The Care Quality Commission
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Dr Howard Daitz Also known as The North London Health Centre

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Broomfield Avenue, Palmers Green, London, N13 4JJ (020) 8886 3631

Provided and run by:
Dr Howard Daitz

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Dr Howard Daitz 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.

If you have concerns about Dr Howard Daitz, you can give feedback on this service.

4 May 2017

During an inspection looking at part of the service

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced focussed inspection at Dr Howard Daitz (also known as the North London Health Centre) on 4 May 2017. We found the practice to be good for providing safe services and it is rated as good overall.

We previously conducted an announced comprehensive inspection of the practice on 13 April 2016. As a result of our findings, the practice was rated as good for being responsive, effective, caring and well led; and rated as requires improvement for being safe, which resulted in a rating of good overall. At that time, we found that the provider had breached Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, due to fire safety and prescription pad security concerns.

The practice wrote to us to tell us what they would do to make improvements and meet the legal requirements. We undertook this focussed inspection to check that the practice had followed their plan, and to confirm that they had met the legal requirements.

This report only covers our findings in relation to those areas where requirements had not been met. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Howard Daitz on our website at http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-520582690.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

  • The provider had taken action to address fire safety concerns identified at our April 2016 inspection in that fire safety training had now taken place, a fire warden had been identified and fire drills were regularly taking place.

  • The provider had also taken action to address our concerns regarding the safe storage and monitoring of prescription pads in that a new protocol had been introduced; and we saw evidence that, in accordance with the protocol, prescription pads were now being securely stored and their usage monitored.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

13th April 2016

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Howard Daitz (The North London Health Centre) on the 13th of April 2016. Overall the practice is rated as Good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

  • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
  • Risks to patients were assessed and well managed.
  • Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance. Staff had the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment.
  • The practice was involved in provision of services to the wider community including homes caring for vulnerable individuals.
  • Patients said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
  • Information about services and how to complain was available and easy to understand.
  • Patients said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and that there was continuity of care, with urgent appointments available the same day.
  • The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
  • There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.

Improvements that the provider must make to the service:-

  • To ensure that prescription pads are securely stored and usage is monitored
  • To review practice arrangements relating to fire safety, and arrange fire safety training for staff and a programme of fire drills.

Improvements that the provider should make to the service:-

  • Review arrangements to record checks conducted on emergency equipment.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice