The Avenue Medical Centre, Blackley, Manchester.

The Avenue Medical Centre in Blackley, Manchester 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 10th January 2017

The Avenue Medical Centre is managed by The Avenue Medical Centre.

Contact Details:

Address: The Avenue Medical Centre 51-53 Victoria Avenue Blackley Manchester M9 6BA United Kingdom Telephone: 01617209441 Website: http://www.theavenuemcblackley.nhs.uk

Ratings:

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Further Details:

Important Dates:

Last Inspection		2017-01-10
Last Published		2017-01-10

Local Authority:

Manchester

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Inspection Reports:

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14th December 2016 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We undertook this focused inspection of at The Avenue Medical Centre on 14 December 2016 for one area within the key question safe.

We found the practice to be good in providing safe services. Overall, the practice is rated as good.

The practice was previously inspected on 1 March 2016. The inspection was a comprehensive inspection under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. At that inspection, the practice was rated good overall. However, within the key question safe, overview of safety systems and processes was identified as requires improvement, as the practice was not meeting the legislation at that time; Regulation 17 Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Good Governance.

We found the following issues:

• There was no written procedure for the cold chain procedure.
• There was no designated lead or procedure for the monitoring and checking of vaccinations and emergency medicines.
• There was no use of risk assessment associated with clinical waste and storage, storage of liquid nitrogen and all vertical blinds.

On this inspection we reviewed a range of documents which demonstrated they were now meeting the requirements of Regulation 17 Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Good Governance.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

1st March 2016 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We undertook this focused inspection of at The Avenue Medical Centre on 14 December 2016 for one area within the key question safe.

We found the practice to be good in providing safe services. Overall, the practice is rated as good.

The practice was previously inspected on 1 March 2016. The inspection was a comprehensive inspection under the Health and Social Care Act 2008. At that inspection, the practice was rated good overall. However, within the key question safe, overview of safety systems and processes was identified as requires improvement, as the practice was not meeting the legislation at that time; Regulation 17 Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Good Governance.

We found the following issues:

• There was no written procedure for the cold chain procedure.
• There was no designated lead or procedure for the monitoring and checking of vaccinations and emergency medicines.
• There was no use of risk assessment associated with clinical waste and storage, storage of liquid nitrogen and all vertical blinds.

On this inspection we reviewed a range of documents which demonstrated they were now meeting the requirements of Regulation 17 Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Good Governance.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice