What is the Quality of Care at Wellspring Medical Practice

Positive

"The practice offered proactive personalised care to meet the needs of the older people in their population and had a range of enhanced services for example in dementia and end of life care."

Positive

"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as good for the care of people with poor mental health including patients with dementia."

Positive

"The initial appointment was scheduled with one of the practice nurses to ascertain details of their past medical histories social factors including occupation and lifestyle medications and measurements of risk factors e.g. smoking alcohol intake blood pressure height and weight."

Positive

"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as good for the care of people with poor mental health including patients with dementia."

Positive

"There was a register of patients experiencing poor mental health and evidence annual health checks were carried out for these patients."

Positive

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

Positive

"For example GPs held clinical lead roles in a range of areas such as mental health learning disabilities and prescribing."

Neutral

"The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations including MIND and SANE."

Positive

"For example practice staff told us that they had a register of patients who had a learning disability and also those with poor mental health."

Positive

"Staff told us that where patients were known to have additional needs such as being hard of hearing were frail or had a learning disability this was noted on the medical system."

Positive

"Wellspring Medical Practice provides a range of services and clinics including for example for patients with asthma diabetes and heart failure."

Positive

"For example the practice looked at the prescribing of a particular antibiotic for patients with poor kidney function to ensure it was being prescribed in line with national guidance."

Positive

"For example the practice was undertaking regular reviews of patients with diabetes for known risk factors."

Positive

"Wellspring Medical Practice provides a range of services and clinics including for example for patients with asthma diabetes and heart failure."

Neutral

"Staff checked that all routine health checks were completed for longterm conditions such as diabetes and that the latest prescribing guidance was being used."

Positive

"For example the practice looked at the prescribing of a particular antibiotic for patients with poor kidney function to ensure it was being prescribed in line with national guidance."

Positive

"For example practice staff told us that they had a register of patients who had a learning disability and also those with poor mental health."

Positive

"Staff told us that where patients were known to have additional needs such as being hard of hearing were frail or had a learning disability this was noted on the medical system."

Positive

"The practice offered a full range of immunisations for children as well as travel and flu vaccinations in line with current national guidance."

Positive

"Other clinical audits completed osteoarthritis of the knee; low back pain; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD; heart failure; and atrial fibrillation to check that treatment was being offered in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NICE guidelines."