Danes Camp Medical Centre

Updated 18 January 2022

Danes Camp Medical Centre (clinic location) is operated by Danes Camp Health Care Limited. The clinic is based in Northampton. Facilities include three clinic rooms and a waiting area. The clinic is based in the building of Danes Camp Surgery GP practice.

The clinic provides diabetic retinal screening for adults only. It does not provide services for children. Screening on other parts of the eye are also carried out if appropriate. Any required surgical procedures are carried out at a local hospital.

Northampton General Hospital is responsible for booking patients in for clinics at Danes Camp Medical Centre. Northampton General Hospital also manages Danes Camp Medical Centre patient lists, medical records, contact with patients who do not attend appointments and any follow up actions from the diagnostic procedures.

Consultants worked at the clinic under practising privileges. Staff consists of a Business and a Finance Manager. The team also consisted of receptionists, healthcare assistants and nurses who worked for the service on a sessional basis.

The clinic is registered to provide the following regulated activities:

• Surgical procedures.

• Treatment of disease, disorder or injury.

• Diagnostic and screening procedures.

The clinic operated on days and times coordinated with Northampton General Hospital according to the patient lists and availability of consultants.

Updated 18 January 2022

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Danes Camp Medical Centre on Friday 3 December 2021.

This was the clinic’s first inspection since it registered with CQC in November 2017.

We based our judgement of the quality of care at this service on a combination of:

• What we found when we inspected.
• Information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services.
• Information from the provider, patients, the public and other organisations.

How we carried out the inspection:

During the inspection, we visited all areas of the service. We spoke with the Business Manager, Finance Manager and Consultant Ophthalmologist.

We have rated this service as Good overall.

We found that:

• The service had good systems to ensure patients received safe and effective care and treatment.
• There was an effective system to identify and safeguard people from abuse.
• 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.
• Staff involved and treated people with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect. Patient feedback received by the service through a recent survey supported this.
• Patients could access care and treatment within their preferred timescales.
• Leaders were visible and approachable.
• There was continuous learning and improvement.

Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP

Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care