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Belvoir Health Group Also known as Cropwell Bishop Surgery

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

The Surgery, Fern Road, Cropwell Bishop, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG12 3BU (0115) 896 9991

Provided and run by:
Belvoir Health Group

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Belvoir Health Group 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.

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29 January 2020

During an annual regulatory review

We reviewed the information available to us about Belvoir Health Group on 29 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.

8 August 2017

During an inspection looking at part of the service

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We previously carried out a comprehensive inspection of Belvoir Health Group, The Surgery, Fern Road, Cropwell Bishop, Nottinghamshire on 12 February 2015. The overall rating was good.

This announced focused inspection of Belvoir Health Group was carried out on 8 August 2017 as the practice had not been inspected recently, and in response to some information we received. We reviewed the practice against one of the five questions we ask about services: is the service responsive. The overall rating was good.

Our key findings were as follows:

  • Belvoir Health Group understood and responded to the needs of their patient population well.

  • The practice had undergone considerable changes and adopted improved ways of working to ensure the services were responsive to people's needs. For example, a new long-term conditions (LTC) programme had been implemented, which provided a more responsive and organised way of managing people’s conditions.

  • The practice team were forward thinking and part of local pilot schemes to improve outcomes for patients.

  • Feedback from patients about their care and treatment, and access to the service was consistently positive.

  • The triage and appointment system was flexible and responsive to patients’ needs. The staff team were continually reviewing and adapting the system to meet patients' needs.

  • The nursing team had been upskilled to take on additional responsibilities to meet patients’ needs. The skill mix and number of health care assistants and nursing staff had significantly increased to support the changes.

  • To improve health outcomes for patients and to provide more effective management of long-term conditions, the provider had appointed two specialist nurses to work across its three surgeries.

  • Concerns and complaints were listened to and acted on to ensure that appropriate learning and improvements had taken place.

  • The practice implemented improvements and changed the way it delivered services in response to feedback from patients. The staff team had identified the need to provide more proactive feedback for patients with regards to changes made.

The provider should make the following improvement.

  • Explore ways to further engage with all patient groups to seek their views and provide proactive feedback for patients with regards to changes made.

  • Make available the minutes of recent Patient Participation Group meetings on the provider’s website and in the practice for patients.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

12 February 2015

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Belvoir Health Group on 12 February 2015. This is the first time we have inspected this practice.

Overall the practice is rated as good. Specifically, we found the practice good for providing safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led services. It was also rated as good for providing services for all the population groups.

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

  • Comments from patients were generally very positive about the care and services they received. They said that they were treated with kindness, dignity and respect and were involved in decisions about their care and treatment.
  • The practice was accessible and well equipped to meet patients’ needs.
  • Patients were able to access care and treatment when they needed it. They described their experience of making an appointment as good, with urgent appointments usually available the same day.
  • Procedures were in place to help keep patients safe and to protect them from harm.
  • Patients felt listened to and able to raise concerns about the practice. Concerns were acted on to improve the service.
  • Staff felt valued and well supported. The practice had a motivated and established staff team, with appropriate knowledge and skills to enable them to carry out their work effectively.
  • Systems were in place to assess and review information about the quality and safety of services that people received, although the clinical audit programme required developing to further improve outcomes for patients.
  • The skill mix and leadership had been strengthened by appointing a team leader for the three branch locations, a nurse manager to lead the nursing team and a second operations manager. The new posts helped to drive improvements and ensure the services were well-led.
  • The practice obtained and acted on patients views. The Patient Participation Group (PPG) worked in partnership with the practice to improve the services for patients.

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

Importantly the provider should:

  • Further develop the clinical audit programme linked to medicines management information, safety alerts and significant events to improve outcomes for patients.
  • Provide further opportunities for nurses and GPs to share knowledge and learning, and work together as a team to ensure a consistent and effective approach to meeting patients’ needs.
  • Ensure that information available to patients enables them to understand the complaints process.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice