A medical practice has been placed in special measures and is under threat of closure if it does not improve in the next six months.
Chapel Group Medical Centre in Irlam has been ordered to improve patient safety after an inspection judged its overall performance to be "inadequate", following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on May 26.
For safety, leadership and overall its rating was marked as "inadequate", although it was said to be "good" in the caring category.
For responsiveness to people's needs and effectiveness it "requires improvement". Following the inspection, which found three breaches of regulations, the practice was told to ensure care and treatment was provided in a safe way to patients.
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