The Care Quality Commission
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Grovelands Medical Centre Also known as Dr D.A. Riley & Partners

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

701 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG30 1HG (0118) 958 2525

Provided and run by:
Grovelands Medical Centre

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Date of Assessment: 28/04/2026 to 30/04/2026. Grovelands Medical Centre is a GP practice and delivers service to approximately 14000 patients under a contract held with NHS England. The National General Practice Profiles states that ethnic makeup of the practice area is 71.68% White, 13.11% Asian, 7.45% Black 5.58% Mixed and 2.18% Other. Information published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the 6th decile (6 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others. This assessment considered the demographics of the people using the service, the context the service was working within and how this impacted service delivery. Where relevant, further commentary is provided in the quality statements section of this report.

8 September 2016

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Grovelands medical centre on 8 September 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.
  • All staff had received safeguarding relevant to their role and had also attended extra domestic abuse training due to the high levels of abuse cases within the local community.
  • Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance. Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment.
  • The practice used innovative and proactive methods to improve patient outcomes. For example, reception staff were given extra training in talking to young patients about contraception in a discreet manner.
  • 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. Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns.
  • Patients said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and 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.

The provider was aware of and complied with the requirements of the duty of candour.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice