Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection of this practice on 17 February 2016. The practice was rated as requires improvement for ‘safe’. After the comprehensive inspection, the practice sent us and Action Plan to state what they would do to improve their service.
We carried out an announced focused inspection on 16 February 2017 to check that the practice had followed their action plan. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements. You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Selborne Road Medical Centre on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
Overall the practice is rated as good.
Specifically,following At our
the focused inspection on the 16 February 2017, we found the practice to be good for providing safe services.
Our key findings across all the areas which required improvement were as follows:
- We saw evidence that an infection prevention and control audit had been carried out and there was a completed action plan in place.
- We saw evidence that regular fire alarm testing had been carried out.
- We checked a number of staff files which identified that all relevant staff and in particular those undertaking chaperoning duties had received current DBS checks.
- We saw that the practice cleaning schedule had been updated and included relevant detail in order to monitor completed tasks.
- A risk assessment was in place for Legionella testing.
- A risk assessment of the decision not to have a defibrillator on the premises was in place.
to inform staff the the actions to take because there
was no defibrillator on the premises.
Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP)
Chief Inspector of General Practice