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"• The practice had established links with the local Dementia Meeting Point group and had provided dementia training for the practice staff; a receptionist had also been provided with additional training to understand how best to support patients with dementia in the practice."
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"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment to detect possible signs of dementia."
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"When dementia was suspected there was an appropriate referral for diagnosis."
2017-12-27 Snippet(s)
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"• The practice was situated in a dementia friendly town."
2015-03-05 Snippet(s)
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"The practice offered proactive personalised care to meet the needs of the older people in its population and had a range of enhanced services for example dementia and end of life care."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia Care was tailored to patients’ individual needs and circumstances including their physical health needs."
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"• Two of the nurses working at the practice had a special interest in respiratory diseases and additional qualifications in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • The practice assessed and monitored the physical health of people with mental illness severe mental illness and personality disorder by providing access to health checks interventions for physical activity obesity diabetes heart disease cancer and access to ‘stop smoking’ services."
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"• The practice’s uptake for breast and bowel cancer screening was in line with the local and national averages."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • The practice assessed and monitored the physical health of people with mental illness severe mental illness and personality disorder by providing access to health checks interventions for physical activity obesity diabetes heart disease cancer and access to ‘stop smoking’ services."
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"• The practice had registered for a Clinical Commissioning Group diabetes incentive scheme and had appointed a diabetes champion with the aim of improving patient outcomes."
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"• The practice was able to demonstrate how it identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions for example diabetes COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension."
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"We saw one area of outstanding practice: • The practice had set up a walking group for patients with diabetes to improve health outcomes such as lowering blood pressure and increasing physical activity."
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"• The practice had set up a walking group for patients with diabetes to improve health outcomes such as lowering blood pressure and increasing physical activity."
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"For example the nursing team had specific qualifications in diabetes and respiratory conditions."
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"The practice nurses specialise in some such as; diabetes chronic obstructive airways disease family planning and contraception."
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"The practice nurses specialised in long term conditions such as; diabetes family planning contraception and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD."
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"For example diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD."
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"For example specialist diabetes training for one of the nurse practitioners."
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"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."
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"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."
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"The practice said this worked as a way to decrease social isolation and had ensured the group was accessible for those with a disability including visual impairment."
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"The practice had found and provided evidence to show decreased social isolation including those recently bereaved and they had ensured the group was accessible for those with a disability including visual impairment."
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"The practice could evidence decreased social isolation and had ensured the group was accessible for those with a disability including visual impairment."
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"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."
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"The practice told us some patient’s health had improved since joining the group; for example through diabetic weight and blood pressure management."
2017-12-27 Snippet(s)
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"We saw one area of outstanding practice: • The practice had set up a walking group for patients with diabetes to improve health outcomes such as lowering blood pressure and increasing physical activity."
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"• The practice had set up a walking group for patients with diabetes to improve health outcomes such as lowering blood pressure and increasing physical activity."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • The practice assessed and monitored the physical health of people with mental illness severe mental illness and personality disorder by providing access to health checks interventions for physical activity obesity diabetes heart disease cancer and access to ‘stop smoking’ services."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • Staff we spoke with had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those patients living with dementia."
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"• The practices performance on quality indicators for mental health was in line with local and national averages."
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"• The practice will provide a room for mental health workers to visit their patients if it is not suitable for the patient to be seen in their own home."
2017-12-27 Snippet(s)
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"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."
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"• The practice specifically considered the physical health needs of patients with poor mental health and those living with dementia."
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"For example the practice had leaflets available for local mental health support groups."
2015-03-05 Snippet(s)
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"Patients with learning disabilities or mental health conditions were offered an annual health review."
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"Annual health checks were offered to patients with significant mental health illnesses."
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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia Care was tailored to patients’ individual needs and circumstances including their physical health needs."
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"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."
2017-12-27 Snippet(s)
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"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."
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"• The practice were in line with local and national averages for the prescribing of antibiotic items prescribed that are cephalosporins or quinolones."
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"The PPG were previously active with assisting with flu days."
2015-03-05 Snippet(s)
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"For example staff changes staff training text messaging appointment reminders voluntary services and the proposed flu vaccination clinics."
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"For example those patients with visual impairment had a flag on their system so the clinician and reception staff knew to assist them to the waiting and clinical rooms."
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"Clinicians could give a detailed explanation of how they would manage a patient with suspected sepsis and had up to date knowledge of guidance."