{"id":66120,"date":"2025-08-14T10:04:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/66120\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T10:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T10:04:08","slug":"cqc-blossom-health-gosport-rated-good-after-inspection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/66120\/","title":{"rendered":"CQC: Blossom Health Gosport rated &#8216;Good&#8217; after inspection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The GP practice, which looks after 5,900 patients, was assessed across five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive, and Well-led.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The CQC\u2019s \u2018Good\u2019 rating reflects improvements made since Blossom Health took over the former Bury Road Surgery in July 2023.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Before this, the practice had been rated as inadequate.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The inspection report praised the practice\u2019s commitment to person-centred care.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Inspectors found that patients are involved in their own assessments and decisions, and that staff consider each patient\u2019s communication, personal and health needs.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The report also noted that staff treat patients with dignity and as individuals.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Blossom Health Gosport serves a population with a higher-than-average number of patients aged over 60.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The CQC found that the practice understands the needs of its local population and delivers care accordingly.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The report also highlighted that the practice is accessible, inclusive, and focused on delivering fair and equal treatment for all.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Feedback from patients is encouraged and acted upon.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The CQC found that the practice has strong systems in place to support both patient care and staff wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage welcomed the news.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Ms Dinenage said: &#8220;It\u2019s incredibly important to me that everyone in Gosport has access to safe, high-quality healthcare, so I\u2019m really pleased to see Blossom Health GP surgery awarded a \u2018Good\u2019 rating by the CQC.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;I\u2019d like to commend the entire team at Blossom Health for their hard work and commitment in turning the service around since taking it over.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This is a positive step forward for local patients and the wider community.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Practice Manager Sally Conway also commented on the result.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Sally said: &#8220;I am delighted with the outcome of our latest inspection and proud of the recognition received from the CQC.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;This reflects the hard work and dedication of our entire team, who strive every day to provide compassionate, responsive care to our patients.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;As a team we remain committed to continuous improvement and serving the Gosport community to the highest standard.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The GP practice, which looks after 5,900 patients, was assessed across five key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66121,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[102,2960,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-66120","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-healthcare","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-healthcare","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66120\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}