What is the Quality of Safety at Kirkholt Medical Practice

Positive

"Privacy and dignity The practice respected patients’ privacy and dignity."

Positive

"Track record on safety The practice had a good track record on safety."

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"• Staff were clear on their roles and accountabilities including in respect of safeguarding and infection prevention and control • Practice leaders had established policies procedures and activities to ensure safety and assured themselves that they were operating as intended."

Positive

"The practice learned and shared lessons identified themes and took action to improve safety in the practice."

Positive

"All staff received uptodate safeguarding and safety training appropriate to their role."

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"• There was a strong emphasis on the safety and wellbeing of all staff."

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"• The practice acted on and learned from external safety events as well as patient and medicine safety alerts."

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"Practice leaders had oversight of safety alerts incidents and complaints."

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"• There were comprehensive risk assessments in relation to safety issues."

Neutral

"At this inspection we found: • The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen."

Positive

"• Staff took steps including working with other agencies to protect patients from abuse neglect discrimination and breaches of their dignity and respect."

Positive

"• The focused care worker worked closely with other agencies to resolve issues such as substance abuse housing debt domestic violence and mental health."

Positive

"Kindness respect and compassion Staff treated patients with kindness respect and compassion."

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"• Staff involved and treated patients with compassion kindness dignity and respect."

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"• The practices GP patient survey results were in line with local and national averages for questions relating to kindness respect and compassion."

Positive

"Privacy and dignity The practice respected patients’ privacy and dignity."

Positive

"• Staff were clear on their roles and accountabilities including in respect of safeguarding and infection prevention and control • Practice leaders had established policies procedures and activities to ensure safety and assured themselves that they were operating as intended."

Positive

"• Staff recognised the importance of people’s dignity and respect."

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"• Staff took steps including working with other agencies to protect patients from abuse neglect discrimination and breaches of their dignity and respect."

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"• The practice had achieved Silver in the Pride in Practice award which acknowledged the practice for its commitment to equality in delivering an inclusive healthcare service to all its patients."

Positive

"• The practice actively promoted equality and diversity."

Neutral

"Staff had received equality and diversity training."

Positive

"• Information about how to make a complaint or raise concerns was available."

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"• The complaint policy and procedures were in line with recognised guidance."

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"• Structures processes and systems to support good governance and management were clearly set out understood and effective."

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"Governance arrangements There were clear responsibilities roles and systems of accountability to support good governance and management."

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"The governance and management of partnerships joint working arrangements and shared services promoted coordinated personcentred care."

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"• Quality and sustainability were discussed in relevant meetings where all staff had sufficient access to information."

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"Monitoring care and treatment The practice had a comprehensive programme of quality improvement activity and routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care provided."

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"• The practice was actively involved in quality improvement activity."

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"• Clinical audit had a positive impact on quality of care and outcomes for patients."

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"This report describes our judgement of the quality of care at this service."

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"• The practice considered and understood the impact on the quality of care of service changes or developments."