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"• Performance for chronic kidney disease depression hypertension peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis were also below average when compared to the CCG and national averages."
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"This may range from depression including post natal depression to severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia."
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"• Other indicators such as atrial fibrillation cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dementia epilepsy heart failure learning disability and palliative Are services effective?"
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"There were also prominent website sections that linked to other national organisations and information sources such as those specifically intended for carers people living with dementia and people with different types of long term condition."
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"This included patients living with dementia at the local care homes."
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"Patients with dementia were offered an annual health check."
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"Examples of long term conditions are diabetes dementia CVD musculoskeletal conditions and COPD this list is not exhaustive."
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"• Other indicators such as atrial fibrillation cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dementia epilepsy heart failure learning disability and palliative Are services effective?"
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"This used words and pictures in an easy read format to help patients with a learning disability to better understand and respond to questions about their health illness lifestyle and treatments."
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"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme by using information in different languages and for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."
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"This group provided support to patients who have a hearing impairment with the aim to enable them to retain or recover their ability to communicate with their social group and the wider world through better hearing and communication."
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"• Performance for chronic kidney disease depression hypertension peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis were also below average when compared to the CCG and national averages."
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"• The nurse prescriber provided spirometry and asthma reviews and worked closely with the GPs to highlight any concerning results."
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"Additionally another GP provided patient information evenings for patients with asthma who used maintenance therapy single inhalers."
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"In addition to this the practice had a process in place where they would contact any patient following an admission to hospital for an asthma exacerbation or contact with the out of hours service as a result of an asthma exacerbation."
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"Furthermore another GP provided patient information evenings for patients with asthma who used maintenance therapy single inhalers."
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"• Other indicators such as atrial fibrillation cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dementia epilepsy heart failure learning disability and palliative Are services effective?"
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"• The practice held educational meetings where audits NICE guidelines prescribing updates recent deaths new cancer diagnoses and acknowledged errors and mistakes were discussed."
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"The practice also encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."
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"• Performance for chronic kidney disease depression hypertension peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis were also below average when compared to the CCG and national averages."
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"The practice GP lead for diabetes worked with other practices in the support of patients with Type I and Type II diabetes."
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"• The GPs told us they lead in specialist clinical areas such as diabetes and the practice nurses supported this work which allowed the practice to focus on specific conditions."
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"The needs of patients with type II diabetes were discussed quarterly with the lead GP and practice nurse from Bottisham and a specialist diabetic nurse and diabetic consultant from the local hospital to ensure consistent best management and practice."
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"Prescribing audits for patients with diabetes and respiratory conditions had been carried out to ensure best practice."
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"The practice recently carried out prescribing audits for patients with diabetes and respiratory conditions and the outcomes were discussed between the GPs in order to ensure best practice was followed."
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"In addition the practice nurses told us how they linked up with specialist teams such as the community respiratory team and the community diabetes team for regular case discussions about patients’ needs and their care and treatment plans."
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"Patients had access to a range of information in the reception area about various health issues such as diabetes respiratory conditions and heart disease."
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"Diabetes clinics were run by practice nurses with specialist diabetes training."
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"In addition to the audits on prescribing practices for antibiotics and of the use of a particular medicine for patients with diabetes that we discussed in ‘safe’ above we also looked at a number of others."
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"For example there were separate clinics for diabetes and respiratory conditions as well as a fortnightly antenatal service."
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"For example we saw that some staff members had designated lead roles for different aspects of the practice’s business such as the designated lead nurses for diabetes and infection control."
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"Examples of long term conditions are diabetes dementia CVD musculoskeletal conditions and COPD this list is not exhaustive."
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"Our findings The practice maintained registers on the computer system of people with long term health needs such as diabetes and chronic respiratory conditions."
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"Frequent diabetes clinics were run by two of the practice nurses who had received specialist diabetes training."
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"• Other indicators such as atrial fibrillation cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dementia epilepsy heart failure learning disability and palliative Are services effective?"
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"• Performance for chronic kidney disease depression hypertension peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis were also below average when compared to the CCG and national averages."
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"• Other indicators such as atrial fibrillation cancer chronic obstructive pulmonary disease dementia epilepsy heart failure learning disability and palliative Are services effective?"
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"This used words and pictures in an easy read format to help patients with a learning disability to better understand and respond to questions about their health illness lifestyle and treatments."
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"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme by using information in different languages and for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."
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"The practice actively targeted older people to attend flu and shingles vaccination clinics."
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"This included a blood pressure monitor and a spirometer a lung capacity testing machine."
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"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."
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"However the practice had noted that local services were limited due to a lack of resources within the local mental health trust."
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"One GP partner was the practice and local commissioning group lead for mental health and we were told was in the process of developing appropriate mental health services for the locality."
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"• The practice regularly worked with multidisciplinary teams in the case management of people experiencing poor mental health including those with dementia."
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"The practice had noted that local services were limited due to a lack of resource within the local mental health trust."
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"A GP partner was the practice and local commissioning group lead for mental health and we were told he was developing appropriate mental health services for the locality."
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"For example local mental health services were limited due to a lack of resources within the local mental health trust."
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"A GP partner was the practice and local commissioning group lead for mental health and he was developing appropriate mental health services for the locality."
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"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."
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"• The practice worked collaboratively with community mental health services."
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"• The practice worked closely with community midwives mental health link workers substance abuse and alcohol support workers and diabetic specialist nurses and promoted provision of these services from the surgery premises where possible."
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"People experiencing poor mental health The practice maintained a register of patients with mental illhealth patients who were depressed and patients who were living with dementia."
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"There was dedicated lead clinician for mental health who was leading an ongoing review of local mental health services on behalf of the local commissioning group."
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"Following a review of administration and management systems the practice had introduced processes for dealing with suspected urinary tract infections yearly planning of specialist clinics and automatic updating of the clinical diaries all of which we saw had continued to improve service delivery to patients."
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"For example following a review of administration and management systems the practice had introduced processes for dealing with suspected urinary tract infections yearly planning of specialist clinics and automatic updating of the clinical diaries all of which had improved service delivery to patients."
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"• Performance for chronic kidney disease depression hypertension peripheral arterial disease and rheumatoid arthritis were also below average when compared to the CCG and national averages."
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"The practice actively targeted older people to attend flu and shingles vaccination clinics."
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"For example the vaccine fridges we saw were not hard wired connected directly to a main electrical supply but instead were plugged into a normal electrical socket."
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"We saw test and calibration records of for example the spirometer and the vaccine fridges that showed they had been checked regularly and were working correctly."