Types of Care

Dementia

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"For example the practice undertook an audit of patients with dementia who were being prescribed a neuroleptic medicine neuroleptic medicines are used when patients suffer disturbed behaviour including hallucinations and aggression to assess the appropriateness of the prescribing of these medicines."

Positive

"Good ––– 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."

Positive

"For example when patients first presented with symptoms of dementia they were sometimes in a crisis situation."

Scale

Mental Health

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."

Positive

"Good ––– 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."

Neutral

"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."

Neutral

"• Performance for mental health related indicators was similar to the national average."

Bipolar

Schizophrenia

Learning disabilities

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme for those with a learning disability by ensuring a female sample taker was available."

Cancer

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The practice also encouraged its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."

Diabetes

Hypertension

Stroke

Antibiotic

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Neutral

"For example recent action was taken as a result of an antibiotic prescribing audit."

Disability

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The practice demonstrated how they encouraged uptake of the screening programme for those with a learning disability by ensuring a female sample taker was available."

Flu

Blood Pressure

Vaccine

2016-07-21 Snippet(s)

Positive

"The practice checked with the manufacturer and confirmed that the vaccine given in error could be given within the timescale it was administered."

Positive

"The patients’ mother was contacted and given an explanation and apology she reattended to enable the correct vaccine to be given."