St James Surgery, Devizes.

St James Surgery in Devizes 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 1st December 2016

St James Surgery is managed by St James Surgery.

Contact Details:

Address: St James Surgery Gains Lane Devizes SN10 1QU United Kingdom Telephone: 01380711879 Website: http://www.stjamessurgerydevizes.co.uk

Ratings:

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Further Details:

Important Dates:

Last Inspection		2016-12-01
Last Published		2016-12-01

Local Authority:

Wiltshire

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Inspection Reports:

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9th February 2016 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

In February 2016, during an announced comprehensive inspection of St James Surgery, we found issues relating to the practice’s control and assessment of its risk of legionella. Legionella is a harmful bacteria which can grow in some water systems, if the environmental conditions are right.

During the inspection, the practice was unable to produce a legionella risk assessment. This was in breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Regulations. As a result the practice was rated as requires improvement for safe, and good for effective, caring, responsive and well led. The practice had an overall rating of good.

We carried out a focused inspection of the practice in September 2016. The provider sent us a risk assessment of their management of legionella. The practice also provided a written scheme evidencing the control for legionella. The written scheme of control explained how the risk of legionella would be managed within the practice.

We found the practice had made improvements since our last inspection in February 2016, and that it was now meeting the regulation relating to assessing the risk of legionella, which had previously been breached.

Following this focused inspection we have rated the practice as good for providing safe services. The overall rating for the practice remains good.

This report should be read in conjunction with the full inspection report of 9 February 2016. A copy of the full inspection report can be found at www.cqc.org.uk.

At this inspection we found that:

• The practice had instructed an independent company to assess the risk of legionella in the practice.
• Using the legionella risk assessment, completed by an independent company, the practice had produced a legionella risk assessment.

• Based on the legionella risk assessment, the practice had produced a written scheme of control for legionella.
• The practice was now able to provide evidence that it was following its own legionella risk assessment, and outlined any intended steps it would take to reduce the risk of legionella.

Systems were now in place to reduce and minimise the risk of legionella to both staff and patients.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

1st January 1970 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

In February 2016, during an announced comprehensive inspection of St James Surgery, we found issues relating to the practice’s control and assessment of its risk of legionella. Legionella is a harmful bacteria which can grow in some water systems, if the environmental conditions are right.

During the inspection, the practice was unable to produce a legionella risk assessment. This was in breach of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 Regulations. As a result the practice was rated as requires improvement for safe, and good for effective, caring, responsive and well led. The practice had an overall rating of good.

We carried out a focused inspection of the practice in September 2016. The provider sent us a risk assessment of their management of legionella. The practice also provided a written scheme evidencing the control for legionella. The written scheme of control explained how the risk of legionella would be managed within the practice.

We found the practice had made improvements since our last inspection in February 2016, and that it was now meeting the regulation relating to assessing the risk of legionella, which had previously been breached.

Following this focused inspection we have rated the practice as good for providing safe services. The overall rating for the practice remains good.

This report should be read in conjunction with the full inspection report of 9 February 2016. A copy of the full inspection report can be found at www.cqc.org.uk.

At this inspection we found that:

• The practice had instructed an independent company to assess the risk of legionella in the practice.
• Using the legionella risk assessment, completed by an independent company, the practice had produced a legionella risk assessment.

• Based on the legionella risk assessment, the practice had produced a written scheme of control for legionella.
• The practice was now able to provide evidence that it was following its own legionella risk assessment, and outlined any intended steps it would take to reduce the risk of legionella.

Systems were now in place to reduce and minimise the risk of legionella to both staff and patients.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice