What is the Quality of Care at Dr. Wilks & Partners

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"• The practice held dementia navigator clinics to assist in signposting patients and carers to appropriate support."

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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."

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"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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"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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"• A GP took the lead for mental health care and attended local forums to assist in identifying and solving problems in care pathways."

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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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"• Weekly prescriptions were available for those patients whose mental health needs indicated this need or that there was a risk of medication overuse."

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

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

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"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."

Neutral

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

Positive

"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 the national average."

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

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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 referred patients to diabetes prevention education courses when blood tests suggested this was appropriate."

Neutral

"• A practice audit of a specific blood test for diabetes highlighted patients who had not been placed on the diabetic register."

Positive

"• The practice had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention 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 had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention 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 had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."

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"• The practice had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention 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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"For example overdue blood pressure monitoring or blood tests if taking high risk medicines."

Neutral

"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."

Positive

"• The practice provided support to a care home for people with physical disabilities and a lead GP visited every two weeks."