Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission - Inspection of
GP Surgeries
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is the
independent regulator of all health and social
care services in England. They began operating
on 1st April 2009 and replaced three earlier
commissions: The Health Care Commission, the
Commission for Social Care Inspection and the
Mental Health Act Commission. Their role is to
make sure that healthcare services meet national
standards of quality and safety. These standards
cover all aspects of care, including treating
people with dignity and respect, ensuring that
their environment is clean and safe and that all
organisations are effectively managing their
staff and services.
All service providers must be checked by the
CQC that they meet the standards and have named
‘Registered Managers’ in place.
The CQC will conduct regular inspections to
ensure these standards continue to be met and
take action when they do not. The CQC may issue
fines or warnings, stop admission into care
services and suspend or cancel a care service’s
registration.
Beechwood Medical Practice was registered
with the Care Quality Commission on 1 April
2013. The CQC will make regular inspections of
this Practice. They may also make unannounced
inspections of services on a regular basis and
at any time in response to concerns. Our
first inspection was carried out on 15th
December 2015. The practice was rated “Good”
across all areas.
We wish to inform our patients that during
these inspections, The CQC will wish to ask a
number of our patients about their experiences
of receiving care, as well as talk to our care
staff, check that the correct systems and
process are in place and look for evidence that
our care is meeting national standards.
Your co-operation with this will be much
appreciated.
Our Registered Manager is Dr Philip
Harris.
Our CQC Provider ID is 1-199759828
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