This service is rated as Good overall.
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? – Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Wolverhampton Doctors On Call on 29 November 2017 as part of our inspection programme.
At this inspection we found:
- The service had systems in place to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen.
- Arrangements were in place to ensure learning from significant events were shared with staff.
- The service routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided. It ensured that care and treatment was delivered according to evidence based guidelines.
- The service worked proactively with other organisations and providers to ensure patients had access to alternatives to hospital admission or urgent care services where appropriate which improved the patient experience.
- Staff involved and treated people with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
- Patients were able to access care and treatment from the service. Comments received from patients said that they found it easy to get an appointment with the GP at a time to meet their needs.
- There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management.
- There was a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Professor Steve Field
CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice