Following our CQC inspection, the practice has been working very hard to make the changes and improvements highlighted in the report. We thought it was important to keep our patients updated on our progress. The key actions completed to date include:

• Undertaking a Fire Risk Assessment by an outside contractor and completing all the actions identified
• All clinical and adminsitrative staff completed outstanding mandatory training including infection prevention & control, safeguarding and equality & diversity training
• Completed all staff appraisals
• Implementing a more robust system for clincial supervison of our Prescribing Nurses and Clinical Pharmacists
• Taking part in regular Education events for clinical and adminstrative staff
• Implemented and monitoring of a system to track 2ww ( suspected cancer referrals)
• Improved coding for safeguarding of vulnerable adults
• Review and keep up-to-date with all MHRA Safety Alerts
• Review and update DBS checks on staff
• We have started on implementing a robust clinical audit programme

If you  have any questions please address these to Sandie, the Practice Manager.

The Garden City Practice is part of the WGC PCN which compromises of four practices: Garden City Practice, Hallgrove Group Practice, Spring House Medical Centre and Peatree Group Practice . Primary Care Networks are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan, with general practices being a part of a network, typically covering 30,000-50,000 patients. The networks will provide the structure and funding for services to be developed locally, in response to the needs of the patients they serve.