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Shires Health Care

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

18 Main Street, Shirebrook, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 8DG (01623) 742464

Provided and run by:
Shires Health Care

All Inspections

6 July 2023

During a monthly review of our data

We carried out a review of the data available to us about Shires Health Care 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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13 September 2019

During an annual regulatory review

We reviewed the information available to us about Shires Health Care on 13 September 2019. We did not find evidence of significant changes to the quality of service being provided since the last inspection. As a result, we decided not to inspect the surgery at this time. We will continue to monitor this information about this service throughout the year and may inspect the surgery when we see evidence of potential changes.

6 April 2016

During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on 6 April 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

  • There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events. Learning was applied from events to enhance the delivery of safe care to patients.
  • Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance.
  • The practice used clinical audits to review patient care and took action to improve services as a result.
  • The practice worked effectively with the wider multi-disciplinary team to plan and deliver high quality and responsive care to keep vulnerable patients safe.
  • Patients said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
  • Information about services and how to complain was available and easy to understand and learning from complaints was shared across the practice.
  • There was a clear leadership structure and staff told us that they felt supported by management. The leadership and governance arrangements were robust and focused upon continuous improvement.
  • There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice analysed and responded to feedback received from patients. Comments were used to adapt services where possible to best meet patients’ needs.
  • The practice had an active Patient Participation Group (PPG) and worked with them to review and improve services for patients.

We saw one area of outstanding practice:

  • The practice had championed the role of care coordinator and the team were proactive in building relationships with community teams. They worked closely with community teams to support patients in their homes and had developed specialist programs for dementia patients to improve quality of life and support carers.

The areas where the provider should make improvement are:

  • Review access to appointments to enable patient access to appointments in a timely manner with improved continuity of care.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGPChief Inspector of General Practice

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice