Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"The practice told us the elderly care nurse completed the dementia reviews and it was through their commitment to the role this had been achieved."
Positive
"We reviewed three dementia care plans and found them to be comprehensive and involved the patient and or carer."
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."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Requires improvement ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as requires improvement for caring and responsive; this affects all six population groups."
Positive
"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"People whose circumstances make them vulnerable: • The practice held a register of patients living in vulnerable circumstances including those with a learning disability or those patients with a drug or alcohol dependency."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"Patients with a learning disability were also offered guidance signposted to support groups and offered them the influenza vaccination each year."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"• The practice operated specialist clinics to review and monitor patients with specific long term conditions such as diabetes hypertension asthma and COPD."
Neutral
"The nursing staff carry out reviews of patients who have long term conditions such as asthma and hypertension."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"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."
Positive
"• The practices’ uptake for breast and bowel cancer screening was in line with the national average."
Positive
"Minutes we viewed showed a comprehensive agenda including discussion of safeguarding concerns palliative care patients discussion of carers assessment and falls assessments new cancer diagnosis discussed deaths and learning from incidents."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Regular meetings were held where topics such as significant events drug and safety alerts clinical updates prescribing new cancer diagnoses and reviews of patient deaths were discussed."
Positive
"• The practice took account of the needs and preferences of patients with lifelimiting conditions including patients with a condition other than cancer and patients living with dementia."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"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."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"This is a method of measuring how good a person’s control of their diabetes is."
Positive
"The practice had identified poor control and care of their diabetic patients and so employed an experienced Diabetes Specialist Nurse DSN who wrote a business plan for the practice on how to deliver diabetes care."
Neutral
"• The practice operated specialist clinics to review and monitor patients with specific long term conditions such as diabetes hypertension asthma and COPD."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"The practice had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial prescribing in line with local and national guidance."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"People whose circumstances make them vulnerable: • The practice held a register of patients living in vulnerable circumstances including those with a learning disability or those patients with a drug or alcohol dependency."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice has considered and implemented the NHS England Accessible Information Standard to ensure that where appropriate patients with a disability received information in a format of their choice and received appropriate support to help them to communicate if necessary."
Neutral
"Patients with a learning disability were also offered guidance signposted to support groups and offered them the influenza vaccination each year."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"They also provide cervical screening immunisations and blood pressure monitoring services."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"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."
Positive
"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. . • The elderly care nurse reviewed patients with dementia."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Requires improvement ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as requires improvement for caring and responsive; this affects all six population groups."
Positive
"• Staff spoken with had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."
Neutral
"• The practice had a system for monitoring repeat prescribing for patients receiving medicines for mental health needs."
Neutral
"• The practice had information available for patients experiencing poor mental health about how they could access various support groups and voluntary organisations."
Neutral
"The practice exception reporting for mental health indicators was also higher than CCG and national averages in four out of the seven mental health indicators."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• As The Smethwick Medical Centre was part of the Modality Group patients were able to access services such as rheumatology treatment of arthritis and dermatology for the treatment of skin nails and hair and its diseases."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Neutral
"• The practice operated specialist clinics to review and monitor patients with specific long term conditions such as diabetes hypertension asthma and COPD."
2017-10-25 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Carers were offered timely and appropriate support including flu vaccinations when appropriate."