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Sabden & Whalley Medical Group, Whalley, Clitheroe.

Sabden & Whalley Medical Group in Whalley, Clitheroe 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 23rd May 2017

Sabden & Whalley Medical Group is managed by Sabden & Whalley Medical Group.

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Ratings:

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Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-Led: Good
Overall: Good

Further Details:

Important Dates:

    Last Inspection 2017-05-23
    Last Published 2017-05-23

Local Authority:

    Lancashire

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Inspection Reports:

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26th September 2016 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Sabden and Whalley Medical Group on 26 September 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good with the key question of safe rated as requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the 26 September 2016 inspection can be found on our website at http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-545680228

This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 18 April 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 26 September 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

  • At the inspection in September 2016 we found that liquid nitrogen storage was not risk assessed and clear operating procedures covering: filling containers, hazard signage, safe disposal, use of personal protective equipment and action to take in event of an emergency or spillage were not in place. At this inspection we saw the practice had risk assessed the storage of liquid nitrogen appropriately and trained staff and produced protocols in relation to its use.

  • During our inspection in September 2016, we saw that there was no legionella risk assessment for the surgery. For this inspection we were sent evidence that a legionella risk assessment had been undertaken and that water samples taken in September 2016 contained no trace of the bacteria.

  • During our inspection in September 2016 we saw that cleaning of the practice was not permanently recorded. Documents were now available which showed an auditable record of cleaning of the practice.

  • During our inspection in September 2016 we found that clinical audits were not full cycle to demonstrate continuous quality improvement in patient outcomes. The practice provided us with plans for a number of full cycle clinical audits to be completed in 2017.

During our inspection in September 2016 we told the practice they should review the use of chaperones, local policy and national guidance to determine whether current procedures are in line with best practice. The practice sent us a document used to train staff members to chaperone, told us they continued to ensure these staff members had received a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and confirmed they promoted this service to patients.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice
1st January 1970 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Sabden and Whalley Medical Group on 26 September 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good with the key question of safe rated as requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the 26 September 2016 inspection can be found on our website at http://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-545680228

This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 18 April 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 26 September 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

  • At the inspection in September 2016 we found that liquid nitrogen storage was not risk assessed and clear operating procedures covering: filling containers, hazard signage, safe disposal, use of personal protective equipment and action to take in event of an emergency or spillage were not in place. At this inspection we saw the practice had risk assessed the storage of liquid nitrogen appropriately and trained staff and produced protocols in relation to its use.

  • During our inspection in September 2016, we saw that there was no legionella risk assessment for the surgery. For this inspection we were sent evidence that a legionella risk assessment had been undertaken and that water samples taken in September 2016 contained no trace of the bacteria.

  • During our inspection in September 2016 we saw that cleaning of the practice was not permanently recorded. Documents were now available which showed an auditable record of cleaning of the practice.

  • During our inspection in September 2016 we found that clinical audits were not full cycle to demonstrate continuous quality improvement in patient outcomes. The practice provided us with plans for a number of full cycle clinical audits to be completed in 2017.

During our inspection in September 2016 we told the practice they should review the use of chaperones, local policy and national guidance to determine whether current procedures are in line with best practice. The practice sent us a document used to train staff members to chaperone, told us they continued to ensure these staff members had received a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and confirmed they promoted this service to patients.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

 

 

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