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"• The practice took part in a charity cake event for a dementia charity."
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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 also used the computer system to identify patients with specific needs such as those with dementia or who were in need of palliative care and support."
Neutral
"The practice also undertook opportunistic screening for the early signs of dementia and offered health checks to carers."
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Positive
"Following identification of some areas in the quality and outcomes framework that required improvement the practice had engaged a GP with a special interest in diabetes who held weekly clinics at the practice."
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Positive
"People with conditions such as diabetes and asthma attended regular nurse clinics to ensure their conditions were appropriately monitored and were involved in making decisions about their care."
Positive
"The practice kept up to date records of patients with long term conditions such as asthma diabetes and chronic heart disease which were used to arrange annual or as required health reviews."
Neutral
"Clinical staff checked that all routine health checks were completed for longterm conditions such as diabetes and the latest prescribing guidance was being used."
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"• The practice provided care to residents in a supported living mental health unit and held regular meetings with them."
Positive
"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • The practice specifically considered the physical health needs of patients with poor mental health and those living with dementia."
Positive
"• There was a facility to refer to the mental health for older people team at West Park a nearby hospital • The practice had access to a Responsive Integrated Assessment Care Team RIACT which included community physios and occupational therapists."
Positive
"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • Staff interviewed had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those patients living with dementia."
Positive
"These patients lived in a mental health unit in Darlington and the practice provided care for their physical health needs."
Neutral
"It also provides support to a nearby mental health unit where patients have a higher proportion of drug and alcohol related problems."
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Positive
"The practice also kept registers of other groups who may need extra support such as those receiving palliative care and patients with mental health issues so extra support could be provided."
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 identified and referred patients in need of mental health support to the Primary Care Mental Health service."
Positive
"It also supported patients undergoing a mental health crisis with onward referral to the crisis team."
Positive
"Nationally returned data showed the practice performed well in carrying out additional health checks and monitoring for those experiencing a mental health problem."
Positive
"Working with colleagues and other services The practice worked with other service providers to meet people’s needs and manage complex cases for instance regular multidisciplinary meetings were held to identify and discuss the needs of those requiring palliative care or those with mental health needs."
Positive
"Where patients with a learning disability or other mental health problems were supported to make decisions this was recorded."
Neutral
"The practice also supported patients with severe mental health issues who lived at a nearby residential home by offering reviews of their physical health."
Neutral
"These reviews were also offered to all patients on the practices mental health register."
Neutral
"GPs maintained lead areas of special interest and knowledge including mental health cardiovascular and respiratory disease and medicines management."
Neutral
"The practice also provided support to patients with severe mental health issues living in a nearby residential home."
Neutral
"They looked after their general health and welfare needs working in conjunction with specialist mental health practitioners."
Neutral
"There was a wide range of information and leaflets in the reception area including information on how to access mental health services."
Neutral
"This information was reflected in the services provided for example screening programmes reviews for patients with long term conditions and those with mental health needs."
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Neutral
"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."
2015-06-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Where patients with a learning disability or other mental health problems were supported to make decisions this was recorded."
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Positive
"People with conditions such as diabetes and asthma attended regular nurse clinics to ensure their conditions were appropriately monitored and were involved in making decisions about their care."
Positive
"The practice kept up to date records of patients with long term conditions such as asthma diabetes and chronic heart disease which were used to arrange annual or as required health reviews."
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Positive
"All GP’s we spoke with used national standards for referral for instance two weeks for patients with suspected cancer to be referred and seen."
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"This included an audit of bisphosphonate prescribing to ensure that the correct dosage where being given to patients with chronic kidney disease."
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Positive
"Where patients with a learning disability or other mental health problems were supported to make decisions this was recorded."
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"In addition to routine immunisations the practice offered flu vaccinations in line with current national guidance."
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"We saw that other equipment such as blood pressure monitors used in the practice were clean."