14 May 2021
During a routine inspection
This service is rated as Good overall.
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? – Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at The Fine Clinic as part of our inspection programme. The service had not been inspected before.
The Fine Clinic provides weight loss services for adults, including the provision of medicines for the purposes of weight loss under the supervision of a doctor.
The doctor is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.
Our key findings were:
- Clear protocols were in place to support safe prescribing
- The doctors provided information and advice to support weight loss
- Arrangements were in place to support social distancing
- Staff followed infection prevention procedures
The areas where the provider should make improvements are
- Improve the provision of safeguarding training to include all staff
- Improve arrangements for access to medical records in the event that they cease trading
- Only supply unlicensed medicines against valid special clinical needs of an individual patient where there is no suitable licensed medicine available
Dr Rosie Benneyworth BM BS BMedSci MRCGP
Chief Inspector of Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care