We carried out a review of the data available to us about Vernon Park 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.
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We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Suvajit Chatterjee Vernon Park Surgery on the 2 November 2016. At the inspection in November the overall rating for the practice was good, although the key question Safe was rated requires improvement. This was specifically in relation to recruitment procedures and the checks carried out to ensure the suitability of staff for their roles. We found there were gaps in the recruitment records of some staff. The practice did not maintain appropriate records to demonstrate that all recruited staff including some clinical staff had been appropriately vetted to ensure they were suitable and safe to work with vulnerable adults and children.
The full comprehensive report on the November 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Suvajit Chatterjee on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on the 23 February 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the one breach in regulation that we identified in our previous inspection on 2 November 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to that requirement. We did not request information for this desk top review about any progress the practice may have undertaken in responding to the areas we identified previously where the provider should take action.
The practice is now rated good for all key questions and the overall rating remains good.
Our key findings were as follows:
The practice submitted an action plan with timescales detailing how they intended to improve their recruitment and vetting procedures. They supplied us with evidence to confirm that all staff employed at the practice had been appropriately vetted, that disclosure and barring checks (DBS) were available for all staff, including locum clinical staff.
In addition the practice updated their recruitment policy and developed and implemented a risk assessment in response to concerns identified following a DBS check.
At our previous inspection on 2 November 2016 we identified the following areas that the provider should take action on:
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Suvajit Chatterjee, also known as Vernon Park Surgery on 2 and 8 November 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
We saw one area of outstanding practice:
The areas where the provider must make improvement are:
In addition the provider should:
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We found there was a practice leaflet and a practice face book site which gave information on the practice to patients.
We were able to speak with two patients of Dr Chatterjee's as there was an open surgery and it was quiet. The surgery reception was located away from the main waiting area and a private room was available if required. The waiting room had notice boards and leaflets informing patients of services available and how to promote a healthy lifestyle.
The practice has a 'buddy' system between its GP and specific GP's in the neighbouring practice to supporting each other. This ensured that there was an element of continuity in care if the GP they were registered with was on leave. One patient we spoke with told us; 'It is always very easy to get an appointment when you need one.' The practice declared non compliance to regulations 1, 2, 7, 12 and 14 on registration. We found the practice to have completed their action plan and now be compliant with the outcomes.