What is the Quality of Care at Sparcells Surgery

Positive

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

Positive

"The practice had a system in place to follow up on patients who had attended accident and emergency where there may have been mental health needs identified."

Positive

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

Positive

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

Neutral

"The practice had signposted patients experiencing poor mental health to various support groups and third sector organisations including MIND and SANE."

Positive

"The practice met all the minimum standards for QOF in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease lung disease."

Positive

"Those with extended roles for example seeing patients with longterm conditions such as asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes told us they had appropriate training to fulfil these roles."

Positive

"Staff interviews confirmed the practice was proactive in providing training and funding for relevant courses for example nursing staff were encouraged to complete additional training and qualifications such as independent prescribing diabetes and respiratory conditions management."

Positive

"Those with extended roles for example seeing patients with longterm conditions such as asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes told us they had appropriate training to fulfil these roles."

Neutral

"The practice offered a range of specific clinics each week such as diabetes and respiratory conditions run by specially trained nurses."

Neutral

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

Positive

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

Positive

"For example the nurse told us the differences between particular vaccines to ensure patients received the right vaccine appropriate to their needs."

Neutral

"They are also trained to prescribe medicines for a number of additional treatments such as for a urinary tract infection."