2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"The PPG are currently involved in promoting dementia awareness with a view to helping the surgery to be awarded dementia friendly status."
Positive
"This was organised by the care lead member of staff who also attends regular meetings with local organisations such as Dementia Care UK and promotes local initiatives such as dementia cafes within the practice."
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 living with dementia."
Positive
"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those living with dementia and used alert systems on computer system where concern could be noted for actions to be implemented."
Latest Snippet(s)
Positive
"Information published by Public Health England rates the level of deprivation within the practice population group as eight on a scale of one to ten."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
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 living with dementia."
Positive
"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and those living with dementia and used alert systems on computer system where concern could be noted for actions to be implemented."
Positive
"The population groups are: • Older people • People with longterm conditions • Families children and young people • Working age people including those recently retired and students • People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable • People experiencing poor mental health including people living with dementia."
Neutral
"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability or by patient request."
Neutral
"• The practice offered longer appointments for patients with a learning disability and offered regular comprehensive health checks."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• The practice had higher uptake rates for breast bowel and cervical cancer screening compared to the national and local averages."
Positive
"The practice also encouraged a culture of opportunistic screening for chlamydia and cervical smear tests and encourages its patients to attend national screening programmes for bowel and breast cancer screening."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"• Diabetes was well managed by the practice with all diabetes indicators including for blood pressure blood sugar checks and physical examination favourable to national averages."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"Particular attention is currently being given to responsible antibiotic usage and antiinflammatory medicine prescriptions."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"There were longer appointments available for patients with a learning disability or by patient request."
Neutral
"• The practice offered longer appointments for patients with a learning disability and offered regular comprehensive health checks."
2017-01-11 Snippet(s)
Positive
"These measure monitoring of blood pressure heart disease indicators obesity smoking contraception and cervical smear uptake for all patients where applicable."
Positive
"• Diabetes was well managed by the practice with all diabetes indicators including for blood pressure blood sugar checks and physical examination favourable to national averages."
Positive
"At the time of the inspection there was not a documented checklist for the cleaning of the toys and the blood pressure cuff in the waiting room although this was implemented the day after our visit."