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Positive
"• The nurse practitioner was the infection prevention and control IPC clinical lead who liaised with the local infection prevention teams to keep up to date with best practice."
Positive
"The nursing team consists of a nurse practitioner a nurse prescriber two practice nurses and a health care assistant."
Neutral
"During our inspection we: • Spoke with a range of staff including the deputy practice manager practice nurse practice manager and the nurse practitioner."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Where a patient’s mental capacity to consent to care or treatment was unclear the GP or practice nurse assessed the patient’s capacity and recorded the outcome of the assessment."
Positive
"The nursing team consists of two nurse prescribers two practice nurses and a health care assistant all female."
Neutral
"Two of the nurses had qualified as Independent Nurse Prescribers and could therefore prescribe medicines for specific clinical conditions."
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Positive
"The practice used this to monitor cleaning and hygiene and the practice manager held regular monitoring meetings with the external cleaning company responsible for cleaning the premises."
Neutral
"It is based on a combination of what we found when we inspected information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and information given to us from the provider patients the public and other organisations."
Neutral
"There were cleaning schedules and monitoring systems in place."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Management monitoring and improving outcomes for people The practice used the information collected for the Quality and Outcomes Framework QOF and performance against national screening programmes to monitor outcomes for patients."
Positive
"The practice had made regular reviews of actions required in response to MHRA alerts to ensure that patients were receiving the correct treatments and monitoring for certain conditions."
Positive
"• There were procedures in place for monitoring and managing risks to patient and staff safety."
Neutral
"It is based on a combination of what we found when we inspected information from our ongoing monitoring of data about services and information given to us from the provider patients the public and other organisations."
Neutral
"• Arrangements were in place for planning and monitoring the number of staff and skill mix of staff needed to meet patients’ needs."
Neutral
"The practice manager was the lead within the practice for monitoring the practice’s performance and all staff were engaged and involved."
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Neutral
"A registered manager is an individual registered with CQC to manage the regulated activities provided."
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Positive
"• The nurse practitioner was the infection prevention and control IPC clinical lead who liaised with the local infection prevention teams to keep up to date with best practice."
Positive
"Our key findings across the areas we inspected were as follows: • The practice had taken steps to ensure infection prevention and control met the required standards."
Positive
"• The practice had taken action to ensure infection prevention and control systems and processes met the required standards."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"The area where the provider must make improvement is: • Ensure appropriate management of infection prevention and control to ensure standards are consistently met."
Neutral
"This covered such topics as safeguarding infection prevention and control fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"The practice used this to monitor cleaning and hygiene and the practice manager held regular monitoring meetings with the external cleaning company responsible for cleaning the premises."
Neutral
"There were cleaning schedules in place but no checks were made by the practice to ensure standards were met."
Neutral
"There were cleaning schedules and monitoring systems in place."
Neutral
"The practice had implemented daily weekly and monthly cleaning checklists at both premises."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"We found some areas of visible dirt and dust in one of the consulting rooms and in the cleaning buckets."
Neutral
"There were cleaning schedules in place but no checks were made by the practice to ensure standards were met."
Positive
"• The practice had cleaning schedules in place to maintain appropriate standards of cleanliness and hygiene."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice maintained a register of patients requiring palliative care and held regular meetings with Macmillan nurses district nurses and the Home First nurses to review the care and support needed."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"The practice encouraged patients to attend cancer screening programmes that reflects the needs for this age group."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"For example: • Patients receiving end of life care carers those at risk of developing a longterm condition and those requiring advice on their diet smoking and alcohol cessation."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"This included ongoing support onetoone meetings coaching and mentoring clinical supervision and facilitation and support for revalidating GPs and nursing staff."
2017-03-27 Snippet(s)
Positive
"There was a health and safety policy available with a poster in the reception offices which identified local health and safety representatives."
Neutral
"This covered such topics as safeguarding infection prevention and control fire safety health and safety and confidentiality."