What is the Quality of Care at Kingsnorth Medical Practice

Positive

"• Patients with longterm conditions were recognised as being at an increased risk of depression and annual reviews included screening for depressive symptoms."

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"Another example was the routine screening for depression of all patients with longterm conditions as part of their annual review as it had been recognised that they had an increased risk."

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"Outstanding – People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

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"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia and many including nonclinical staff had received training."

Positive

"Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia and many including nonclinical staff had received training."

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"• The nurse practitioner used the dementia register to arrange for flu shingles and pneumonia vaccinations."

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"• The practice achieved the highest rate of dementia diagnosis due to its proactive approach within the older patient population."

Positive

"• The practice achieved the lowest rate of prescribing Cephalosporin’s • The practice achieved the highest rate of dementia diagnosis due to its proactive approach within the older patient population."

Neutral

"All dementia patients received telephone reminders from the reception team on the day of an appointment."

Neutral

"• The community nurse practitioner conducted home visits for dementia patients to undertake medicine reviews and check that medicines was being taken as prescribed and look for potential signs of medicine hoarding."

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"Patients with a learning disability were also screened on an annual basis."

Positive

"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability or complex needs."

Neutral

"All types of appointment including specialist clinics such as asthma and diabetes were available throughout the day to meet the needs of the patient rather than the practice."

Positive

"The practice demonstrated that they also actively encouraged uptake of national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."

Positive

"For example: The practice was proactive in the prevention of diabetes mellitus."

Neutral

"All types of appointment including specialist clinics such as asthma and diabetes were available throughout the day to meet the needs of the patient rather than the practice."

Positive

"• The nurse practitioner used the dementia register to arrange for flu shingles and pneumonia vaccinations."

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"Patients with a learning disability were also screened on an annual basis."

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"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability or complex needs."

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"• The practice also proactively screened patients who attended for flu vaccination and who were identified as being at risk of atrial fibrillation an abnormal heart rhythm."

Positive

"• The practice achieved the highest uptake of flu vaccination in the persons at risk group."

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"It also proactively screened patients who attended for flu vaccination and who were identified as being at risk of atrial fibrillation an abnormal heart rhythm."

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"• The practice offered two Saturday flu vaccination clinics each October for working patients and carers."

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"• The nurse practitioner used the dementia register to arrange for flu shingles and pneumonia vaccinations."

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"Outstanding – People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia and many including nonclinical staff had received training."

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"Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia and many including nonclinical staff had received training."

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"The population groups are: • Older people • People with longterm conditions • Families children and young people • Working age people including those recently retired and students • People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable • People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"• The practice regularly worked with multidisciplinary teams in the case management of patients experiencing poor mental health including those with dementia."

Neutral

"• The practice was proactive in identifying poor mental health and intervening at an early stage."

Neutral

"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."

Neutral

"• The practice provided accommodation for the mental health team to see patients including those not registered at the practice."

Neutral

"Performance for mental health related indicators was similar to local and national averages."