What is the Quality of Care at Houghton Medical Group

Positive

"Good ––– 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

"All practice staff were trained as dementia friends."

Positive

"For example to administer flu vaccinations and annual health checks for patients with a learning disability living in a local residential home."

Positive

"Longer appointments for people with a learning disability were routinely available."

Positive

"Patients with a learning disability were routinely offered a longer appointment."

Positive

"The practice had invited representatives from Sunderland People First into the practice to assess how accessible they were for people with a learning disability and had made improvements as a result of this."

Positive

"They monitored their antibiotic prescribing effectively and were able to evidence that they were the lowest prescriber of antibiotics in the Coalfields locality area."

Positive

"For example to administer flu vaccinations and annual health checks for patients with a learning disability living in a local residential home."

Positive

"Longer appointments for people with a learning disability were routinely available."

Positive

"Patients with a learning disability were routinely offered a longer appointment."

Positive

"The practice had invited representatives from Sunderland People First into the practice to assess how accessible they were for people with a learning disability and had made improvements as a result of this."

Positive

"For example to administer flu vaccinations and annual health checks for patients with a learning disability living in a local residential home."

Positive

"Achievement rates for cervical screening flu vaccination and the majority of childhood vaccinations were above local and national averages."

Neutral

"The practice maintained a palliative care register and held open days to administer flu vaccinations."

Positive

"The practice regularly referred patients with mental health issues to wellbeing services who were able to support patients to achieve and maintain a sense of health wellbeing and happiness."

Positive

"Good ––– 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."

Positive

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

Positive

"The practice kept a register of patients with mental health needs which was used to ensure they received relevant checks and tests."

Neutral

"Patients experiencing poor mental health were sign posted to various support groups and third sector organisations."

Neutral

"A mental health wellbeing guide was available on the practice website."

Neutral

"These included patients requiring palliative care carers and those with a longterm and mental health condition or learning disability."