What is the Quality of Care at Corbett Medical Practice

Positive

"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"This was the only facility of its type in the county where dementia patients together with their carers and families could meet to socialise and take part in specially prepared activities."

Positive

"The Centre offered a café where dementia patients their carers and families could go to socialise and take part in specially prepared activities."

Neutral

"This was the only facility of its type in the county where dementia patients their carers and families could go to socialise and take part in activities."

Positive

"• A GP partner was a clinical assistant in skin cancer which enabled them to provide expert knowledge to colleagues in the practice."

Positive

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

Positive

"For example four GPs and two nurses held diplomas in diabetes care and a GP held a diploma in geriatric medicine."

Positive

"• Performance for diabetes related indicators was better than the CCG and national average."

Positive

"A GP had developed a process for identification and support for patients at risk of developing diabetes which helped delay the onset of diabetes and its complications."

Positive

"Many of these patients were excepted from the general diabetes QOF domain as this was no longer relevant to their care needs."

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"• GP partners held diplomas in diabetes dermatology orthopaedic medicine Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD obstetrics and family planning which contributed to more effective treatment for patients."

Neutral

"Notwithstanding this exception reporting for diabetes was in line with CCG and national averages."

Positive

"HCAs had received training to provide flu immunisations earsyringing wound dressings and smoking cessation services."

Positive

"Members of the PPG actively promoted the group and sought patients’ opinions by attending the annual flu clinic and a mother and baby clinic."

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"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."

Positive

"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"• The practice regularly worked with multidisciplinary teams in the case management of people experiencing poor mental health including those with dementia."

Positive

"The project was run by three practices in the locality in order to provide advice and support to patients with poor mental health or those who felt isolated."

Neutral

"Patients with poor mental health or those with loneliness could be referred to a counsellor and signposted to relevant external agencies if appropriate."

Neutral

"The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."

Positive

"• A GP partner was a clinical assistant in skin cancer which enabled them to provide expert knowledge to colleagues in the practice."