The Practice should consider introducing a Visitors Book and issue Security Badges to visitors, including CQC Inspectors, who enter the non-public areas of the Practice Premises. Question: What are the arrangements for recording the identity of visitors to the Practice? Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Staffing (Manpower) Recommendation: The Practice should have a Staffing Policy setting out how it intends to maintain adequate staffing levels at all particularly where (Amended) the need to employ locum doctors arises. The CQC needs to be satisfied that the Practice is run safely. Practices should understand the relationship between the number of sessions provided and the number of appointments demanded. It may also look at the financial management of the Practice. Questions: What are the staffing levels needed to maintain a and ‘core’ ‘safe’ service? ‘quality’ How many GP Sessions and how many appointments are required per week to run a practice? ‘safe’ Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Staff Induction and Recommendation: The Practice provide the following Employee Training Handbook Handbooks: An Induction Handbook for new clinical and practice staff is highly recommended. A Handbook for Salaried and Trainee GPs Registrars is also recommended. An additional Training Handbook setting out basic instructions for staff working at Reception might also be prepared. Question: What training documents, procedures, crib sheets, policies and procedures are given to new staff? Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: INFECTION CONTROL Infection Control Lead Recommendation: The Practice should ensure that it has nominated an Infection Control Lead and that person is available to meet the CQC Inspectors. Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Cleanliness and Infection Recommendation: Practice Managers should make sure that the most Control Inspection recent Infection Control report carried out independently is available and that evidence of any necessary action arising from the report is apparent. Lead Manager’s Name and Initials: Date Checked:
The Practice should consider introducing a Visitors Book and issue Security Badges to visitors, including CQC Inspectors, who enter the non-public areas of the Practice Premises. Question: What are the arrangements for recording the identity of visitors to the Practice? Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Staffing (Manpower) (Amended) Recommendation: The Practice should have a Staffing Policy setting out how it intends to maintain adequate staffing levels at all particularly where the need to employ locum doctors arises. The CQC needs to be satisfied that the Practice is run safely. Practices should understand the relationship between the number of sessions provided and the number of appointments demanded. It may also look at the financial management of the Practice. Questions: What are the ‘core’ staffing levels needed to maintain a ‘safe’ and ‘quality’ service? How many GP Sessions and how many appointments are required per week to run a ‘safe’ practice? Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Staff Induction and Training Handbook Recommendation: The Practice provide the following Employee Handbooks: An Induction Handbook for new clinical and practice staff is highly recommended. A Handbook for Salaried and Trainee GPs Registrars is also recommended. An additional Training Handbook setting out basic instructions for staff working at Reception might also be prepared. Question: What training documents, procedures, crib sheets, policies and procedures are given to new staff? Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: INFECTION CONTROL Infection Control Lead Recommendation: The Practice should ensure that it has nominated an Infection Control Lead and that person is available to meet the CQC Inspectors. Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Names and Initials: Cleanliness and Infection Control Inspection Recommendation: Practice Managers should make sure that the most recent Infection Control report carried out independently is available and that evidence of any necessary action arising from the report is apparent. Date Checked: Lead Manager’s Name and Initials:
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