What is the Quality of Care at Reedyford Health Care

Neutral

"• The practice aimed for early diagnosis and support for patients with depression and anxiety."

Positive

"East Lancashire generally has a higher prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD a disease of the lungs smoking and smoking related illhealth cancer mental health and dementia than national averages."

Positive

"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

"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme by using information in different languages and for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."

Positive

"East Lancashire generally has a higher prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD a disease of the lungs smoking and smoking related illhealth cancer mental health and dementia than national averages."

Positive

"These included audits of minor surgery carried out; long term contraceptive implant retention rate; take up of national cancer screening programmes by patients with learning disabilities and a variety of medicines and prescribing audits."

Positive

"A practice nurse invited patients to participate in research studies the latest studies included research into cancer diagnosis decision rules CANDID."

Positive

"The practice encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening and was looking specifically at how to improve screening for patients with learning disabilities."

Positive

"Two practice nurses and one GP were trained to initiate insulin prescribing and worked closely with the community specialist diabetes nurse in caring for patients with more complex diabetes."

Neutral

"• The practice worked closely with the community diabetes nurse specialist."

Positive

"• Ensuring antibiotic prescribing was reduced in line with national guidance."

Neutral

"The practice was performing well with antibiotic prescribing."

Neutral

"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme by using information in different languages and for those with a learning disability and they ensured a female sample taker was available."

Positive

"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."

Positive

"East Lancashire generally has a higher prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease COPD a disease of the lungs smoking and smoking related illhealth cancer mental health and dementia than national averages."

Positive

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

Positive

"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

"• The practice had informed patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."

Neutral

"• Performance for mental health related indicators was similar to the CCG and national averages."

Positive

"We did discuss with the practice introducing a record for when vaccinations were moved between the main site and branch site to ensure there was a record of vaccine movement and maintaining the cold chain a procedure to ensure vaccines are stored at the correct temperature."

Neutral

"We noted that one GP did not have details of hepatitis immunity status which the practice assured us they would rectify immediately."