What is the Quality of Care at Acorn Medical Practice

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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 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 below the national average."

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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 was able to demonstrate how it identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions for example diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension • The practice’s performance on quality indicators for long term conditions was in line with local and national averages."

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"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 was able to demonstrate how it identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions for example diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension • The practice’s performance on quality indicators for long term conditions was in line with local and national averages."

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"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 we saw they had taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."

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"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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"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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"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 was above local and national averages."

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"We saw the practice had one vaccine fridge which increased the risk to the cold chain."

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"Clinicians knew how to identify and manage patients with severe infections including sepsis and the clinical system activated a sepsis alert."

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"Reception staff had access to a recognising sepsis template warning them of the significant symptoms and signs."