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"People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as good for the care of patients experiencing poor mental health including patients living with dementia."
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"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The provider was rated as good for this population group."
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"Patients with a learning disability and those with dementia were supported to make decisions about their care and treatment."
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"It had carried out annual health checks for people with a learning disability and longer appointments were available."
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"Patients with a learning disability and those with dementia were supported to make decisions about their care and treatment."
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"The practice kept a register of all patients with a learning disability and dementia."
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"All patients with a learning disability were offered a health review with the practice nurse."
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"The practice also encouraged eligible female patients to attend for breast cancer screening."
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"All GPs we spoke with used national standards for the referral of cancer patients."
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"Each of the practice nurses had a lead role in the management and support for long term conditions such as diabetes and respiratory conditions."
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"The scheme financially rewards practices for managing some of the most common longterm conditions e.g. diabetes and implementing preventative measures."
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"Role responsibilities included extended roles such as asthma and diabetes reviews and insulin initiation supporting patient transition from oral diabetic medicines to insulin treatment."
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"For example spirometry measures breathing capacity for patients with chronic lung disease insulin initiation for patients transferring from oral medicines to insulin for diabetes management and blood tests for blood clotting times."
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"Routine health checks were completed for longterm conditions such as diabetes and respiratory conditions."
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"The practice have had this monitor in place for approximately three months and since then had identified and diagnosed three patients at risk of stroke and are now on appropriate treatment."
2015-07-09 Snippet(s)
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"It had carried out annual health checks for people with a learning disability and longer appointments were available."
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"Patients with a learning disability and those with dementia were supported to make decisions about their care and treatment."
Positive
"The practice kept a register of all patients with a learning disability and dementia."
Positive
"All patients with a learning disability were offered a health review with the practice nurse."
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"We were told that the PPG supported the practice at their last flu campaign to encourage patients to register as carers."
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"The practice offered a full range of immunisations for children travel vaccines and flu vaccinations in line with current national guidance."
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"Carers were contacted invite them for the annual flu injection."
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"• Staff had a good understanding of how to support patients with mental health needs and dementia."
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"• The practice regularly worked with multidisciplinary teams in the case management of patients experiencing poor mental health including those with dementia."
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"• People experiencing poor mental health including people 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 patients experiencing poor mental health including patients living with dementia."
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"• The practice had told patients experiencing poor mental health about how to access various support groups and voluntary organisations."
2015-07-09 Snippet(s)
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"We found the practice to be good for providing responsive effective caring services for older adults families and children patients with long term conditions vulnerable patients patients with mental health issues and patients who worked."
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"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The provider was rated as good for this population group."
Positive
"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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"The practice had information in the practice for patients experiencing poor mental health such as MIND a mental health charity the Alzheimers Society and Gloucester Drug and Alcohol Services."
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"The practice supported patients experiencing poor mental health by regular monitoring of their treatment and support needs."
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"The GPs told us they worked in partnership with local mental health services and regularly referred patients to local psychological support services."
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"Patients experiencing poor mental health could see a mental health nurse who held a monthly clinic at the practice."
Neutral
"Patients with a range of physical and mental health conditions had access to regular health reviews screening and monitoring."
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"There were online patient questionnaires on the practice website regarding alcohol intake and depression assessment."
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"We saw there was a system in place for the management of high risk medicines which may put patients at risk such as methotrexate for treatment of arthritis and warfarin used to thin blood which included regular monitoring in line with national guidance."
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"The practice utilised a computer software package which identified patients prescribed with specific medicines which may have put them at risk such as warfarin blood thinning and methotrexate treatment of arthritis if they were not monitored regularly."
2015-07-09 Snippet(s)
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"The audit demonstrated that more time was required for certain consultations such as travel vaccinations and asthma reviews."
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"Role responsibilities included extended roles such as asthma and diabetes reviews and insulin initiation supporting patient transition from oral diabetic medicines to insulin treatment."
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"We looked at data from the local Clinical Commissioning Group CCG of the practice’s performance for antibiotic prescribing which was comparable to similar practices."
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"Action the service SHOULD take to improve • Ensure there is a system to regularly review staff records to assure staff are appropriately prepared to undertake their role such as ensuring there are up to date records of staff continuing professional development and staff hepatitis B status."
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"The provider SHOULD: • Ensure there is a system to regularly review staff records to assure staff are appropriately prepared to undertake their role such as ensuring there are up to date records of staff continuing professional development and staff hepatitis B status."
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"We noted one member of staff did not have their hepatitis B immune status recorded in the practice records."