Woodlands Medical Centre

Updated 25 October 2016

The practice was located in a purpose built premises built in 2000. It has a registered population of 10,300 patients. The practice had a higher than the average for the clinical commissioning group (CCG) population of patients over 65 at 20% compared to 16% locally and 17% nationally. There was a lower than average prevalence of patients under 40 registered at the practice including children. The patient located in an area with low deprivation according to national data, but GPs noted patients who could be considered deprived attended the practice. Patients from rural areas are registered at the practice.

There was disabled access and the ability to see patients with limited mobility on the ground floor. Nurses’ treatment rooms were located on the ground floor.

Nine GPs work at the practice with two male and seven female GPs. The nursing team consists of four practice nurses, and four health care assistants. A midwife, community nurses and health visitors also work onsite.

The practice has a General Medical Services contract (GMS). These contracts are negotiated directed between the General Medical Council and the provider. This is a training practice and there was a trainee working at the practice at the time of the inspection.

The practice is open between 8am and 1pm and 2pmand6.30pm, Monday to Friday. Appointments are available during these times. Extended hours surgeries were offered on one different day each week, with appointments between6.30pm and 8pm and on alternate Saturday mornings with appointments between 9amand 11.30am. There were arrangements in place for patients to access emergency care from an Out of Hours provider.

Dr BJ Batty & Partners, Woodlands Medical Centre is registered to provide services from the following locations:

Woodlands Road Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0BB

Blewbury Branch Surgery Didcot OX11 9QQ

We visited Woodlands Medical Practice only as part of this inspection.

The practice has a registered manager in post.

Updated 25 October 2016

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr BJ Batty & Partners, Woodlands Medical Centre on 8 September 2015. We found improvements were required in providing safe and responsive services. We issued requirement notices and rated the practice as requires improvement overall. We undertook a focussed inspection on 24 May 2016 to check that improvements had been made to the service where required. The practice is rated as good overall, but requirements are still required in providing safe services.

• Infection control guidance was followed. An infection control policy and related audit tool was in place.
• Emergency medicines were stored appropriately, stock checking and expiry date checks were in place.
• A cold chain and cold medicines storage policy was in place, but this was not always followed by staff.
• Improved monitoring of the appointment system had identified improvements which the practice had acted on to improve accessibility for patients.

There were areas of practice where the provider must make improvements:

• Ensure the storage of vaccines follows the practice’s protocols and national standards for safe storage of medicines.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.

Updated 30 June 2016

We did not review the population groups as part of this inspection.