Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr H.Ullah & Partners on 11 October 2016. Overall the practice is rated as good.

Our key findings across all the areas we inspected were as follows:

• There was an open and transparent approach to safety and an effective system in place for reporting and recording significant events.
• Risks to patients were assessed and well managed.
• Staff assessed patients’ needs and delivered care in line with current evidence based guidance. Staff had been trained to provide them with the skills, knowledge and experience to deliver effective care and treatment.
• Patients said they were treated with compassion, dignity and respect and they were involved in their care and decisions about their treatment.
• Information about services and how to complain was available and easy to understand. Improvements were made to the quality of care as a result of complaints and concerns.
• Patients said they found it difficult to make an appointment but that there was continuity of care when they received an appointment, with urgent appointments available the same day.
• We saw evidence of improvements made by the practice to improve access to appointments, including the introduction of a minor illness/injury service.
• The practice had good facilities and was well equipped to treat patients and meet their needs.
• There was a clear leadership structure and staff felt supported by management. The practice proactively sought feedback from staff and patients, which it acted on.
• The provider was aware of and complied with the requirements of the duty of candour.

The areas where the provider should make improvement are:

• Develop systems to identify and support more carers in their patient population.
• Continue to monitor and ensure improvement to national patient survey results including access to GP appointments.
• Secure the storage bin for clinical waste outside the premises to ensure that it cannot be removed.
• Continue to monitor and encourage patient uptake of screening and vaccination programmes.

Professor Steve Field (CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP) 

Chief Inspector of General Practice

We reviewed the information available to us about Dr H. Ullah & Partners on 12 June 2019. We did not find evidence of significant changes to the quality of service being provided since the last inspection. As a result, we decided not to inspect the surgery at this time. We will continue to monitor this information about this service throughout the year and may inspect the surgery when we see evidence of potential changes.