What is the Quality of Care at Lane End Medical Group

Positive

"Requires improvement ––– 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."

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"We rated the practice as requires improvement for providing services for older people families children and young people working age people including those recently retired and students people living in vulnerable circumstances people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia and for people with long term conditions."

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"We saw that performance was above the Barnet and England practice average in a number of clinical areas such as dementia coronary heart disease and childhood immunisations."

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"We noted that QOF performance on aspects of a range of long term conditions such as dementia specifically diagnosis and care planning coronary heart disease unplanned hospital admissions and heart rhythm disorder stroke risk assessment were better than the averages for practices in Barnet and England."

Positive

"Requires improvement ––– 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."

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"We rated the practice as requires improvement for providing services for older people families children and young people working age people including those recently retired and students people living in vulnerable circumstances people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia and for people with long term conditions."

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"The practice also had systems in place to support patients presenting with acutely poor mental health and also routinely signposted patients with less severe symptoms to specialist local voluntary sector organisations."

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"Priorities in Barnet include increasing rates of physical activity supporting selfcare supporting people with mental health problems back into work and giving children a healthy start."

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"Systems were also in place to signpost or refer patients to specialist third sector agencies including mental health and carer support."

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"Patients with a learning disability were offered annual health checks and longer appointments."

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"Longer appointments were available for people who needed them such as patients with a learning disability and those with longterm conditions."

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"There was a hearing loop at reception for patients with a hearing impairment and the practice made use of an interpreter service including British Sign Language interpreters to ensure patients whose first language was not English could access the service."

Neutral

"The practice provided text appointment reminders to all patients which we noted was of particular support to patients with a hearing impairment or who were living with dementia."

Positive

"GPs led in specialist clinical areas such as diabetes heart disease and asthma and the practice nurses supported this work which allowed the practice to focus on specific conditions."

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"Rates of new cases of malignant melanoma drug misuse early deaths from cardiovascular diseases and early deaths from cancer are better than average."

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"The practice signposted patients to organisations providing specialist support such as cancer and diabetes support."

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"Two of the partner GPs had published nationally recognised research on prevention of breast cancer and they and other GPs undertook part time undergraduate and post graduate medical teaching."

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"We saw that performance was above the Barnet and England practice average in a number of clinical areas such as dementia coronary heart disease and childhood immunisations."

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"Dementia specifically diagnosis and care planning coronary heart disease unplanned hospital admissions and heart rhythm disorder stroke risk assessment were better than the averages for practices in Barnet and England."

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"We noted that QOF performance on aspects of a range of long term conditions such as dementia specifically diagnosis and care planning coronary heart disease unplanned hospital admissions and heart rhythm disorder stroke risk assessment were better than the averages for practices in Barnet and England."

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"We noted that unplanned hospital admissions related to coronary heart disease were significantly less than the average for Barnet and England."

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"The practice signposted patients to organisations providing specialist support such as cancer and diabetes support."

Positive

"GPs led in specialist clinical areas such as diabetes heart disease and asthma and the practice nurses supported this work which allowed the practice to focus on specific conditions."

Positive

"Dementia specifically diagnosis and care planning coronary heart disease unplanned hospital admissions and heart rhythm disorder stroke risk assessment were better than the averages for practices in Barnet and England."

Positive

"We noted that QOF performance on aspects of a range of long term conditions such as dementia specifically diagnosis and care planning coronary heart disease unplanned hospital admissions and heart rhythm disorder stroke risk assessment were better than the averages for practices in Barnet and England."

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"Patients with a learning disability were offered annual health checks and longer appointments."

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"Longer appointments were available for people who needed them such as patients with a learning disability and those with longterm conditions."

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"The plan covered areas such as pandemic flu fire staff shortage and IT system failure and contained relevant contact details for staff to refer to such as support numbers in the event of an electrical power failure."

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"The practice also offered a full range of immunisations for children travel vaccines and flu vaccinations in line with current national guidance."

Neutral

"Targeted activity took place such as a seasonal “drop in” flu clinic for patients aged sixty five and over; and we noted that QOF performance on this indicator was better than the England average."

Positive

"We noted that one manual blood pressure monitor had failed testing and we were advised that it had been withdrawn from service."

Positive

"We noted for example that the practice performed slightly better than the Barnet average for a record of a blood pressure check on file in the preceding twelve months."

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"Equipment We saw evidence of calibration of relevant equipment within the last twelve months including electronic blood pressure machines weighing scales and defibrillator."