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Dr RC Rautray's Practice

Overall: Requires improvement read more about inspection ratings

Primrose Bank Medical Centre, Larkhill, Blackburn, Lancashire, BB1 5ER (01254) 672132

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Dr RC Rautray's Practice

Important:

We served 2 warning notices on Dr RC Rautray's Practice on  31 July 2026 for failing to meet the regulations related to good governance and premises and equipment at Dr RC Rautray's Practice.

Assessment report published 25 August 2026

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Caring

Good

5 August 2026

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

Kindness, compassion and dignity

Score: 2

The service did not always treat people with kindness, empathy and compassion, or respect their privacy and dignity.

The service did not have adequate arrangements to promote people’s privacy. Patient information was stored in an unlocked room accessible to anyone in the building. The service scored below average for the majority of the results of the 2026 National GP Patient Survey. This showed 74% of people felt the healthcare professional was good at treating them with care and concern, compared to the national average of 87%, and 64% said the reception and administrative team were helpful, compared to the national average of 85%.

There was a record of only 2 staff members being trained in the Mental Capacity Act. There were no records in relation to training in learning disability and autism, including the Oliver McGowan code of practice. The practice manager confirmed that this was not on the list of training they had asked any staff to complete, and as far as they were aware none had completed this. This is a statutory requirement for providers registered with the Care Quality Commission.

Treating people as individuals

Score: 3

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.

Independence, choice and control

Score: 3

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.

Responding to people’s immediate needs

Score: 3

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.

Workforce wellbeing and enablement

Score: 3

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.