What is the Quality of Care at Lowton Surgery

Positive

"• Patients at risk of dementia were identified and offered an assessment to detect possible signs of dementia."

Positive

"When dementia was suspected there was an appropriate referral for diagnosis."

Positive

"People whose circumstances make them vulnerable: • The practice held an “Important patient” register which included vulnerable patients carers drug monitoring learning disabilities military veterans deprivation of liberty safeguards DOLs cancer gold standard framework GSF childhood asthma and those patients who were housebound."

Positive

"• The practice held an “Important patient” register which included vulnerable patients carers drug monitoring learning disabilities military veterans deprivation of liberty safeguards DOLs cancer gold standard framework GSF childhood asthma and those patients who were housebound."

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."

Positive

"People whose circumstances make them vulnerable: • The practice held an “Important patient” register which included vulnerable patients carers drug monitoring learning disabilities military veterans deprivation of liberty safeguards DOLs cancer gold standard framework GSF childhood asthma and those patients who were housebound."

Positive

"• The practice held an “Important patient” register which included vulnerable patients carers drug monitoring learning disabilities military veterans deprivation of liberty safeguards DOLs cancer gold standard framework GSF childhood asthma and those patients who were housebound."

Positive

"• The practice’s uptake for breast and bowel cancer screening was in line with the CCG and national averages."

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."

Positive

"• The practice was able to demonstrate how it identified patients with commonly undiagnosed conditions for example diabetes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD atrial fibrillation and hypertension."

Positive

"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Positive

"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

Positive

"The practice had reviewed its antibiotic prescribing and taken action to support good antimicrobial stewardship in line with local and national guidance."

Positive

"People with suspected hypertension were offered ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and patients with atrial fibrillation were assessed for stroke risk and treated as appropriate."

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."

Positive

"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."

Positive

"All patients on this register had been offered a mental health care plan and face to face review."

Neutral

"• The practice holds a mental health register."

Neutral

"• The practice had systems to inform eligible patients to have the meningitis vaccine for example before attending university for the first time."