What is the Quality of Care at Lionwood Medical Practice

Positive

"• The practice held a monthly multidisciplinary team meeting with district nurses admiral nurses an admiral nurse is a nurse that specialises in dementia care and community matrons."

Positive

"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment to detect possible signs of dementia."

Positive

"When dementia was suspected there was an appropriate referral for diagnosis."

Positive

"• Patients with a learning disability were provided with longer appointments if needed."

Positive

"• The practices’ uptake for breast and bowel cancer screening was in line the national average."

Positive

"• The practice was able to demonstrate how they identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions; for example diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension."

Neutral

"• The practice held a monthly diabetes clinic with a diabetic nurse specialist."

Neutral

"• The practice were in the process of training nurses and GPs in relation to diabetes management to provide enhanced services at the practice."

Positive

"• The practice had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention people with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Positive

"• The practice had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention people with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Positive

"The practice had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."

Positive

"• Patients with a learning disability were provided with longer appointments if needed."

Positive

"• The practice had arrangements for adults with newly diagnosed cardiovascular disease including the offer of highintensity statins for secondary prevention people with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Positive

"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia: • Staff we spoke with had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those patients living with dementia."

Positive

"• Patients with poor mental health were provided with longer appointments if needed."

Neutral

"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."