River Brook Medical Centre, Stirchley, Birmingham.
River Brook Medical Centre in Stirchley, Birmingham is a Doctors/GP specialising in the provision of services relating to diagnostic and screening procedures, family planning services, maternity and midwifery services, services for everyone, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The last inspection date here was 9th October 2017
River Brook Medical Centre is managed by River Brook Medical Centre.
Contact Details:
Address:
River Brook Medical Centre 3 River Brook Drive Stirchley Birmingham B30 2SH United Kingdom
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We previously carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at River Brook Medical Centre on 12 December 2016. As a result of our inspection the practice was rated as good overall but required improvement for providing safe services. The full comprehensive report on the December 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for River Brook Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based focused inspection carried out on 21 August 2017. This was to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations we identified in our previous inspection on 12 December 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:
The practice had introduced appropriate recruitment procedures to ensure that persons employed met the required conditions. They had sought advice from a human resource service to assist them in ensuring all the necessary checks had been included. For example, references, photographic identification, and evidence of previous employment.
The practice had addressed coding issues in their clinical system and could demonstrate that health checks were being offered and carried out for patients with learning disabilities. This process also incorporated calling carers and patients aged over 75 for annual health checks. The practice submitted evidence to show that, for example, 71% of learning disability health checks had been completed up to August 2017. They searched their registers monthly to identify eligible patients and invited them to the practice for health checks.
The practice provided evidence to confirm that that oxygen masks for children had been purchased for use in the event of a child emergency.
The practice’s safeguarding policy had been reviewed and updated to include all types of potential abuse.
The practice had carried out a comprehensive infection control audit in November 2016 and introduced the use of documentation which allowed for review and follow up in the future. All staff had received infection control training.
The practice manager had introduced a formal programme of appraisals which involved identification of review dates for the following year at the end of each appraisal. The annual appraisal programme included a review of training needs.
Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We previously carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at River Brook Medical Centre on 12 December 2016. As a result of our inspection the practice was rated as good overall but required improvement for providing safe services. The full comprehensive report on the December 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for River Brook Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based focused inspection carried out on 21 August 2017. This was to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations we identified in our previous inspection on 12 December 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:
The practice had introduced appropriate recruitment procedures to ensure that persons employed met the required conditions. They had sought advice from a human resource service to assist them in ensuring all the necessary checks had been included. For example, references, photographic identification, and evidence of previous employment.
The practice had addressed coding issues in their clinical system and could demonstrate that health checks were being offered and carried out for patients with learning disabilities. This process also incorporated calling carers and patients aged over 75 for annual health checks. The practice submitted evidence to show that, for example, 71% of learning disability health checks had been completed up to August 2017. They searched their registers monthly to identify eligible patients and invited them to the practice for health checks.
The practice provided evidence to confirm that that oxygen masks for children had been purchased for use in the event of a child emergency.
The practice’s safeguarding policy had been reviewed and updated to include all types of potential abuse.
The practice had carried out a comprehensive infection control audit in November 2016 and introduced the use of documentation which allowed for review and follow up in the future. All staff had received infection control training.
The practice manager had introduced a formal programme of appraisals which involved identification of review dates for the following year at the end of each appraisal. The annual appraisal programme included a review of training needs.
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