What is the Quality of Care at Dr Usman Akbar

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 practice offered longer appointments for patients with a learning disability long term conditions or those who required an interpreter."

Positive

"When a patient with a learning disability was found not to have the ability to consent to a required blood test the practitioner completed the necessary Department of Health forms and referred the patient to local learning disability services for support."

Positive

"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability and for those requiring long term condition reviews."

Positive

"The practice also encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."

Positive

"We saw two areas of outstanding practice: The practice offered a level two diabetes clinic where patients could be commenced on insulin therapy without having to attend the hospital."

Neutral

"• The practice offered a level two diabetes clinic where patients could be commenced on insulin therapy without having to attend the hospital."

Neutral

"• Outcomes for diabetes related indicators were comparable to other practices."

Neutral

"She discussed access to training and updates including training in diabetes and sample taking which allowed her to enhance her skills."

Positive

"• The practice offered longer appointments for patients with a learning disability long term conditions or those who required an interpreter."

Positive

"When a patient with a learning disability was found not to have the ability to consent to a required blood test the practitioner completed the necessary Department of Health forms and referred the patient to local learning disability services for support."

Positive

"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability and for those requiring long term condition reviews."

Positive

"• We saw evidence of “competition” between three collaborating practices which helped incentivise staff to ensure that patient needs were prioritised for example; we saw that flu vaccination targets were met."

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

"• 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."