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Inspectors have exposed a catalogue of failings at some GP practices in England, with drugs stored incorrectly and rooms so dirty they had maggots.
The review by the Care Quality Commission of over 900 practices said there were too many "basic failings".
The checks were targeted mainly at those practices deemed to be high risk ahead of next year's rollout of the first national GP inspection regime.
Overall, concerns were expressed about a third of practices.
In nine cases the failings were so serious that they could "potentially affect thousands of people", the CQC said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25337908
The review by the Care Quality Commission of over 900 practices said there were too many "basic failings".
The checks were targeted mainly at those practices deemed to be high risk ahead of next year's rollout of the first national GP inspection regime.
Overall, concerns were expressed about a third of practices.
In nine cases the failings were so serious that they could "potentially affect thousands of people", the CQC said.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-25337908