Burnham-On-Sea’s MP has this week welcomed the news that Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre has received an improved rating from Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors.
As first reported here, a new inspection of healthcare services this autumn at Burnham-On-Sea and Berrow Medical Centre has rated them as ‘good’ – a year after the centre was placed into special measures and rated ‘inadequate’.
The CQC rates the services as ‘good’ for being ‘safe, effective, caring, responsive to people’s needs’ and being ‘well-led’.
James Heappey, Burnham-On-Sea’s MP, says: “I’m enormously grateful to the team at Burnham and Berrow Medical Centre for the speed with which they’ve embraced their new management and the appetite they’ve shown for turning the practice around.”
He adds: “Their hard work and commitment has been rewarded with this remarkable improvement in the latest CQC report.”
“It should not be underestimated the speed at which this has been achieved as an overall rating of Good seemed worlds away this time last year, with closure of the practice a real possibility.”
“I have worked closely with Symphony and met with staff at the practice throughout this transition and seen first hand the hard work which has gone in to providing a service the people of Burnham-on-Sea and the surrounding area deserve.”
“Recognising there is still work to be done, I will continue to engage with both Symphony and the ICB to make sure the level of service continues to improve, but I am so pleased to see this stark improvement recognised by the CQC.”
The inspection found ‘significant improvements’ have been made since the last inspection visit in November 2022 and inspection report of January 2023, where previous urgent conditions were applied to the practice when it was rated as inadequate.
