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The Leven and Beeford Medical Practice

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

29 High Stile, Leven, Beverley, Humberside, HU17 5NL (01964) 542155

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The Leven and Beeford Medical Practice

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Date of Assessment: 5 August 2026

The Leven and Beeford Medical Practice is a GP practice in Leven, Beverley. The provider delivers services to approximately 11,500 people under a contract held with NHS England. There is also a branch site in Beeford, Driffield. According to the latest available data, the ethnic make-up of the service area is approximately 98.9% White, 0.4% Asian, 0.5% Mixed, 0.1% Black and 0.1% Other. Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows deprivation within the service population group is in the 8th decile (8 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the service population is relative to others.

This was a focused assessment. We undertook this assessment due to the length of time since our last assessment. We assessed 10 quality statements from across all 5 key questions. 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.

Staff kept facilities clean and maintained equipment appropriately to ensure people were kept safe. They assessed and managed the risk of infection well and took steps to control the risk of it spreading. There were enough staff with the right skills, qualifications and experience.

Staff supported people to live healthier lives, monitoring their care and treatment to ensure they received positive and consistent outcomes.

Staff treated people with kindness, empathy and compassion, and respected their privacy and dignity. Patient feedback was overwhelmingly positive about staff attitudes across both clinical and non-clinical roles.

Patients could access care, treatment and support when they needed it. Leaders and staff were alert to discrimination and inequality that could disadvantage groups of people who used the service and sought ways to address any barriers.

The practice had a clear vision and strategy, which considered the needs of the people who used their service and the wider community. Staff understood their individual roles and responsibilities. Leaders accounted for the actions, behaviours and performance of staff through clear and effective governance processes.

24/04/2018

During a routine inspection

This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous rating September 2015 – Good)

The key questions at this inspection are rated as:

Are services safe? – Good

Are services effective? – Good

Are services caring? – Outstanding

Are services responsive? – Good

Are services well-led? - Good

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Leven and Beeford Medical Practice on 24 April 2018 as part of our inspection programme.

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 strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.

We saw several areas of outstanding practice:

  • The practice arranged a twice weekly taxi service to bring patients living in rural villages to the practice for their appointments.
  • The funding for a wound management clinic had been removed from the practice and the clinic changed to another location. However, the practice continued to offer this service as an unfunded service to provide patients with a service closer to home.
  • The number of patients on the practice palliative care register who died in their preferred place was significantly higher than the national average. Over the past four years 60% of patients had died in their preferred place compared to the local CCG and national average of 23%.

The area where the provider should make improvements are:

  • Take action so that dispensary standard operating procedures and PGDs are signed by all staff using them.

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

24 September 2015

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Leven and Beeford Medical Practice on 24 September 2015. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected 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.
  • Risks to patients were assessed and well managed.
  • Patients’ needs were assessed and care was planned and delivered following best practice guidance. Staff had received training appropriate to their roles and any further training needs had been identified and planned.
  • 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.
  • Patients said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and that 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.

We saw areas of outstanding practice:

  • The practice arranged a twice weekly taxi service to bring patients living in rural villages to the practice for their appointments.
  • The practice arranged prescription delivery services for patients living in rural villages.
  • The funding for a wound management clinic had been removed from the practice and the clinic changed to another location. However the practice continued to offer this service as an unfunded service, in order to provide patients with a service closer to home.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice