In the middle of March 2018, the CQC published revised guidance detailing the way it intends to inspect GP Practices, updating its publication from October 2017. The guidance shared details on how the CQC intends to work with the Annual Provider Information and the review of practices with ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ ratings – which covers…

You may or may not have read my previous blogs giving a PPG Chairman’s perspective of a CQC inspection, but I promised a final installment to review our report. Observant ones among you will wonder why the delay, especially considering the first two blogs were published last Autumn? With Spring now sprung the simple answer:…

After 15 minutes providing the CQC chief inspector (aka ‘the chief’) with a thorough overview of the PPG things started to get a bit more interesting and I must admit that I found the remainder of the ‘discussion’ valuable, insightful, useful and in a few cases ‘eye-opening’! As best I can, I’ll try and group…

Part one of three: The CQC inspection process through the eyes of a PPG chairman  “As a PPG Chairman I’ve heard a lot about the CQC in recent times… so last month I admit I was particularly pleased to hear they were visiting our practice. Being a proactive PPG chair, I encouraged PPG members to do…