Updated 22 December 2016
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced focussed follow up inspection on 3 November 2016 to follow up on concerns we found at The Woodland Medical Practice on 25 February 2016. The inspection in November 2016 was to ensure that improvement had been made following our inspection in February 2016 when breaches of regulations had been identified. The inspection in February 2016 found breaches of regulation and rated the practice as requires improvement overall, specifically in safe and well-led services.
At the inspection on 3 November 2016 we found that overall the practice had implemented changes and that the service was meeting the requirements of the regulations. The ratings for the practice have been updated to reflect our findings following the improvements made since our last inspection in February 2016; the practice is now rated as good overall.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
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The practice had in place and followed appropriate policies and guidance such as a cold chain policy and protocol.
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The policies were practice specific and reflective of the requirements of the practice to enable them to carry out their roles in a safe and effective manner including resetting fridge temperatures on a daily basis.
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The practice had robust systems and processes in place for safeguarding children, including implementation of and adherence to the practice’s ‘Safeguarding Children Action Plan'.
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The practice had robust systems in place for monitoring patients and the quality of care, including the implementation of and adherence to the practice’s ‘improvement plan for GSF meetings’ and their ‘shared care prescribing’ plan.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice