Four thousand patients set to lose GP practice after CQC finds it 'inadequate'
A single-handed GP practice in Grimsby is set to close unless NHS England finds another GP willing to run the practice, affecting 4,500 patients.
The decision to terminate the Ashwood Surgery contract followed a CQC ‘inadequate’ rating and the absence of an action plan to tackle underlying causes, reported the Grimsby Telegraph.
NHS England is trying to find a new contractor for the practice but is advising patients to attend the practice as usual in the interim, with the final outcome expected within two weeks.
The practice, which was led by one GP partner employing a locum GP, was placed in special measures by the CQC last month after being rated inadequate for ‘lacking in care’.
The GP principal has not been banned from practising elsewhere.
It follows the closure of another a single-handed practice this week, after a health board was unable to replace a retired GP in Maesteg, south Wales.
Note: A follow up article has been published after NHS England said the practice was not risking closure
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John Glasspool | Other GP19 Aug 2015 7:48pm
Hmmmm. Is no GP better/worse than one who doesn't jump on the command of the CQC Stazi, like a tap dancing poodle? DIscuss.
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Anonymous | Work for health provider20 Aug 2015 9:35am
maybe they are a good GP but dont know how to run a practice.
i am not a troll
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Anonymous | GP Partner20 Aug 2015 11:53am
@8:35 the cqc is not exactly an organisation that is giving anyone any confidence
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Anonymous | GP Partner20 Aug 2015 2:35pm
"lacking in care"....that great objective easily measurable entity. CQC = not fit for purpose. Until patients harm starts happening with great regularity, this is going to be the norm.
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Anonymous | Practice nurse21 Aug 2015 10:52pm
the cqc will soon close every surgery down
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