We carried out a review of the data available to us about Slimmingmedics Reading 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.
If you have concerns about Slimmingmedics Reading, you can give feedback on this service.
This service is rated as Good overall. (Previous inspection 02 2019 Not Rated)
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Slimmingmedics Reading to follow up on breaches of regulations.
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
CQC inspected the service on 28 February 2019 and asked the provider to make improvements regarding Dignity and Respect and Good governance. We checked these areas as part of this comprehensive inspection and found they had been resolved.
Slimmingmedics Reading provides weight loss services for adults, including the provision of medicines for the purposes of weight loss under the supervision of a doctor.
This service is registered with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of some, but not all, of the services it provides. There are some exemptions from regulation by CQC which relate to particular types of regulated activities and services and these are set out in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 of The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. Slimmingmedics Reading provides a range of non-surgical cosmetic interventions which are not within CQC scope of registration. Therefore, we did not inspect or report on these services.
The clinic manager is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
Our key findings were:
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care
We carried out an announced follow up inspection on 28 February 2019 to ask the service the following key questions; Are services safe and well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this service was not providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations
Are services well-led?
We found that this service was not providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations
We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the service was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
CQC inspected the service on 06 March 2018 and asked the provider to make improvements regarding how they safeguarded service users and how they demonstrated good governance. We checked these areas as part of this follow up inspection and found that some areas remained unresolved.
Slimmingmedics Reading provides weight loss services, including prescribed medicines and dietary advice to support weight reduction. The clinic is located on the first floor of a shared building in the town centre. The clinic consists of one room which includes a reception and waiting area and a consulting area. The clinic is open for part days, three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
This service is registered with CQC under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 in respect of the provision of advice or treatment by, or under the supervision of, a medical practitioner, including the prescribing of medicines for the purposes of weight reduction. At Slimmingmedics Reading the aesthetic cosmetic treatments that are also provided are exempt by law from CQC regulation. Therefore, we were only able to inspect the treatment for weight reduction but not the aesthetic cosmetic services.
The Clinic Manager is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
Our key findings were:
We identified regulations that were not being met and the provider must:
You can see full details of the regulations not being met at the end of this report.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements and should:
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care