A GP surgery once named one of the worst in the country has been rated “good” by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Green Porch Medical Centre in Sittingbourne was previously put in special measures twice as part of enforcement action. In January 2022, it was rated “inadequate” by CQC inspectors. They found the practice’s computer system did not alert staff of all children on the risk register, recruitment checks were not always carried out under regulations and arrangements for managing medicines did not always keep patients safe. As a result, enforcement action took place and it was put in s…
