Regulator puts two GP surgeries in special measures over safety concerns

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has placed two GP surgeries in the West Midlands into special measures after identifying serious patient safety concerns at the sites.In June, the CQC inspected the Bath Street Medical Centre in Dudley and Dr Mahbub’s Surgery in Walsall—both run by GP Selim Mahbub—in response to concerns raised about a range of problems including delays in issuing drugs and a lack of oversight of clinical staff.The regulator said the concerns were substantiated by its inspections12 and both practices have had their ratings downgraded from “good” to “inadequate.”At both sites, inspectors reported substantial concerns in the prescribing of drugs and gaps in the information recorded in patients’ records. Safeguarding registers had not been maintained appropriately and information held was inaccurate.The CQC identified delays in issuing time sensitive drugs because the lead GP was covering both practices at the same time. Inspectors noted that each morning calls from…
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