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Dr J.P. Mounty and Partners Also known as Meopham Medical Centre

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Meopham Medical Centre, Wrotham Road, Meopham, Gravesend, Kent, DA13 0AH (01474) 814811

Provided and run by:
Dr J.P. Mounty and Partners

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 J.P. Mounty and Partners 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 J.P. Mounty and Partners, you can give feedback on this service.

11 January 2020

During an annual regulatory review

We reviewed the information available to us about Dr J.P. Mounty and Partners on 11 January 2020. We did not find evidence of significant changes to the quality of service being provided since the last inspection. As a result, we decided not to inspect the surgery at this time. We will continue to monitor this information about this service throughout the year and may inspect the surgery when we see evidence of potential changes.

11 September 2018

During a routine inspection

This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous rating October 2014 – Good)

The key questions at this inspection are rated as:

Are services safe? – Good

Are services effective? – Good

Are services caring? – Good

Are services responsive? – Good

Are services well-led? - Good

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr J. P. Mounty and Partners on 11 September 2018. This inspection was carried out under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. The inspection was planned to check whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008, to look at the overall quality of the service and to provide a rating for the service under the Care Act 2014.

At this inspection we found:

  • The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen. When incidents did happen, the practice learned from them and improved their processes.
  • The practice routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided. It ensured that care and treatment was delivered according to evidence-based guidelines.
  • Staff involved and treated patients with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
  • Patients found the appointment system easy to use and reported that they were able to access care when they needed it.
  • There was a focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.

The areas where the provider should make improvements are:

  • Continue to ensure all patients have regular medication reviews and blood test monitoring.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice

Please refer to the detailed report and the evidence tables for further information.

29 July 2015

During an inspection looking at part of the service

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced focused inspection at Dr J.P. Mounty and Partners on the 29 July 2015. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Specifically, we found the practice to be good for providing safe services.

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

  • The practice had safe systems and processes to manage medicines, including a system to undertake regular checks of the medicine stocks of controlled drugs kept in the dispensary.
  • There was a system for the security of blank prescription pads and forms used in computer printers. A risk assessment been completed to identify and minimise any risks in relation to this.
  • The practice had developed a protocol to manage the security arrangements for the dispensary and a risk assessment had been completed to identify and minimise any risks in relation to this.
  • Dispensary staff had received appropriate training and their competencies had been assessed by the GPs in relation to the safe handling of medicines.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

21 October 2014

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

A comprehensive inspection was undertaken at Dr J.P. Mounty and Partners on the 21 October 2014.

We found that overall, the practice offered a good level of service to all of the patient population groups who received services from the practice. Our key findings included:-

  • patients received an effective service that identified and met their needs
  • patients felt they were treated with respect and dignity
  • that staff were helpful, kind and considerate to their needs
  • that their privacy and confidentiality was maintained.

We saw areas of outstanding practice including:

  • The practice had developed an effective system for monitoring and reducing the numbers of patients attending and being admitted through accident and emergency (A&E) hospital departments using its ‘emergency admissions avoidance plan’. This had been achieved by keeping registers of those patients at higher risk and putting measures in place to prioritise interventions and support local care homes in understanding and responding appropriately to the needs of their residents.
  • The practice had developed a ‘hospital at home’ initiative, based on multidisciplinary working with hospital consultants, GPs and patients to reduce attendance at hospital for patients receiving a particular treatment. This had been adopted by the local hospital as good practice and extended to other patients with similar treatment needs.

However, there were areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.

Importantly, the provider must:

  • Risk assess the systems used for the security and control of prescription pads and blank prescription forms kept in computer printers and have a protocol/risk assessment for access/security of the dispensary outside of core working hours.
  • Follow their own process in carrying out regular checks of medicines kept in the dispensary and consider how the clinical competencies of clinical and dispensary staff are reviewed and assessed to ensure their skills and knowledge are kept up-to-date.

In addition, the provider should:

  • Have records and evidence of an audit programme in accordance with the hygiene code – that identifies how the practice monitors and manages issues relating to cleanliness and infection control.
  • Have processes in place for staff to follow to carry out regular checks to reduce the risk of legionella.
  • Risk assess all staff roles to determine whether Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are required.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice