GP surgery closes in Spilsby after its Care Quality Care registration removed
A GP surgery in Spilsby has temporarily closed after its Care Quality Care registration was removed. To provide NHS services, it is a legal requirement that a GP surgery is registered with the CQC. The current GP partners at Spilsby Surgery are no longer providing care to patients at the site, and the surgery building in Simpson Street has been temporarily closed. Services will continue, but care is now being provided by Lincolnshire and District Medical Services on a temporary basis. An initial update from the NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board states: “With immediate effect, the current GP partners at Spilsby Surgery are no longer providing care to patients, and the current surgery building in temporarily closed. “Services will continue and care is now being provided by Lincolnshire and District Medical Services (LADMS), in Louth, on a temporary basis, appointed by NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board (ICB). You do not need to register with another GP practice. You remain an NHS patient, and your medical records are safe.” It adds: “NHS Lincolnshire ICB has appointed LADMS to ensure patients continue to receive safe, high-quality care. We understand this may feel unsettling, but please be assured your care will continue, your records are secure, and you will be kept fully informed about next steps.” Appointments will be rescheduled and patients are asked to wait to be contacted with new details. Patients who are due to run out of medication have been told to use the NHS App to order and nominate a pharmacy for collection, or call NHS 111 to order an emergency supply. The Spilsby Surgery service was archived by the CQC on Monday, September 15. According to its last inspection report, which was published in December 2016, the surgery was rated good in all areas and it was performing in line with local and national averages. A CQC spokesperson said: “CQC removed Spilsby Surgery’s partnership from the CQC register, following the departure of partners without proper notification to CQC. By April 2025, only one partner remained, meaning the original partnership no longer existed as the legal entity that was registered with CQC. “Despite CQC’s attempts to engage with the remaining doctor to establish appropriate registration, they did not respond within the required timeframe. The removal was completed on September 15 this year. “This action was administrative rather than enforcement-related, updating the register to reflect that no legal entity remained. CQC has engaged with the local integrated care board throughout to ensure people were not left without access to healthcare.”
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