We carried out a review of the data available to us about Drs. Ramasamy & Nannithamby 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 Drs. Ramasamy and Nannithamby on 28 January 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good. The full comprehensive report on the January 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Drs. Ramasamy and Nannithamby on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 11 April 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 28 January 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 as good.
Our key findings were as follows:
At the inspection on 28 January 2016, the practice was rated overall as ‘good’. However, within the key question safe, an area was identified as ‘requires improvement’, as the practice was not meeting the legislation around the proper and safe management of medicines. The practice was issued a requirement notice under Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment.
At the January 2016 inspection we found risks to patients were assessed and well managed,with the exception of those relating to the administration of vaccines.
Other areas identified where the practice was advised they should make improvements included:
The practice supplied an action plan and a range of documents which demonstrated they are now meeting the requirements of Regulation 12, Safe care and treatment, of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. The practice also demonstrated improvement in the other area identified in the report from January 2016 which did not affect ratings. These improvements have been documented in the safe section, showing how the registered person has demonstrated continuous improvement since the full inspection.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Drs. Ramasamy & Nannithamby on 28 January 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:
The areas where the provider must make improvement are:
Put in place a system for the production of written Patient Specific Directions permitting the healthcare assistants to administer vaccines, to ensure care and treatment is provided in a safe way for patients through the proper and safe management of medicines.
In addition, the areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Update the contact details contained within the safeguarding children policy to match those displayed in reception and in all rooms.
Chief Inspector of General Practice