Ashton Medical Centre

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• Overview
• Assessing needs
• Delivering evidence-based care and treatment
• How staff, teams and services work together
• Supporting people to live healthier lives
• Monitoring and improving outcomes
• Consent to care and treatment

We looked for evidence that staff monitored people’s care and treatment and supported them to live healthier lives. At our last assessment, we rated this key question as good. At this assessment, the rating remains the same.

This service scored 75 (out of 100) for this area. Find out what we look at when we assess this area and How we calculate these scores.

We did not look at Assessing needs during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

We did not look at Delivering evidence-based care and treatment during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

We did not look at How staff, teams and services work together during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.

The service supported people to manage their health and wellbeing to maximise their independence, choice and control. The service supported people to live healthier lives and where possible, reduce their future needs for care and support.

The practice identified and supported carers through a carers register containing 251 patients. Carers were signposted to local support services and had access to a dedicated carers champion.

The service routinely monitored people’s care and treatment to continuously improve it. They ensured outcomes were positive, consistent and met the expectations of people themselves.

The service met national targets for the uptake of childhood immunisations. The service was below the 80% target for cervical screening. The practice was taking a number of steps to improve cervical screening uptake and unverified data for 2025/2026 showed the practice had met the 80% target. Staff told us that invitations and reminders were sent to patients and patients who did not attend would be followed up by the nursing team. The practice made reasonable adjustments for patients who may face barriers to attending, including those with learning disabilities or language needs. Patients could access screening through walk-in clinics, local hub clinics and appointments at alternative sites.

Nursing staff carried out comprehensive reviews for patients with long-term conditions. The practice also used audits, patient feedback and quality improvement activity to review and improve services. For example, the practice completed a cancer audit which reviewed 20 patients diagnosed with cancer. The audit found no missed opportunities for earlier diagnosis and identified that fast-track referrals had been made where indicated. This demonstrated that patients presenting with possible cancer symptoms were assessed and referred appropriately.

We did not look at Consent to care and treatment during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Effective.