Gedling Borough Council leader John Clarke today said he is “shocked and saddened” by the findings of a CQC report into Willows Medical Centre published yesterday.
In a statement issued today, the council leader said that he will be looking to make sure measures are put in place to ensure “ongoing provision of high quality care for patients” in the borough.
Willows Medical Centre has now been placed in special measures after a report published yesterday by the CQC revealed there were major concerns for patient safety following an inspection in June.
Inspectors said they were particularly concerned to discover that a healthcare assistant had been carrying out duties normally undertaken by a qualified GP.
In his statement, Cllr John Clarke said: “We are shocked and saddened by the findings of the CQC’s report. A meeting has already been scheduled between the Council’s Cabinet and senior representatives at Nottingham North and East Clinical Commissioning Group to secure reassurances for our residents that effective measures are put in place to prevent this from happening again and to ensure ongoing provision of high quality care for patients.
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“Staff must have the resources they need and we support them at what is an incredibly difficult time throughout the NHS.”
Cllr Clarke also revealed that Gedling MP Vernon Coaker would be sharing his concerns with government officials.
He said: “Vernon Coaker MP is seeking an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Health to raise our shared concerns – particularly in relation to accountability, robustness of the inspection process and if there are any lessons to be learned for the future”
