Patients at a failing doctor’s surgery are still being put at risk over a year after concerns were first highlighted by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

A new report on Hayat Medical Centre in Walthamstow details how inspectors found no evidence that staff had improved and learned from past mistakes.

However, the CQC has said it cannot reveal what action is beng considered for legal reasons.

Last January, Dr Ijaz Hayat was handed a number of warnings by the CQC.

He was already suspended by the General Medical Council while his fitness to practice was reviewed over other unspecified issues.

However despite the intervention, the practice at 273 Boundary Road has again been rated as inadequate in all areas.

The practice, which has 6,000 patients on its books, was visited on October 22 and 23.

Inspectors found patients, including those with dementia, were being put at risk due to a lack of adequate processes.

“Staff were not clear about reporting incidents, near misses and concerns and there was no processes in place to learn from significant events,” the report said.

“There was no evidence of learning and no communication with staff. There was no opportunity to improve safety.

“There was no evidence that appropriate learning had taken place following significant events or that the findings were disseminated to relevant staff.”

Last year, the medical practice was found to have a backlog of around 700 tests waiting to be filed in the records.

In one week in October, only 13 per cent of phone calls made to the practice were answered.

Ruth Rankine, CQC deputy chief inspector of general practice, said: “Hayat Medical Centre operated in a way which failed to meet the fundamental aspects of good care and treatment that people have the right to expect from their GP - high quality, compassionate and safe.

“The failure to have systems in place to monitor and review the quality of treatment exposed people to unacceptable risks.

“As a result of our findings from this inspection we are currently considering the need for further enforcement action.

"However, we cannot discuss the details at this stage due to legal reasons.”

DR Ijaz Hayat was investigated in 2009 following an allegation that he referred patients to personal injury lawyers.

Both the General Medical Council and Waltham Forest primary care trust at the time found the claims were unsubstantiated.

In November 2014 it was revealed that a third of Walthamstow GP surgeries have put their patients at risk by giving poor care.