A practice in London has been closed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after being rated inadequate for a third time as inspectors found “dusty” and out of date items. The health regulator said Dr Surendra Kumar Dhariwal’s GP practice, in Romford Road, Newham, was inadequate for being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, following…

Inspectors have placed St Mary’s Urgent Care Centre, Paddington, London, into special measures after rating it inadequate overall. The centre, which is run by Vocare Limited, was rated inadequate for being safe, effective and well-led. It was rated requires improvement for being caring and good for being responsive to people’s needs when it was inspected…

The vast majority of practices have achieved high ratings from Care Quality Commission inspectors, according to an analysis published today. The CQC figures show that so far 2% of practices have been rated inadequate and another 8% told they need improvement. The analysis shows the results of inspections of all 7,500 practices in England and…

By Robert Campbell On the Practice Index website, I read about the problems practice managers experience when trying to reconcile staff contract terms to the raft of UK employment law. These terms include requirements for annual leave, a National Living Wage and numerous employment rights that bring in extra expenses. It’s a nightmare – and…

GP leaders have reacted with dismay to the latest plans for practice inspections. The Care Quality Commission promised to lighten the burden on practices – and says that those with good reports will enjoy longer intervals between inspections. But its plans require practices to provide regular reports and updates for monitoring by inspectors. The Commission…

Two large GP practices in the East of England have been placed in special measures after falling foul of government inspectors. The Sleaford Medical Group in Lincolnshire had enjoyed high ratings until inspectors visited in April. According to local press reports, it then suffered further press reports before a report of the Care Quality Commission…

Much continues to be said and written about staffing within GP practices. While the chronic GP shortage continues, practices are being encouraged to look to alternative staff ideas, including pharmacists and physician associates. The latter arguably has greater potential to ease workloads within practices and the NHS is to spend £15m on training 1,000 GP…