Health & Safety Support for GP Surgeries and Doctors’ Practices

CQC inspections can create real pressure for GP surgeries, especially when you’re unsure whether your risk assessments and documentation fully meet the expectations. One of the domains scrutinised will be – ‘Safe and Well-Led’.

Day-to-day compliance processes — such as routine checks, fire safety, legionella control, and incident reporting — require constant attention and can easily slip when the practice is busy.

Get in touch for a free consultation and find out how we can support your practice

We build a clear, practical Health & Safety framework aligned to the CQC domains and support you with the compliance processes. From updating risk assessments and policies to identifying hazards and organising evidence, we ensure your systems are consistent, up to date, and inspection ready.

MBHS has worked with GP surgeries for over a decade. We are friendly and will communicate the compliance process in an easy-to-understand way. We provide the basic paperwork and can assist with your questions when you need help.

If you want calm, structured support that reduces pressure, strengthens your ability to demonstrate safe, well-led care, and gives you confidence before your next inspection, contact us today - we can help you put everything in order quickly and professionally.

The CQC assess whether your practice works systematically. Inspectors typically look for evidence that risk assessments are completed, current, and regularly updated; actions arising from assessments are tracked and implemented; training is appropriate, recorded, and proportionate to risk; policies clearly describe how risks are managed; and there is evidence of periodic review and oversight.

Where surgeries often struggle is not a lack of activity, but evidence that is unstructured or hard to present.

Many practices still refer to the old CQC Outcomes 12 and 15, which remain relevant. These are now reflected in the domains of Safe and Well-Led, particularly around:

• premises safety
• equipment suitability
• staff competence

Most GP surgeries already do this well but can lack an understanding of how to present the evidence to back it up. MBHS can help you turn your arrangements into a clearly organised, inspection-ready body of evidence that demonstrates your practice takes Health & Safety seriously and is well-led.

Our services typically include:

• Annual Health & Safety audit and action plan
• Maintain Fire Risk Assessments
• Provision of a Health & Safety policy
• Training matrix guidance
• COSHH assessments
• Accident/incident investigation support
• Planning and evidencing corrective actions

All our work is linked directly to CQC requirements, so your Health & Safety arrangements support the Safe and Well-Led frameworks and help ensure a smooth inspection outcome.

Our plain-English, practical support cuts through Health & Safety jargon. We simplify paperwork, organise your evidence, and give you a structured approach to managing risk — all delivered by IOSH-qualified advisors with extensive experience in GP surgeries and care environments since 2011.

With reasonable pricing and a free initial consultation, we review your current arrangements with no obligation and show you exactly what is required; what is optional; what needs attention first and how to present your evidence confidently if asked.

The result: less stress, less uncertainty, and complete confidence in front of inspectors, knowing your practice is fully prepared. This confidence also saves you time across the year to manage other issues.