We carried out a review of the data available to us about Castlefields 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.
If you have concerns about Castlefields Surgery, you can give feedback on this service.
We previously carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Castlefields Surgery on 20 April 2016. The overall rating for the practice was as ‘Good’ with requires improvement in providing a safe service. The full comprehensive report on the 20 April 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Castlefields Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 12 June 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations identified in our previous inspection on 20 April 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements.
Overall the practice is rated as Good.
Patient Group Directives (PGDs) were up to date and current.
Appropriate checks were undertaken to ensure vaccines are always stored in line with manufacturers’ guidelines.
The nursing roles were clearly defined.
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Improvements were needed in how patients who were carers were identified and recorded.
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Castlefields Surgery on 20 April 2016 Overall the practice is rated as good.
Please note that when referring to information throughout this report, for example any reference to the Quality and Outcomes Framework data, this relates to the most recent information available to the CQC at that time.
Our key findings were as follows:
The practice had reviewed the appointment system and introduced telephone clinics to increase the number and type of appointments available for patients.
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Importantly, the provider must:
Ensure that Patient Group Directives (PGDs) are up to date and current.
Ensure that appropriate checks are undertaken to ensure vaccines are always stored in line with manufacturers’ guidelines.
In addition the provider should:
Ensure that nursing roles are clearly defined.
Review the way in which patients who are carers are identified and recorded.
Chief Inspector of General Practice