We carried out a review of the data available to us about Mid Downs Medical Practice 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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This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous rating November 2017 – Good)
The key questions at this inspection are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Good
We carried out an announced focused inspection at Mid Downs Medical Practice on 20 September 2018 to follow up on a breach of regulation identified at our inspection in November 2017. At our previous inspection we rated the practice as requires improvement for providing safe services and good for effective, caring, responsive and well-led services.
At this inspection we found:
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice
Please refer to the detailed report and the evidence tables for further information.
This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous inspection February 2015, rating - Good)
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Requires Improvement
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Good
As part of our inspection process, we also look at the quality of care for specific population groups. The population groups are rated as:
Older People – Good
People with long-term conditions – Good
Families, children and young people – Good
Working age people (including those recently retired and students – Good
People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable – Good
People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia) - Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Mid-Downs Medical Practice (also known as Newick Health Centre) on 23 November 2017. The inspection was carried out as part of our inspection programme.
At this inspection we found:
The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen. When incidents did happen, the practice learned from them and improved their processes.
The practice 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 patients with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
The practice recognised that the patient’s emotional and social needs were as important as their physical needs.
The practice ensured all recruitment checks were undertaken prior to staff starting employment.
Blank prescription forms were not always kept securely in consulting rooms in accordance with national guidance.
Patients found the appointment system easy to use and reported that they were able to access care when they needed it.
There was a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.
The practice was pro-active in supporting patients, and their carers, with dementia and memory difficulties in the local community. The practice had recently set up a drop in ‘Dementia Café’ at the local village hall.
The areas where the provider must make improvements as they are in breach of regulations are:
Implement a secure system for the storage of blank prescriptions in consulting rooms.
The areas where the provider should make improvements are:
Review the availability of emergency medicines to manage medical emergencies giving due regard to guidelines issued by the British National Formulary and the Resuscitation Council (UK).
The practice should continue their work in improving the delivery of immunisations to children.
Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Mid Downs Medical Practice on 26 February 2015. Overall the practice is rated as good.
Specifically, we found the practice to be good for providing safe, well-led, effective, caring and responsive services. It was also good for providing services for the six population groups older people, people with long term conditions, families, children and young people, working age people (including those recently retired and students), people whose circumstances may make them vulnerable, people experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia).
However there were areas of practice where the provider needs to make improvements.
Specifically the provider should:-
Chief Inspector of General Practice