Archived: Dr Karen Massey Also known as Slaidburn Country Practice

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Karen Massey Slaidburn Health Centre at 23/09/2015. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Please note that when referring to information throughout this report, for example any reference to the Quality and Outcomes Framework data, this relates to the most recent information available to the CQC at that time.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows

• Staff understood and fulfilled their responsibilities to raise concerns, and to report incidents and near misses. Information about safety was recorded, monitored, appropriately reviewed and addressed.
• Risks to patients were assessed and well managed, with the exception of those relating to recruitment checks.
• Patients’ needs were assessed and care was planned and delivered following best practice guidance. Staff had received training appropriate to their roles and any further training needs had been identified and planned.

• Patients said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
• Information about services and how to complain was available and easy to understand.
• Patients said they found it easy to make an appointment with a named GP and that there was continuity of care, with urgent appointments available the same day.
• The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
• There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.

We saw some outstanding practice including:

• The practices proactive approach to safeguarding vulnerable patients and the provision they made to ensure all their vulnerable patients received the support and care they required.

However there were areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.

Importantly the provider should;

• Ensure all induction training is fully documented when completed.
• Ensure meetings with health visitors are formally recorded.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice