Linden Road Surgery

Primary Medical Services · East

Overall Rating
Requires Improvement Last inspected 1 November 2022
Domain Ratings
Safe
Requires Improvement
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Requires Improvement

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1 must-do action
5 should-do actions

Must-Do Actions (1)

Legal requirements based on regulation breaches identified during inspection.

Must Do
Safe
Care and treatment must be provided in a safe way for service users
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
Effective
Follow-up patients who have had a flare up of asthma in line with national guidance.
Should Do
Effective
Continue to monitor, and take actions to improve, attendance for cervical screening.
Should Do
Well-led
Develop systems for checking new staff induction programmes are completed fully.
Should Do
Caring
Identify and support young carers (those under 18 years of age).
Should Do
Responsive
Take steps to acknowledge and respond to complaints in a timely way.
Location Details
CQC ID: 1-10450251899
Local Authority: Bedford
Region: East
Inspection Report
Type: Comprehensive inspection
Date: 1 November 2022
Rating: Requires improvement
Actions: 1 must-do , 5 should-do
AI-extracted 17 Feb 2026