One in seven GP practices in England failing on safety

[Northerner]

About 7 million people are being treated at GP surgeries in England that have severe safety problems, according to the first performance review of its kind by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

One in seven GP practices are failing on safety, even after CQC inspectors have told them to improve, the report found, with smaller practices more likely to be rated “inadequate” or “requiring improvement”.

The review also uncovered significant regional disparities in GP surgery performance, with London having the highest rate of practices (17%) rated as inadequate or requiring improvement.

This contrasted with the north-east, where 98% of practices were rated good or outstanding, closely followed by Yorkshire and the Humber, and the south-west of England.

https://www.theguardian.com/society...ven-gp-practices-in-england-failing-on-safety

 

[mikeyB]

It's interesting that using the very same report, the Guardian focuses on the safety aspect of the report, where the voice of the government the BBC focuses quite rightly on the better aspects of the report, and dismisses the safety concerns as insignificant.

 

[Amigo]

Good to see the north-east fairing well in this report. Strange then that the earlier mortality rate is much greater in the north-east but that’s obviously due to environmental and social reasons too. GP’s can’t save us from ourselves! 😱