We carried out a review of the data available to us about Dr Richard Benn on 6 July 2023. We have not found evidence that we need to carry out an inspection or reassess our rating at this stage.
This could change at any time if we receive new information. We will continue to monitor data about this service.
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We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Richard Benn, known as Greystones Medical Centre on 4 May 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good with requires improvement in safe. The full comprehensive report from 4 May 2016 can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Richard Benn on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 6 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 4 May 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:
We found appropriate recruitment checks to ensure staff were of good character had been undertaken prior to employment for staff employed since our previous inspection on 4 May 2016.
We saw evidence of completed induction checklists for new staff employed since 4 May 2016 in personnel files.
The practice had implemented a system to monitor and track the movement of blank prescriptions within the practice.
The practice had removed all medications from the doctor’s bag. We observed medications were now stored in a locked cupboard in the doctor’s room and a system had been implemented to check their expiry date.
The practice had replaced the floor covering in the clinical area where the practice nurse carried out treatment room duties with cleanable flooring to ensure infection control standards were maintained. There was a system in place to regularly deep clean the carpets in other consulting rooms.
We saw evidence of minutes of clinical meetings recording actions discussed and agreed.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Richard Benn's practice, known as Greystones Medical Centre on 4 May 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
We saw one area of outstanding practice:
The practice provided a listening service for patients facing difficult life choices, ill health, loneliness or bereavement and also offered patients an appointment with the local chaplain who came into the practice and could offer confidential support and signposting to resources and local support groups if appropriate.
The areas where the provider must make improvement are:
Ensure staff employed are of good character by obtaining satisfactory evidence of conduct in previous employment, for example, references, obtain proof of identity and ensure the appropriate checks through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) are obtained for all staff who work at the practice including locum GPs.
The areas where the provider should make improvement are:
The practice should implement a system to check the expiry date of emergency drugs kept in the doctor’s bag.
The practice should implement a system to monitor the movement of blank prescriptions within the practice.
The practice should keep a record of induction for new employees to be assured introduction to practice systems and processes was completed.
The practice should review the floor coverings in clinical areas to ensure infection control standards can be maintained.
The practice should ensure all staff receive safeguarding children training relevant to their role as outlined in the Intercollegiate Document for Healthcare Staff (March 2014).
The practice should keep a record of clinical meetings to ensure there is a record of actions agreed.
Chief Inspector of General Practice