The Bridges Medical Practice, Weymouth.

The Bridges Medical Practice in Weymouth is a Doctors/GP specialising in the provision of services relating to diagnostic and screening procedures, family planning services, maternity and midwifery services, services for everyone, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The last inspection date here was 31st October 2017

The Bridges Medical Practice is managed by The Bridges Medical Practice.

Contact Details:

Address: The Bridges Medical Practice 26 Commercial Road Weymouth DT4 7DW United Kingdom Telephone: 01305774411 Website: http://www.thebridgesmedicalcentre.cu.uk

Ratings:

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Further Details:

Important Dates:

Last Inspection		2017-10-31
Last Published		2017-10-31

Local Authority:

Dorset

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Inspection Reports:

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28th September 2017 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We undertook a comprehensive inspection of The Bridges Medical Practice on 2 December 2016. The practice was rated as requires improvement in the well led domain and good in safe, effective, caring and responsive domains. The overall rating for the practice was good. The full comprehensive report following the inspection on 2 December 2016 can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Bridges Medical Practice on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection of The Bridges Medical Practice on 28 September 2017. The inspection was carried out to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 2 December 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

The practice had suitable governance arrangements and systems for assessing and monitoring risks and the quality of the service provision.

• There were appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure prescription stationery was kept securely, logged and its usage tracked.

• Records showed that training was planned for and there were completed records of training provided to staff, with dates identified for refresher training in line with practice policy.

• Appropriate checks had been carried out with regard to safety of the premises used for the regulated activities.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP

Chief Inspector of General Practice

2nd December 2016 - During a routine inspection

Letter from the Chief Inspector of General Practice

We undertook a comprehensive inspection of The Bridges Medical Practice on 2 December 2016. The practice was rated as requires improvement in the well led domain and good in safe, effective, caring and responsive domains. The overall rating for the practice was good. The full comprehensive report following the inspection on 2 December 2016 can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for The Bridges Medical Practice on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.

This inspection was an announced focused inspection of The Bridges Medical Practice on 28 September 2017. The inspection was carried out to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breach in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 2 December 2016. This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.

Overall the practice is now rated as good.

Our key findings were as follows:

The practice had suitable governance arrangements and systems for assessing and monitoring risks and the quality of the service provision.

• There were appropriate systems and processes in place to ensure prescription stationery was kept securely, logged and its usage tracked.

• Records showed that training was planned for and there were completed records of training provided to staff, with dates identified for refresher training in line with practice policy.

• Appropriate checks had been carried out with regard to safety of the premises used for the regulated activities.

Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGP

Chief Inspector of General Practice