Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Ndubisi Moses Okorie on 6 April 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good with requires improvement in safe. The full comprehensive report from 6 April 2016 can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Ndubisi Moses Okorie on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 6 March 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 6 April 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
Overall the practice is rated good. Specifically, following the focused inspection we found the practice to be rated good for providing safe services.
Our key findings were as follows:
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The practice had medical emergency oxygen and a defibrillator on the premises to deal with medical emergencies and all staff had received up to date training in basic life support.
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We found recruitment checks for the locum GP employed since the comprehensive inspection on 6 April 2016 had been completed.
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The practice had implemented a system to monitor and track blank prescriptions within the practice.
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The business continuity plan had been updated to include staff contact details and was easily accessible in the office for staff to refer to in an emergency.
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Systems to record the monitoring of cleaning of equipment used for patient care and flushing of water systems had been implemented.
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The health and safety poster had been updated with the practice’s representative details.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice