Updated 20 April 2026
Date of Assessment: 7 July 2026.
Great Oakley Medical Centre is a GP practice situated at 1 Barth Close, Corby, NN18 8LU. The practice delivers service to approximately 15,600 patients under a contract held by the provider with NHS England. The National General Practice Profiles states that practice population is 88% White, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Mixed and 1% other. Information published by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the 7th decile (7 of 10). The lower the decile, the more deprived the practice population is relative to others. 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.
At our last assessment, in March 2026, we found concerns related to governance systems, particularly those relating to review of patients prescribed medicines that required regular monitoring, those at risk of a missed diagnosis of chronic kidney disease and those with specific long-term conditions. As a result, the provider was found to be in breach of Regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. We issued the provider with a Warning Notice in response to the concerns found at that assessment. The service was rated as requires improvement overall, with ratings of requires improvement for providing safe, effective and well-led care. We rated the provider good for providing caring and responsive services. This assessment was undertaken to review actions taken by the provider in response to the Warning Notice and to determine whether identified risks had been reduced.
We found the provider had taken prompt action in response to our previous assessment. Systems developed to ensure new patient records were summarised in a timely manner had been audited and appeared to be effective. Evidence we reviewed demonstrated improvements had been made to ensure effective processes for monitoring patients’ health in relation to the use of medicines, including medicines that require regular reviews and risks had been reduced. People were involved in assessments of their needs. Staff reviewed assessments taking account of people’s communication, personal and health needs. Care was based on the latest evidence and good practice. There was evidence of effective systems to monitor and support patients with long-term conditions. The provider was continuing to make improvements to access. The provider is no longer in breach of regulations and the service has now been rated good overall.