dental practice.
The service provided circumcision for religious and cultural reasons for male children from six weeks up to the age of 14 years. Local anaesthetic injections were used for the procedure.
The service was requested by parents.
At the time of our inspection the clinic staff comprised of the doctor who is the owner
of the business and one administrative staff member. The doctor is a surgeon who also works in other services in the NHS.
The clinic`s opening times were on Sundays only based on the demand of the service. When the clinic was closed the doctor`s administrative staff picked up messages which were passed onto him for action.
The provider told us they undertook 4-5 procedures a week during busy times.
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 service was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
During our visit to the service on 9 July 2018, there were no patients present. As part of inspection, we also asked for CQC comment cards to be completed by people who used the service, prior to our inspection. We received five comment cards which were all positive about the standard of care received.
The inspection was led by a CQC inspector and a CQC GP Specialist Advisor.
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.