What is the Quality of Care at Handsworth Wood Medical Centre

Positive

"The practice offers a range of enhanced services including minor surgery flu vaccinations and xrays."

Positive

"• Care planning was carried out for patients with dementia care needs."

Positive

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

Positive

"• We reviewed two audits which were completed audits an audit to identify patients with dementia and an audit of patients prescribed “Warfarin” a medicine to prevent blood clotting."

Positive

"The practice also encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening we found that these were in line with local averages."

Positive

"This included conditions such as diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD cardio vascular disease and hypertension."

Positive

"• Performance for diabetes related indicators were better than the local and national average."

Positive

"For example: • Performance for diabetes related indicators was better than or in line with national averages."

Positive

"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was above the national average."

Positive

"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was above the national average."

Positive

"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."

Positive

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

Positive

"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

"• Data about how people with mental health needs were supported showed that outcomes for patients using this practice were lower thanlocal and national averages."

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

Neutral

"• Performance for mental health related indicators was above the national average."