CQC Inspection - Kings Medical Practice rated as good.

In February the practice was inspected by the Care Quality Commission and their final report is now published. The practice has been rated overall as good and you can read the full report by clicking here.

The CQC assess the practice over five domains – safe, effective, caring, responsive and well lead and look at six population groups - older people, people with long term conditions, families, children and young people, working age people, people in vulnerable circumstances and those experiencing poor mental health. We were rated outstanding in two domains for people with long term conditions (effective and responsive) and good for all the other domains/population groups.

The CQC inspectors reported that during their inspection they saw three areas of outstanding practice and below is a direct quote from their report:
  • 'The practice had a very effective and caring approach to palliative care. We saw evidence that they worked closely with patients, families and other health and care providers in relation to palliative care planning and end of life care planning.
  • The practice offered pre-diabetes screening for patients. The programme involved patients being screened for long term blood sugar levels. Those at a pre-diabetes level were sent an information pack and offered support to discuss improvements and changes in lifestyle and diet. Patients were then recommended to have their blood sugar levels monitored on a 12 month basis to establish if they had moved from having pre-diabetic status to diabetic status.
  • The practice had a very strong training and staff development culture. For example the practice was an advanced training centre and four clinical staff were accredited trainers. Staff were encouraged and supported to progress through career pathways. Additionally opportunities within the practice had been developed for apprenticeships and the practice had a number of apprentices on the staff structure.'

Overall I thought the report was a fair reflection of how we are performing and staff feel pleased that their hard work and performance has been recognised.





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