A SURGERY has been told it will be shut down in six months if industry inspectors don’t see improvement on their next visit. 

Farmhouse Surgery, based at Christchurch Medical Centre in Purewell Cross Road, has been rated as ‘inadequate’ by regulators Care Quality Commission (CQC). 

The practice, which provides for more than 6,000 patients, has been rated as inadequate in its safety and leadership, according to inspectors. 

In the report, the CQC found standards of cleanliness and hygiene “were not met”, “some aspects of medicine management did not ensure patient safety” and leadership was “not effective at all levels”.

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It adds: “The practice did not have clear systems and processes to keep people safe and safeguarded from abuse.  

“There were gaps in systems to assess, monitor and manage risks to patient safety and staff did not have the information they needed to deliver safe care and treatment.  

“The practice did not always share learning or improvements when things went wrong.” 

Inspectors added: “The service will be kept under review and if needed could be escalated to urgent enforcement action.  

“Where necessary, another inspection will be conducted within a further six months, and if there is not enough improvement, we will move to close the service by adopting our proposal to remove this location or cancel the provider’s registration.”

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However, the service was also noted to provide care and treatment in line with legislation and that patients were able to access care and treatment in a “timely way”.  

The damning report is a contrast to the last inspection of the surgery in 2016, when it was rated as ‘good’ by the CQC. 

The Daily Echo has approached the Farmhouse Surgery for a response.