Types of Care

Dementia

2020-04-20 Snippet(s)

Positive

"• The practice continued to focus on supporting their carers and patients with dementia ensuring that support was in place and care needs were met."

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

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

"For example infection control and dementia care."

Positive

"An advanced nurse practitioner carried out home visits to patients with dementia who were not able to access the practice."

Neutral

"One ANP carried out home visits to patients who had dementia and were not able to access the practice."

Cancer

Latest Snippet(s)

Positive

"• Continue to explore alternative methods to engage the community and improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening and childhood immunisations."

Positive

"• Although the lead GP had reviewed systems and processes the practice could not demonstrate that the uptake of cervical cancer screening and childhood immunisations had improved."

2019-04-01 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The areas where the provider should make improvements are: • Continue to explore ways of improving uptake rates for childhood immunisations cervical and bowel cancer screening."

Diabetes

Latest Snippet(s)

Neutral

"The clinical team includes two nurse practitioners one practice nurse one diabetes specialist nurse one trainee practice nurse two locum practice nurses two healthcare assistants and three trainee healthcare assistants."

2020-03-25 Snippet(s)

Positive

"• From patient records we reviewed we found that not all patients with diabetes had received effective care and monitoring in line with national guidelines."

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"There were nurse led services such as diabetes which aimed to review patients with long term conditions."

Mental Health

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

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

"Practice staff worked in conjunction with the local mental health team and community psychiatric nurses to ensure patients had the support they needed."

Positive

"Patients experiencing poor mental health had received an annual physical health check."

Positive

"There were multidisciplinary teams in the case management of people experiencing poor mental health including those with dementia."

Neutral

"The practice had a mental health register and records of patients who had had annual health checks."

Depression

2019-04-01 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The aim of the event was to increase awareness identification of carers and to offer support and general health checks screening and depression checks to their carers."

Asthma

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Positive

"QOF is a voluntary national performance target for managing some of the most common chronic diseases for example asthma and diabetes."

Positive

"The practice offers a range of clinics and services including asthma child health and development contraception chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases COPD and minor surgery."

Positive

"Advanced nurse practitioners ANP and practice nurses led in asthma smoking cessation chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders COPD and childhood immunisations."

Neutral

"For example screening services were in place to detect and monitor the symptoms of long term conditions such as asthma and hypertension."

Shingles

Antibiotic

Blood Pressure

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Positive

"We saw evidence of calibration of relevant equipment; for example a blood pressure monitor."

Positive

"A range of tests were offered by practice staff including spirometry breathing test blood pressure monitoring and cervical smears to regularly monitor patient’s health status."

Vaccine

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"For example an incorrect vaccine had been administered to a patient."

Urinary Tract Infection

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Positive

"One audit concerned antibiotics prescribed for patients who had urinary tract infections."

Rheumatoid

2015-06-04 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"Each team consisted of GPs and nurse who had specialist knowledge in dermatology and rheumatoid arthritis."

Neutral

"The teams consist of GPs and nurses who have specialist knowledge in dermatology and rheumatoid arthritis."