What is the Quality of Care at Yarm Medical Practice

Positive

"During the year the practice had invited patients with anxiety and depression to see a mental health worker."

Positive

"Examples of these were dementia care care of people in care homes and end of life care."

Positive

"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"They supported dementia patients from new diagnosis through the different stages of the disease."

Neutral

"We saw the staff were in the process of becoming dementia friends."

Positive

"The practice consequently had low admission and prevalence rates compared with the locality for such conditions such as asthma chronic heart disease stroke and diabetes."

Positive

"We saw that all newly diagnosed cancer patients were contacted by their named GP."

Positive

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

Positive

"They ensured that the named GP contacted patients with a new diagnosis of cancer to offer support to them and their families."

Positive

"They were given information and invited to see the nurse for advice on interventions that may reduce the chance of full diabetes developing."

Neutral

"Another audit was undertaken to look at diagnosis of diabetes and management of those patients displaying symptoms of prediabetes."

Neutral

"We saw other examples of hospital consultants being invited into the practice such as psychiatric and diabetes consultants."

Positive

"In addition to this the nurse practitioners and HCAs visit patients in their own homes to provide chronic disease management and immunisations such as shingles flu and pneumonia."

Positive

"Examples of these included a review of the therapeutic management of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation in accordance with the stroke risk profile and current guidelines in order to improve stroke outcomes and the prescribing of Trimethoprim."

Positive

"The practice consequently had low admission and prevalence rates compared with the locality for such conditions such as asthma chronic heart disease stroke and diabetes."

Positive

"Trimethoprim is an antibiotic used in the treatment of urine infections UTI’s."

Positive

"There was disability access throughout the building."

Positive

"In addition to this the nurse practitioners and HCAs visit patients in their own homes to provide chronic disease management and immunisations such as shingles flu and pneumonia."

Positive

"• The practice worked collaboratively with the lead GP from a neighbouring practice to develop best practice mental health care plans which were then used for the care of patients across both practices."

Positive

"Good ––– People experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia The practice is rated as outstanding for the care of people experiencing poor mental health including people with dementia."

Positive

"We saw the practice had developed their own detailed care plans for specific mental health conditions and this included advice guidance and what help and support was available locally for each condition."

Positive

"We saw data that indicated the number of patients accessing mental health out patient’s services had decreased since the care plan had been put in place."

Positive

"Patients experiencing poor mental health had an annual physical health check and regular reviews."

Positive

"During the year the practice had invited patients with anxiety and depression to see a mental health worker."

Positive

"Staff had received training on how to care for patients with mental health needs and dementia."

Neutral

"There was a marked decrease of patients accessing mental health outpatient services this year."

Neutral

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

Neutral

"The practice had a low admission rate for patients with mental health problems into secondary care."