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Chequers Health Group Ltd

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Chequers Health Centre, Rushlake Drive, Bolton, BL1 3RL (01204) 928850

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Chequers Health Group Ltd

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Chequers Health Group Ltd 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 March 2022

During an inspection looking at part of the service

This service is rated as Good overall. (Previous inspection November 2021 Good)

The key questions are rated as:

Are services safe? – Good

Are services effective - Good

We carried out an announced comprehensive at Chequers Health Group Ltd on 17 November 2021. At this inspection issues were highlighted in the safe domain. This domain was rated as requires improvement. The service was rated as good overall and good for providing effective, caring, responsive and well led services.

We carried out this focussed inspection of Chequers Health Group Ltd on 29 March 2022 to confirm that sufficient improvements had been made to the service. As a result of this inspection, the service is now rated as good for providing safe services.

Throughout the pandemic CQC has continued to regulate and respond to risk. However, taking into account the circumstances arising as a result of the pandemic, and in order to reduce risk, we have conducted our inspections differently.

This inspection was carried out in a way which enabled us to spend a minimum amount of time on site. This was with consent from the provider and in line with all data protection and information governance requirements.

This included:

• A short site visit and reviewing documentation.

Chequers Health Group is a healthcare organisation led by GPs and Consultants to support the NHS in the provision of healthcare in the most appropriate clinical setting. We provide services both to the NHS and the private health sector by delivering speedy diagnosis and high-quality patient care creating greater choice for the patient and care closer to home.

The services we provide include a variety of Consultant led, surgical procedures within key specialties such as, Cardiology, Urology, Gynaecology and family planning, MSK, respiratory, audiology and paediatrics. We work with a number of healthcare partners and are also able to provide onsite diagnostic services, such as Non - Obstetric Ultrasound. In addition, we have an onsite pathology department that is able to offer COVID-19 testing.

The service is registered with CQC to provide the following regulated activities: diagnostic and screening procedures; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; maternity and midwifery services and surgical procedures.

The Chief Executive Officer 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 infection prevention and control policy and procedures were fully implemented.
  • The system to check parents had the necessary parental authority to give valid consent was effective and regularly monitored.

Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care

17 November 2021

During a routine inspection

This service is rated as Good overall.

The key questions are rated as:

Are services safe? – Requires improvement

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 Chequers Health Group Ltd as part of our inspection programme.

Chequers Health Group is an independent healthcare organisation established to offer a range of private services and services delivered on behalf of the NHS. These include an audiology service, diagnostic service and laboratory testing, fertility and family planning service, and musculoskeletal services and surgical procedures including non-therapeutic circumcisions. The service is led by GPs and Consultants.

At the time of the inspection the service was still in its infancy and was only providing non-therapeutic circumcisions.

The service is registered with CQC to provide the following regulated activities: Diagnostic and screening procedures; Treatment of disease, disorder or injury; Maternity and midwifery services and surgical procedures.

The Chief Executive Officer 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:

  • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place to report and record incidents.
  • There were governance and monitoring systems in place.
  • There were systems and processes in place to safeguard patients from abuse and staff were able to access relevant training to keep patients safe.
  • There were recruitment and selection processes in place, however these were not consistently documented.
  • There were infection prevention and control policy and procedures in place, however these were not fully implemented.
  • The clinicians were aware of current evidence-based guidance and had the skills and knowledge to deliver effective care and treatment.
  • All members of staff maintained the necessary skills and competence to support patients.
  • The service had arrangements in place to respond to medical emergencies.
  • Information about services and how to complain was available.
  • There was a clear vision to provide a personalised, high quality service.
  • The provider had systems in place to monitor the quality of their treatment and make improvements where necessary.
  • The provider was aware of and complied with the requirements of the Duty of Candour.

The area where the provider must make improvements as they are in breach of regulations is:

  • Ensure care and treatment is provided in a safe way to patients.

The areas where the provider should make improvements are:

  • Monitor the new system introduced to check parents had the necessary parental authority to give valid consent is effective.

Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP

Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care