This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous rating April 2016 – Good)
The key questions at this inspection are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Rowlands Castle Surgery on 18 October 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 was adjusting to a new clinical leadership following recent retirements within the senior clinical team.
- 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.
- Patients were very positive about the care they received at the practice.
- There was a focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
- Review the practice’s policies so that all policies contain up to date and relevant information and are shared with all appropriate staff.
- Continue to improve the uptake for cervical screening to achieve the national target of 80%.
- Review how the needs of all identified carers in the practice population are discussed.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice
Please refer to the detailed report and the evidence tables for further information.