Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Eastham Group Practice - KJ Bush on 26 July 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good; however the practice was rated as requiring improvement for providing safe services. The full comprehensive report on the July 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Eastham Group Practice - KJ Bush on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused follow up inspection carried out on 25 April 2017. This was to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 26 July 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings were as follows:
- Temperature sensitive medicines were stored and maintained safely and within the required range of temperature in medical fridges. Storage temperatures were monitored in order to identify any variations from the required range.
- Sterile equipment was appropriate and checks were maintained on the equipment to ensure they were sterile and within expiry dates for sterility.
- Prescription pads were stored securely.
- Improvements had been made to the minor ops room and cleaning schedules included specific instructions for the cleaning of this area.
In addition the practice had made the following improvements:
- The audit programme had been reviewed and now included six monthly infection control audits and audits of minor surgical procedures including infection rates.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice