This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous rating 12 October 2017 – Good)
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik on 12 October 2017. The overall rating for the practice was good, with requires improvement for safe. The full comprehensive report on the October 2017 inspection can be found by selecting the ‘all reports’ link for Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
The key question at this inspection is rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
We carried out an announced focused inspection at Dr Shabir Ahmad Malik on 10 October 2018 to confirm that the practice had carried out their plan to meet the legal requirements in relation to the breaches in regulations that we identified in our previous inspection on 12 October 2017. We inspected the key question safe as this area related to the breach of regulation.
This report covers our findings in relation to those requirements and also additional improvements made since our last inspection.
At this inspection we found:
- The practice had evidence to confirm the immunisation status of applicable clinical and non-clinical staff in relation to other immunisations (other than hepatitis B) recommended by the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
- The practice had a system to securely store blank prescription forms and monitor their use.
- The practice had backup temperature data loggers in both medicine and vaccine refrigerators.
- The practice had acted on the recommended improvements following a fire risk assessment.
- The practice could now evidence they had medical defence indemnity for professional negligence claims or allegations of malpractice for a specific clinical staff member.
- We viewed the practice’s unverified cervical screening data, which showed that the practice was on track to deliver this programme to eligible patients.
- Verbal complaints were documented.
- The practice had identified 1% of their patient population as carers.
- The practice had a good awareness of their patients with hearing loss and offered adjustments to support those patients access care in the preferred way for that patient.
- There was a monitoring schedule in place to ensure that the alarm in the patient toilet was functioning correctly.
- There was an ongoing review process in place for all policy documents, this was to ensure that they were updated and so they reflected current effective dates and future review dates.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGPChief Inspector of General Practice
Please refer to the detailed report and the evidence tables for further information