Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Mayfield Surgery on 15 September 2016. The overall rating for the practice was good; however the safe domain was rated as requires improvement as;
- Actions identified in infection prevention and control audits had not been addressed to provide infection prevention and control training for all staff;
- Emergency medicines were not stored securely and regular checks were not thoroughly conducted or recorded;
- Patient specific directions (PSD) from a prescriber for the healthcare assistant (HCA) to administer influenza vaccines in a flu clinic were not clearly documented;
- Blank prescriptions were not managed or stored to maintain their security.
The full comprehensive report on the September 2016 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Mayfield Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
This inspection was a desk-based review carried out on 9 May 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 15 September 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also any additional improvements made since our last inspection.
Overall the practice is now rated as good.
Our key findings were as follows:
- The practice had provided infection prevention and control training for all staff.
- The practice had reviewed and changed arrangements to securely store emergency medicines and blank prescription forms and had systems in place for providing and recording appropriate checks.
- The practice ensured patient specific directions for influenza vaccines include the dose, route and frequency to be administered to a named patient and a record that the prescriber has assessed the patient on an individual basis.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP
Chief Inspector of General Practice