Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital

Updated 18 October 2024

Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital is an independent hospital based in Peterborough and is operated by Orthopaedics and Spine Specialty Clinic Limited. The hospital provides surgery, outpatients and diagnostic imaging for adults and treats private and NHS patients. We conducted a planned unannounced on-site assessment of surgery services on 14 May 2024, following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework (SAF). We assessed 8 quality statements in surgery services against the safe, effective and well-led key questions and have combined the scores for these areas with scores from the last inspection. The overall rating for the location stayed the same. We rated this location as good. At this assessment we found staff provided good care and treatment to patients with a strong focus on good outcomes.

Updated 22 March 2024

Orthopaedics and Spine Specialist Hospital is an independent hospital based in Peterborough and is operated by Orthopaedics and Spine Specialty Clinic Limited. The hospital provides surgery, outpatients and diagnostic imaging for adults and treated private and NHS patients. We conducted a planned unannounced on-site assessment of surgery services on 14 May 2024, following the Care Quality Commission (CQC) Single Assessment Framework (SAF) and assessed against the safe, effective, and well-led key questions. The overall rating for this service is good. We rated the key questions safe and effective as good. However, we rated the key question well-led requires improvement because the medical advisory committee (MAC) meetings were not quorate, and meetings were not recorded. This meant we were not assured that the MAC was operating effectively.

Updated 22 December 2016

We rated outpatients and diagnostics as Good overall .

• There were no clinical or non-clinical incidents reported from April 2015 to March 2016.
• The service had clear admission criteria, which reduced the risk of patient deterioration by ensuring that patients with a complex medical history were not admitted to the service.
• Equipment was serviced and maintained appropriately.
• Patient records were well-structured and reflected the patient’s journey from referral through to discharge from the service.
• Staff compliance with mandatory training was good and staff were supported with re-validation and annual appraisal.
• Patients were given information to support them to make informed choices about their care. Patients felt involved in their care and gave positive feedback about the service.
• The service was well-planned. The majority of non-admitted patients received their appointment within 18 weeks of referral and there was an improvement in the rate of missed appointments from 2015 to 2016.
• Staff felt confident in their leaders. Leaders kept staff updated on governance issues through regular team meetings.

However:

• The pregnancy status of women of child bearing age was not always checked.
• Staff were not trained on the Mental Capacity Act or Deprivation of Liberty safeguards.
• There were some gaps in governance processes, for example there was a hospital risk register, however most of the risks were generic, rather than specific risks for the hospital.