Stonehill Medical Centre, Farnworth, Bolton.

Stonehill Medical Centre in Farnworth, Bolton 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 11th September 2017

Stonehill Medical Centre is managed by Stonehill Medical Centre.

Contact Details:

Address: Stonehill Medical Centre Piggott Street Farnworth Bolton BL4 9QZ United Kingdom Telephone: 01204573445 Website: http://www.ehealthservice.co.uk/bolton/stonehill

Ratings:

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Further Details:

Important Dates:

Last Inspection		2017-09-11
Last Published		2017-09-11

Local Authority:

Bolton

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Inspection Reports:

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9th September 2016 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Stonehill Medical Centre on 9 September 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good, with a rating of requires improvement in the safe domain. The full comprehensive report on the September 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Stonehill Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 23 August 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulation that we identified in our previous inspection on 9 September 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements.

Overall the practice remains rated as good and the safe domain is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

• All clinical rooms were locked with a keypad lock to prevent entry when unoccupied.

• All patient information was secure.

• All medicines and patient samples were kept securely.

• Sharps bins were not over-filled.

• Policies were in place regarding the above and regular checks were carried out to ensure compliance with the policies.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

1st January 1970 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Stonehill Medical Centre on 9 September 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good, with a rating of requires improvement in the safe domain. The full comprehensive report on the September 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Stonehill Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 23 August 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulation that we identified in our previous inspection on 9 September 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements.

Overall the practice remains rated as good and the safe domain is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

• All clinical rooms were locked with a keypad lock to prevent entry when unoccupied.

• All patient information was secure.

• All medicines and patient samples were kept securely.

• Sharps bins were not over-filled.

• Policies were in place regarding the above and regular checks were carried out to ensure compliance with the policies.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice