Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice was not meeting national targets for cervical cancer screening uptake."
2019-03-15 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Consider how the practice could support improved uptake of all national cancer screening programmes."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"This showed the uptake for breast cancer screening was in line with CCG and national averages but below for bowel cancer screening."
Positive
"• We reviewed data for uptake of other national cancer screening programmes."
Positive
"The practice manager told us that they were working to bowel cancer screening hub to encourage further uptake of bowel screening."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"The audit of antibiotic prescribing showed limited improvement."
Positive
"Practice staff told us that they were working to improve antibiotic prescribing but no specific plans of action were in place."
Neutral
"This included two full cycle audits relating to the management of asthma and antibiotic prescribing."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • Clinical staff interviewed had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those patients living with dementia."
Positive
"• The practice specifically considered the physical health needs of patients with poor mental health and those living with dementia."
Positive
"• Information leaflets were available for patients to take away for example drug and alcohol support and mental health wellbeing."
Positive
"• Staff told us that they would offer extended appointments to patients with poor mental health if needed."
Neutral
"We saw several examples of consultations where the patient’s physical health needs had been reviewed alongside mental health needs."
2020-04-20 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation within the practice population as one on a scale of one to ten."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"The practice felt this was due to the higher prevalence of depression in the practice population compared to the CCG average."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"The asthma audit showed improved prescribing of inhaled corticosteroids in the management of asthma."
Positive
"• Care plans and advice for the management of worsening conditions was provided to the most complex patients such as those with COPD asthma and diabetes ."
Neutral
"This included two full cycle audits relating to the management of asthma and antibiotic prescribing."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"For example funding provided by the CCG led Aspiring for Clinical Excellence ACE scheme had led to the development of initiatives to support patients with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through joint working with secondary care."
Positive
"• Care plans and advice for the management of worsening conditions was provided to the most complex patients such as those with COPD asthma and diabetes ."
Positive
"• The practice worked with specialist consultants and nurses from the local hospital to support the more complex patients with diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through the use of virtual clinics."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Flu and shingles vaccinations were available to eligible patients."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• There were services available at the practice to support the diagnosis and monitoring of patients with long term conditions including spirometry ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and phlebotomy."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."
2018-01-18 Snippet(s)
Positive
"A template for suspected sepsis in line with evidence based guidance was available for clinicians to use."