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Sherburn Group Practice

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

The Medical Centre, Beech Grove, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6ED (01977) 682208

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Sherburn Group Practice

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Sherburn Group Practice 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 Sherburn Group Practice, you can give feedback on this service.

12 June 2019

During an inspection looking at part of the service

We carried out an announced new style focused inspection at Sherburn Group Practice on 12 June 2019 as part of our inspection programme, following our annual regulatory review process.

We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:

• what we found when we inspected

• information from our ongoing monitoring of data about

services and

• information from the provider, patients, the public and

other organisations.

We have rated this practice as good overall and good for all population groups.

We found that:

  • Patients received effective care and treatment that met

their needs.

  • The way the practice was led and managed promoted

the delivery of high-quality, person-centre care.

  • The practice had done significant work on the management of patients with non-visible haematuria. They had collaborated with the microbiologist to ensure that cases presumed to be caused by a urinary tract infection were followed up. This initiative had identified two bladder cancer cases and a patient with renal stones.
  • The practice had collaborated with Leeds hospital so that practices in their area could access the Yorkshire and Humber Healthcare record. Access to the records and passwords were now available to all staff. This meant that any periods of care at Leeds hospital could now be accessed by the practice to improve safe and effective care,
  • The nursing team had made improvements to the management of patients with asthma, high-risk asthma. This included an ‘at-risk’ alert on patient records which could be seen by out of hours services to prioritise care.
  • The practice participated in a scheme to try to improve care for patients in care homes. This scheme involved a proactive approach with an annual review with the consultant for older people, a GP and care home staff to provide a holistic and preventative approach. The review included falls assessment and planning and education to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
  • The practice had been involved in a frailty pilot where care home staff had been trained to make direct referrals to dietetics, speech and language therapy, physios and occupational therapists. Staff were required to follow protocols and the aim was to reduce the need for GP intervention.

Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.

Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP

Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated

Care

1 July 2015

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an inspection of Sherburn Medical Group on 1 July 2015, as part of our comprehensive programme of inspection of primary medical services. The inspection team found, after analysing all of the evidence, that the practice was safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. It was rated as good for all of the population groups.

Our key findings were as follows:

  • Staff understood and fulfilled their responsibilities to raise concerns, and to report incidents and near misses. Information about safety was recorded, monitored, appropriately reviewed and addressed.
  • Patients received care according to professional best practice clinical guidelines. The practice had regular information updates, which informed staff about new guidance to ensure they were up to date with best practice. According to the data from Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), an annual reward and incentive programme showing GP practice achievement results, outcomes for patients registered with this practice were above average.
  • Patients reported the positive view they had of the doctors and staff at the surgery. Practice staff knew their patients well. We received many examples of how their GPs acted ‘over and above’ their expectations from them; these included contacting patients over the weekend and home visiting after accidental deaths. The practice ensured patients received accessible, individual care, whilst respecting their needs and wishes. The QOF indicators showed that patients felt listened to and involved in decisions about their care and this was similar to other practices in the area.
  • The appointment system was guided by internal audit and evaluation of the needs and views of the patients. Urgent needs were addressed on the day and the patients in general were able to see the GP of their choice. The service had embedded and positive working relationships between staff and other healthcare professionals involved in the delivery of services.
  • The management team reflected upon the services they provided and actively explored ways of improving health and care outcomes. Quality and performance was monitored and risks were identified and managed.

We saw several areas of outstanding practice including:

  • The practice, as part of SHIELD (The Selby Area Federation of GP Practices), had won an innovation fund to develop social prescribing. This fund was used initially to support the local voluntary service to produce an up to date data base of available voluntary social care organisations. Patients were then referred to the most appropriate services.
  • The named GP undertook visits with a geriatrician each month to the local care and nursing homes to assess and meet the needs of their patients. This also prevented long journeys to hospitals for these patients who were mainly frail and elderly. In conjunction with the community matron, they had implemented anticipatory care plans with admission avoidance planning incorporated. In addition using the community response team had reduced unplanned admissions by 27% in 2015 compared with 2014.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice