Leeds GP practice has registration suspended

A GP surgery in Leeds had its registration suspended after a health watchdog found “significant safety concerns and the potential risk of harm to patients”.

 

Shadwell Medical Centre was rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an unannounced inspection in June.

 

The watchdog raised concerns account “possible missed diagnoses” for patients with chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

 

In its report, the CQC said there were “no clear systems in place to manage patients with urgent needs.

 

“Some days there was no doctor on site, which is unacceptable as a patient could need a face-to-face appointment.  We also found evidence that this led to delayed access to patient care and treatment.

 

“There was a lack of leadership in the practice, leading to a risk of patient harm and staff told us that the lead GP was rarely visible in the practice.”

 

The report also raised concerns about the way medical test results were dealt with and said that “some staff were asked to carry out duties they weren’t qualified for”.

 

NHS Leeds Clinical Care Commissioning Group (CCG) said “As a result, the CCG suspended the GP contract and put in place temporary caretaking arrangements with another practice, who have taken immediate steps to address some of the findings of the CQC report.

 

“These arrangements have already resulted in improvements in the accessibility of services at the practice and in systems and processes to improve care for patients.”

 

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Posted by Tony May, Partner/head of Clinical Negligence Department, Chadwick Lawrence LLP (tonymay@chadlaw.co.uk ), medical negligence lawyers and clinical negligence solicitors in Huddersfield, Leeds, Wakefield and Halifax, West Yorkshire.

 

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