What is the Quality of Care at Shotfield Medical Practice (formerly Dr Lings & Partners)

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"• The practice had participated in research projects including a study about reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease linked to depression and a study looking at high risk cardiovascular disease patients and the effectiveness of enhanced motivational interviewing intervention in reducing weight and increasing physical activity."

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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 clinical staff had specific training in reviewing patients with learning disabilities from the local learning disability team."

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"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability and those with complex longterm conditions."

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"• Review systems in place to ensure that patients with a learning disability are regularly reviewed."

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"The practice ran nurse led clinics for patients with asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diabetes and chronic heart disease."

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

Neutral

"Recently the practice had undertaken a project on cancer and end of life care led by a practice GP with assistance from Cancer Research UK."

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"The practice ran nurse led clinics for patients with asthma chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diabetes and chronic heart disease."

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"• The practice worked with the Clinical Commissioning Group CCG medicines management team and undertook mandatory and optional prescribing audits such as those for antibiotic prescribing."

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"The practice clinical staff had specific training in reviewing patients with learning disabilities from the local learning disability team."

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"• There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability and those with complex longterm conditions."

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"• Review systems in place to ensure that patients with a learning disability are regularly reviewed."

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"• One of the practice GPs worked a session as a GP advisor with the local mental health trust which enabled closer working relationship with the trust."

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"The practice had also engaged in a project which offered physical health reviews for patients with serious mental health issues with cardiovascular risk factors."

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

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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."

Neutral

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

Neutral

"The practice was also piloting a new initiative with mental health pharmacists reviewing practice patients who were taking medicines for their mental health."