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Positive
"The practice employs a practice nurse manager two practice nurses and two health care assistants."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Where a patient’s mental capacity to consent to care or treatment was unclear the GP or practice nurse assessed the patient’s capacity and where appropriate recorded the outcome of the assessment."
Positive
"A practice nurse was the infection control lead who liaised with the local infection prevention teams to keep up to date with best practice."
Positive
"The practice employs a practice nurse manager two practice nurses and two health care assistants."
Positive
"The practice informed us that recruitment of new nurse practitioner would reduce the burden on GPs."
Neutral
"The team included a GP specialist advisor a practice nurse specialist advisor and an Expert by Experience."
Neutral
"• We noticed a practice nurse manager was in the middle of completing a practice nurse practitioner course."
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Positive
"• The practice had promoted a receptionist internally to a full time administration role in order to provide support to the deputy practice manager."
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Positive
"• Effective monitoring systems had been implemented and all the areas of concerns from the previous inspection had been resolved."
Positive
"• The practice had implemented an effective monitoring system and all the areas of concerns from the previous inspection had been resolved."
Positive
"For example monitoring of vaccine fridges and medicines management of legionella and management of blank prescription forms were not always managed appropriately."
Neutral
"It is based on a combination of what we found when we inspected information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and information given to us from the provider patients the public and other organisations."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"However governance monitoring of specific areas required improvement such as management of legionella monitoring of the vaccine fridge and medicines and management of blank prescription forms for use in printers were not always managed appropriately."
Positive
"Management monitoring and improving outcomes for people The practice used the information collected for the Quality Outcomes Framework QOF and performance against national screening programmes to monitor outcomes for patients."
Positive
"However monitoring of specific areas required improvement for example: • Monitoring of vaccine fridges and medicines management of legionella and management of blank prescription forms were not always managed appropriately."
Positive
"However governance monitoring of specific areas required improvement for example: • There was a clear staffing structure and that staff were aware of their own roles and responsibilities."
Positive
"For example monitoring of the vaccine fridge and medicines management of legionella and management of blank prescription forms for use in printers were not always managed appropriately."
Positive
"• There were procedures in place for monitoring and managing risks to patient and staff safety."
Neutral
"It is based on a combination of what we found when we inspected information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and information given to us from the provider patients the public and other organisations."
Neutral
"• The practice had recruited a clinical pharmacist who was focusing on medicines reviews repeat prescriptions and monitoring prescribing cost."
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Neutral
"Background to Ringmead Medical Practice Ringmead Medical Practice is situated in Bracknell Berkshire within a purpose built premises main practice and the branch practice with car parking for patients and staff."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"Background to Ringmead Medical Practice Ringmead Medical Practice is situated in Bracknell Berkshire within two purpose built premises main practice and the branch practice with car parking for patients and staff."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Staff received training that included: safeguarding children and adults fire safety basic life support health and safety and equality and diversity."
Positive
"The practice had a health and safety policy."
Neutral
"• The practice had a staff handbook for newly appointed members of staff that covered such topics as safeguarding fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Regular medicine audits were carried out to ensure the practice was prescribing in line with best practice guidelines for safe prescribing."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice informed us they had GPs with specialist interest in cardiology and generally cardiovascular diseases including diabetes palliative care end of life care mental health immunisations and minor surgery and they offered patients to see the GP they prefer to see for the problem they have."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice informed us they had GPs with specialist interest in cardiology and generally cardiovascular diseases including diabetes palliative care end of life care mental health immunisations and minor surgery and they offered patients to see the GP they prefer to see for the problem they have."
Neutral
"• These included patients receiving end of life care carers those at risk of developing a longterm condition and those wishing to stop smoking."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• We found that completed clinical audit cycles were driving positive outcomes for patients."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Positive
"This included ongoing support during onetoone meetings appraisals coaching mentoring clinical supervision and facilitation and support for the revalidation of doctors."
2016-09-23 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"There was a cleaning checklist and the practice informed us they were carrying out spot checks."