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St Philips Medical Centre, Westminster, rated Inadequate by CQC
Westminster’s St Philips Medical Centre has been rated as Inadequate and remains in special measures for the third period of time after an inspection in April 2017.
It was rated Inadequate in terms of effectiveness and being well-led, and rated Requires Improvement for being safe, caring and responsive.
There are about 10,800 patients registered with the practice, with a high turnover as many are students who move away from the area once their studying is complete.
Although the practice is located within the London Borough of Westminster, it is contracted to provide GP services by NHS Camden Clinical Commissioning Group.
According to CQC the practice must now take action, including ensuring there are effective arrangements in place to assess, monitor and improve the quality and safety of the services provided, ensure the introduction of formal governance arrangements, and further develop systems for assessing the quality of the experience of patients.
Professor Ursula Gallagher, CQC Deputy Chief Inspector of GP Practices, said: “I am extremely concerned that St Philips Medical Centre continues to be rated as Inadequate and we will be taking further enforcement action against the provider. This is subject to a right of appeal. Our inspection did though reveal some improvements at the practice these were not sufficient to provide the necessary assurance that patients were safe.”
CQC has also rated South Norwood Surgery in south London and Brookdale and Wilmslow Road surgeries in Manchester as Inadequate.
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