Fig Tree Medical Practice

Updated 10 October 2017

Farnworth Medical Centre is based in Farnworth Health Clinic and offered services under a General Medical Services contract to 5000 patients in the Farnworth area.

Information published by Public Health England rated the level of deprivation within the practice population group as two on a scale of one to ten. Level one represents the highest levels of deprivation and level ten the lowest.

According to the data the practice had a lower than national average number of patients over the age of 65 years, but a higher number of those patients (compared to nationally) were affected by income deprivation.

The practice has three GPs (two male and one female), two practice nurses (both female) a practice manager who is supported by a team of administration staff.

Reception was open from 8am until 6.30pm daily and if a GP was required during that time patients would be seen by one of the partners depending on who was on call. We were told by the partners that there was always one of them in attendance at the surgery from 7.30am onwards. Surgery times were 9.00am until 11.30am every day and 2pm until 5.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Afternoon surgeries started at 12.00noon until 1.30pm on Wednesdays and 1pm until 5.30pm on Fridays. Reception is open 8am until 6.30pm and when the practice was closed, patients were directed to the 111 out of hour’s service.

Updated 10 October 2017

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Farnworth Health Centre on 20 March 2017. The overall rating for the practice was good however there were improvements required in the key question safe. The full comprehensive report on the 20 March 2017 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Farnworth Health Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection carried out on 21 September 2017 to confirm 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 inspections. 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 and the practice is now rated as good for being ‘safe’.

Our key findings at this inspection were as follows:

• We reviewed a range of documents which demonstrated they were now meeting the requirements of Regulation 12 Health & Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014: Safe Care and Treatment.

• The practice had ensured that Patient Group Directions were implemented correctly.
• The practice had ensured that risk assessments to the health and safety of service users were now in place.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of people with long term conditions.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of families, children and young people.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of older people.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of working age people (including those recently retired and students).

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of people experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps

Updated 10 October 2017

The practice is rated as good for the care of people whose circumstances may make them vulnerable.

This rating was given following the comprehensive inspection 20 March 2017. A copy of the full report following this inspection is available on our website.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/search/services/doctors-gps