Seaton and Colyton Medical Practice

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• Overview
• Kindness, compassion and dignity
• Treating people as individuals
• Independence, choice and control
• Responding to people’s immediate needs
• Workforce wellbeing and enablement

We looked for evidence the service involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. At our last assessment, we rated this key question as good. At this assessment, the rating remains the same.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

The service always treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion and respected their privacy and dignity. Staff treated colleagues from other organisations with kindness and respect.

The service had arrangements to promote people’s privacy. For example, the waiting area was separated from the reception by a wall with an upper glass panel to reduce overhearing conversations. A room was available for private conversations if needed. Breastfeeding facilities were available for nursing mothers, and there was a baby weighing scale inside the breastfeeding room for mothers to check their baby’s weight. Chaperones were offered to people at consultations and chaperone posters were displayed in consulting rooms.

The service performed better than the national average in the results of the 2025 National GP Patient Survey. This showed people felt listened to and felt they were treated with kindness. For example, 93% of respondents to the survey felt the healthcare professional at their last appointment was good at treating them with care and concern, compared to a national average of 86%. In addition, 93% of respondents felt the healthcare professional was good at listening to them, compared to a national average of 87%. This was mirrored in feedback from people we received during our assessment who described staff as “helpful”, “empathic”, “caring” and “friendly”. People were also grateful for the bereavement support that the service provided.

We did not look at Treating people as individuals during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

We did not look at Independence, choice and control during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

We did not look at Responding to people’s immediate needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.

We did not look at Workforce wellbeing and enablement during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Caring.