CQC: practices ' improve patient safety ' despite ' increasingly stretched ' workforce

The overall safety of GP practices in England is improving, although there is a concern about the‘stretched’ GP workforce going forward, the CQC has said. 
Its annual State of Care report said that in the safety category, 93% of GP practices were rated as good at 31 July 2018 compared with 88% at the same time in 2017. 
Overall, across all inspection areas, 91% of GP surgeries were rated as good and 5% as outstanding, with 1% rated as inadequate and 4% as requires improvement. Hide related content: 
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Source: Management in Practice - October 11, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news