Blackfriars Medical Practice, 138 Chapel Street, Salford, Manchester.Blackfriars Medical Practice in 138 Chapel Street, Salford, Manchester is a Doctors/GP specialising in the provision of services relating to diagnostic and screening procedures, maternity and midwifery services, services for everyone, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The last inspection date here was 8th February 2019 Contact Details:
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1st November 2019 - During a routine inspection
![]() We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Blackfriars Medical Practice on 11 January 2019 as part of our inspection programme.
At the last comprehensive inspection in April 2018 we rated the practice as good for the key questions responsive and caring; and requires improvement for safe, effective and well led. The overall rating was requires improvement. This was because:
At this inspection, we found that the provider had satisfactorily addressed these areas.
We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:
We have now rated this practice as good overall and good for all population groups.
We found that:
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Details of our findings and the evidence supporting our ratings are set out in the evidence tables.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
7th May 2018 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made
![]() On 20 April 2018 we carried out a full comprehensive inspection of Blackfriars Medical Practice. This resulted in a warning notice being issued against the provider on 15 May 2018. The Notice advised the provider that the practice was failing to meet the required standards relating to Regulation 17 of the Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities). A copy of this report can be found on our website:
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) Chief Inspector of General Practice
17th September 2015 - During a routine inspection
![]() Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of Blackfriars Medical Centre on 17 September 2015. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
However there were areas of practice where the provider should make improvements:
The practice recruitment policy referred to obtaining verbal references for new staff. The provider should keep a record that reflects these checks have been made and the outcome of those checks.
Whilst arrangements were in place to summarise the medical records of new patients to the practice it was evident that there was a back log in summarising the medical records of new patients to the practice (from January 2015). There was no evidence to indicate this has to date impacted on patient welfare. However to minimise risk and maximise patient safety the provider should take action to clear this back log and ensure information in patient records can be easily and quickly accessed by the clinicians.
We noted that in the absence of a health care assistant new patients were not currently completing a health questionnaire on registration. Whilst we acknowledge that the patient demographic of the practice means that the vast majority of new patients present ‘acutely’ and seek an appointment with a clinician (when initially history taking/screening takes place) this may not always be the case. Therefore the completion of a health questionnaire by new patients should be requested and assessed by a clinician to assess any immediate health risks.
We saw that clinical and practice meetings were held regularly. We note that meetings were held on the same day of the week. This meant that whilst all staff could add items for discussion (and received minutes of the meeting) not all staff could attend. Consideration should be given to reviewing dates of future meetings to enable staff who may not work particular days to attend some meetings.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice
1st January 1970 - During a routine inspection
![]() This practice is rated as requires improvement overall. (Previous inspection October 2015 – Good)
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Requires improvement
Are services effective? – Requires improvement
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Requires improvement
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Blackfriars Medical Practice as part of our inspection programme.
At this inspection we found:
The areas where the provider must make improvements are:
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGPChief Inspector of General Practice
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