Types of Care

Dementia

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"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment to detect possible signs of dementia."

Positive

"• The practice held GP led dedicated monthly mental health and dementia clinics."

Positive

"When dementia was suspected there was an appropriate referral for diagnosis."

Neutral

"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

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Positive

"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as good for providing responsive effective caring and well led care of people experiencing poor mental health including people living with dementia."

Positive

"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Positive

"Although the practice was not contracted to provide an enhanced service for facilitating timely diagnosis and support for people with dementia we saw evidence that an enhanced level of service provision was provided above what is required under core General Medical Service GMS contracts."

Neutral

"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

Neutral

"• The dementia diagnosis rate was comparable to the national average."

Learning disabilities

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"▪ A register of patients with a learning disability was monitored by a lead GP."

Neutral

"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

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"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

Asthma

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Positive

"For example we found that there were emergency medicines to treat patients experiencing severe asthma attacks."

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"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Neutral

"It kept up to date registers for patients who had a long term condition such as diabetes or asthma which were used to arrange annual health reviews."

Cancer

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Positive

"• The practice’s uptake for breast and bowel cancer screening was above the national average."

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"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Diabetes

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Positive

"• 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 and cancer."

Positive

"• The practice was able to demonstrate how it identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions for example diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension."

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"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Neutral

"They also checked that all routine health checks were completed for longterm conditions such as diabetes and that the latest prescribing guidance was being used."

Neutral

"These related to gestational diabetes and the length of time patients waited to see a GP."

Neutral

"It kept up to date registers for patients who had a long term condition such as diabetes or asthma which were used to arrange annual health reviews."

Hypertension

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"People with suspected hypertension were offered a blood pressure monitor and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

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"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was better than the national average Are services effective?"

Stroke

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"People with suspected hypertension were offered a blood pressure monitor and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Antibiotic

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Positive

"The practice had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."

Scale

Disability

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Positive

"▪ A register of patients with a learning disability was monitored by a lead GP."

Neutral

"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

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"The practice provides Personal Medical Services PMS and also offers enhanced services for various immunisation checks has extended hour’s access remote care monitoring minor surgery learning disability alcohol and people living with dementia health check schemes."

Flu

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"• The practice is also a Royal College of General Practitioners surveillance site for monitoring of disease trends and feeding this information into public health helping predict and manage flu outbreaks and pandemics."

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"• The practice was a RCGP surveillance site for monitoring of disease trends and feeding this information into public health helping predict and manage flu outbreaks and pandemics."

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"• The practice was an RCGP surveillance site for monitoring of disease trends and feeding this information into public health with the aim of helping to predict and manage flu outbreaks and pandemics."

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"The practice nurse provided us with an example that demonstrated how the nursing team responded to the low uptake of flu vaccinations in pregnant women."

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

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"For example it implemented a robust recall system for ensuring flu vaccinations uptake."

Blood Pressure

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Positive

"People with suspected hypertension were offered a blood pressure monitor and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

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"• The percentage of patients with hypertension having regular blood pressure tests was better than the national average Are services effective?"

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"We saw evidence of calibration of equipment where required for example weighing scales and blood pressure measuring devices."

Mental Health

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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: The practice manager told us they had caring and supportive staff who were aware of the signs to look out for this group of patients and took the appropriate actions if concerns were noted."

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."

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"• The practice’s performance on quality indicators for mental health were in line with local and national averages."

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"• The practice specifically considered the physical health needs of patients with poor mental health and those living with dementia."

Positive

"• The practice held GP led dedicated monthly mental health and dementia clinics."

Neutral

"• The practice work closely with the local mental health services and have facilitated the local psychotherapy service to offer clinics on the practice premises."

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Positive

"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as good for providing responsive effective caring and well led care of people experiencing poor mental health including people living with dementia."

Positive

"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Positive

"Longer appointments were also available for older patients those experiencing poor mental health patients with learning disabilities and those with longterm conditions."

Positive

"GP partners provided strong leadership by championing the care of people with learning disabilities older people and people experiencing poor mental health by visiting patients in residential homes and signposting to relevant services such as Artists in Mind This is a charity that supports adults experiencing poor mental health."

Neutral

"The practice provided responsiveness care for people experiencing poor mental health including people living with dementia."

Vaccine

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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."

Sepsis

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Positive

"• All clinicians had access to a validated Sepsis Tool available through the IT system which automatically activated when certain pieces of information were inputted into the records e.g. age pyrexia raised body temperature tachycardia fast heart rate which prompted the clinician to consider sepsis."

Depression

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Positive

"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Kidney Disease

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Positive

"The practice was at or above the national average for many of the QOF domains particularly in asthma atrial fibrillation cancer chronic kidney disease dementia chronic obstructive pulmonary disease depression diabetes heart failure hypothyroidism learning disabilities mental health palliative care and peripheral arterial disease."

Visual Impairment

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Positive

"Additional services within the practice were available for patients who may have a hearing or visual impairment for example a screen calling system."