CQC places Huddersfield GP surgery into special measures after being rated Inadequate

An inspection by the CQC in February has led to Thornton Lodge Surgery being placed in special measures.

The inspection was carried out following safe care issues which had been highlighted during an earlier inspection in December 2015, and led to the practice being rated as Inadequate for being safe, well-led and effective.

Following the inspection, the CQC’s Alison Holbourn, Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice, said “We found that people registered with (the practice) are not getting the high quality care which everyone should expect to receive from their GP.

“When we last visited for a routine follow up inspection in January, we found fresh concerns which prompted us to carry out a full comprehensive inspection.

“This practice had previously been rated as Good overall, but requiring improvement for providing safe services, but we found a lack of progress on improvements we had asked them to make, and were concerned about people using this service.

“There were no health and safety assessments on the physical environment of the surgery, one clinician did not have the right insurance for the sessions they undertook, and investigations into incidents were not thorough with lessons learnt not being communicated widely enough to improve safety.

“We have told the practice where they must improve and are placing them into special measures to ensure that action will be taken to improve the quality of care for patients.”

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