The Chestnuts Surgery, Sittingbourne.The Chestnuts Surgery in Sittingbourne 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 6th April 2017 Contact Details:
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14th February 2017 - 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 The Chestnuts Surgery on 26 July 2016. The overall rating for the practice was requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the July 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Chestnuts Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 14 February 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 26 July 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:
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
In addition the provider should:
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice
26th July 2016 - During a routine inspection
![]() Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Chestnuts Surgery on 26 July 2016. The overall rating for the practice was requires improvement. The full comprehensive report on the July 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Chestnuts Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 14 February 2017 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 26 July 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:
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
In addition the provider should:
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice
26th March 2014 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made
![]() Training and guidance was in place along with checks to establish suitability to work with vulnerable people and children to help protect people using the service. Medicines were managed safely. Processes were in place to audit medicines for use in an emergency, and prescription pads were kept securely with systems in place to identify missing prescriptions.
9th September 2013 - During a routine inspection
![]() We found that people’s individual needs were assessed at each visit and care and treatment was planned and delivered to maintain people’s welfare and safety. There were arrangements in place for dealing with foreseeable emergencies. People were not fully protected from abuse because of a lack of training for staff and a lack of awareness of their roles and responsibilities in relation to abuse. People were protected against the risks associated with infection because appropriate procedures were followed by the staff. Medicines were not always kept safely, and the processes to ensure the security of medicines and prescription pads had not been risk assessed. There were robust and effective systems for assessing and monitoring the quality of the service. People’s views were sought and acted upon .
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