What is the Quality of Facilities at Garforth Medical Practice

Positive

"• The practice used the palliative care Gold Standard Framework a systematic evidence based approach to provide end of life care for patients."

Positive

"The nursing team consists of one female advanced nurse practitioner ANP a trainee male ANP a practice nurse manager seven practice nurses and four health care assistants all of whom are female."

Positive

"A practice nurse was the infection prevention and control IPC lead who kept up to date with best practice."

Positive

"Where a patient’s mental capacity to provide consent was unclear the GP or nurse assessed this and where appropriate recorded the outcome of the assessment."

Positive

"• Patients who were resident in care homes and had a high risk of an unplanned hospital were visited weekly by the advanced nurse practitioner."

Positive

"Patients who were resident in care homes and also had a high risk of an unplanned hospital admission were visited weekly by the advanced nurse practitioner who liaised with the community matron and local neighbourhood teams."

Neutral

"Follow ups were provided by a nurse or GP."

Neutral

"The team included a second CQC inspector a GP advisor a practice manager advisor and a practice nurse advisor."

Neutral

"During our visit we: • Spoke with a range of staff which included two GPs the practice manager assistant practice manager the practice nurse manager and receptionadministration staff."

Neutral

"Follow up visits were conducted by either a nurse or GP."

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

"There were comprehensive 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 mix of staff needed to meet patients’ needs."

Neutral

"The main surgery is situated in one of the lesser deprived areas of Leeds being located in modern premises which has parking and disabled access."

Positive

"• The practice used the palliative care Gold Standard Framework a systematic evidence based approach to provide end of life care for patients."

Neutral

"We looked at one recently completed clinical audit and saw where improvements had been implemented and monitored."

Positive

"There was a health and safety policy available."

Positive

"A practice nurse was the infection prevention and control IPC lead who kept up to date with best practice."

Positive

"Evidence we reviewed showed: • Staff had received mandatory training that included safeguarding fire procedures infection prevention and control basic life support and information governance awareness."

Neutral

"We saw up to date cleaning schedules in place."

Positive

"• Home visits were provided by the health care assistant for those frail and elderly patients who required blood tests."

Positive

"Home visits were provided by the health care assistant for those frail and elderly patients who required blood tests."

Neutral

"• Patients who were elderly or frail were reviewed by a clinician following a hospital discharge."

Neutral

"All patients who were elderly or frail were reviewed by a clinician following hospital discharge."