Updated 13 January 2026
Date of Assessment: 21 January 2026. The Practice St Albans is a GP practice and delivers service to 9,675 patients under a contract held with NHS England. They have a branch site called The Practice Nirmala. Information published by Office for Health Improvement and Disparities shows that deprivation within the practice population group is in the first decile (1 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. The provider is registered with CQC to deliver the following regulated activities; diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services; treatment of disease, disorder or injury and surgical procedures. At the time of our assessment, there was no registered manager in place.
We conducted an unannounced focused assessment in response to concerns received about potential breaches in regulations to keep people safe. These included governance systems relating to raising and acting on concerns, managing emergencies and medicines kept on site. We reviewed quality statements relating to learning culture, involving people to manage risks and infection prevention and control only. We found the service had a good learning culture and there were systems in place to enable people to raise concerns. Managers understood and managed risks. The facilities and equipment met the needs of people, were clean and well-maintained and any risks mitigated.