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Linden Road Surgery

Type Primary Medical Services Region East Last inspected 1 Nov 2022

Location rating: Requires Improvement  View location on CQC

Location ratings by domain

Five CQC key questions

Ratings held for this CQC location, last inspected 1 November 2022. Ratings extracted from individual reports are shown separately below.

Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

Most recent report indexed for actions

The date and rating here are from an individual report, not necessarily the location's latest assessment. Report ratings are extracted with AI; verify the original PDF.

Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 1 November 2022
Rating extracted from this report: Requires improvement
Actions indexed: 1 must-do 5 should-do

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AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026

Earlier inspection findings

pre-2024 framework · 1 must-do 5 should-do

Must-do actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must-do action 1 of 1
Must do
Safe
Care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users
Regulation: Regulation 12 (Safe care and treatment)
⚠ The registered persons had not done all that was reasonably practicable to mitigate risks to the health and safety of service users receiving care and treatment. In particular: • The practice could not demonstrate staff had DBS checks and immunisations in line with national guidance and the practice’s policy. • …

Should-do actions (5)

Recommended improvements to enhance service quality.

Should-do action 1 of 5
Should do
Effective
Follow-up patients who have had a flare up of asthma in line with national guidance.
Should-do action 2 of 5
Should do
Effective
Continue to monitor, and take actions to improve, attendance for cervical screening.
Should-do action 3 of 5
Should do
Well-led
Develop systems for checking new staff induction programmes are completed fully.
Should-do action 4 of 5
Should do
Caring
Identify and support young carers (those under 18 years of age).
Should-do action 5 of 5
Should do
Responsive
Take steps to acknowledge and respond to complaints in a timely way.