Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Manor Practice on 06 January 2015. We visited the main practice site at 57 Manor Road Wallington Surrey SM6 0DE. The practice has a branch surgery at Roundshaw Health Centre 6 Mollison Square Wallington SM6 9DW. We did not visit the branch surgery as part of this inspection.
Overall the practice is rated as requires improvement. Specifically, we found the practice requires improvement for providing safe and effective services. We found the practice was good for providing caring and responsive services, and that it was well led. We found the practice required improvement for providing services to the six population groups we report on.
Our key findings were as follows:
- The practice used the Quality and Outcomes framework to measure, monitor and improve performance; and was performing better when compared to other practices in the area and against national averages.
- The practice was responsive to people’s needs, including those of various groups of people in vulnerable circumstances
- The practice was well led, and was a teaching practice
- Patient feedback indicated that people experienced a caring service and that they were treated with respect and dignity
However, there were also areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Importantly, the provider must:
- Have in place patient specific directions (PSDs) for the healthcare assistant to administer vaccines and for the nurses to administer certain medicines such as birth control injections, in line with legal requirements and national guidance.
- Ensure a suitable policy and procedure is in place in relation to the completion of disclosure and barring service checks for new staff.
- Ensure audits of practice are undertaken, including completed clinical audit cycles.
In addition the provider should:
- Ensure medicines requiring old storage are appropriately stored in fridges
- Ensure the safeguarding policy is reviewed and dated.
- Ensure an automated external defibrillator (AED) is available, or have on record a risk assessment if a decision is made to not have an AED on-site.
- Ensure staff are up to date with fire safety training.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice