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"• The practice staff had undertaken training to support the Dementia Friends initiative to enable the practice to provide appropriate support and understanding to those patients with dementia."
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"• The practice hosted an Alzheimer’s Society dementia clinic each month where patients and carers could access support from a dementia support worker."
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"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment to detect possible signs of dementia."
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"When dementia was suspected there was an appropriate referral for diagnosis."
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"As part of their contract the practice had a Dementia Enhanced Service offering health and dementia screening to older patients and they had achieved full points for this within their Quality Outcomes Framework assessments."
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"This included identifying those patients on the practice register that may benefit from a dementia needs review."
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"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."
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"The practice provides a range of primary medical services including examinations investigations and treatments and a number of clinics such as clinics for patients with diabetes asthma and hypertension."
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"This included all of the practice chronic disease management for conditions such as asthma diabetes high blood pressure and respiratory diseases."
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"The GPs told us they led in specialist clinical areas such as diabetes heart disease and asthma and the practice nurses supported this work which allowed the practice to focus on specific conditions."
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"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."
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"• The practice had commenced group consultations for patients with diabetes to use clinical time more effectively and to offer this group of patients peer support."
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"The practice provides a range of primary medical services including examinations investigations and treatments and a number of clinics such as clinics for patients with diabetes asthma and hypertension."
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."
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"For example the practice had piloted the use of group consultations for patients with diabetes this was to offer patients peer support and to also use clinical time in a more efficient and effective way."
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"• 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."
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"This included all of the practice chronic disease management for conditions such as asthma diabetes high blood pressure and respiratory diseases."
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"The GPs told us they led in specialist clinical areas such as diabetes heart disease and asthma and the practice nurses supported this work which allowed the practice to focus on specific conditions."
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"They also checked all routine health checks were completed for longterm conditions such as diabetes and that the latest prescribing guidance was being used."
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"Structured annual reviews were also undertaken for people with long term conditions such as patients who had diabetes or asthma."
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"• 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."
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"• 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."
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"The practice had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."
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"• 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."
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"This included all of the practice chronic disease management for conditions such as asthma diabetes high blood pressure and respiratory diseases."
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"The IT system prompted staff when patients required a health check such as a blood pressure check and arrangements were made for this."
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"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."
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"• The practice held monthly multidisciplinary meetings with external mental health professionals to support better care and treatment for this group of patients."
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"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."
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"• The practice specifically considered the physical health needs of patients with poor mental health and those living with dementia."
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"The practice offered a full mental health support service for patients in partnership with neighbouring mental health trusts."
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"Staff had received training on how to care for people with mental health needs and dementia."
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"The practice attended various multidisciplinary team meetings at regular intervals to discuss the needs of complex patients for example those with mental health needs and palliative care patients."
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"These meetings were attended by community mental health staff as district nurses health visitors social workers and end of life care nurses."
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"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."
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"Systems were in place to ensure people experiencing poor mental health had received an annual physical health check."
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"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."
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"There was a sepsis flow chart available in the reception area for receptionists to refer to if they had any concerns about a patient."
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"For example the practice kept a register of all patients with a learning disability they were all offered an annual health check."
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"Patient and population group registers were in place to enable the practice to keep a register of all patients requiring additional support or review for example patients who had a learning disability or a specific medical condition such as diabetes."
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"The practice was actively encouraging patients to be involved in shaping the service delivered at the practice."
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"For example the practice kept a register of all patients with a learning disability they were all offered an annual health check."
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"Patient and population group registers were in place to enable the practice to keep a register of all patients requiring additional support or review for example patients who had a learning disability or a specific medical condition such as diabetes."
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"The practice offered a full range of immunisations for children travel vaccines and flu vaccinations in line with current national guidance."
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"It was responsive to the needs of older people offering flu vaccination and home visits if needed."