Stroud Green Medical Clinic

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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 71 (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 servicesupported people to manage their health and wellbeing to maximise their independence, choice and control. The servicesupported people to live healthier lives and where possible, reduce their future needs for care andsupport.

The practice demonstrated a proactive approach to supporting patients to live healthier lives through targeted health promotion and preventative care. The practice achieved 100% completion of learning disability annual health checks for all eligible patients; NHS Health Check targets were also achieved. Both achievements were formally recognised through correspondence from the Integrated Care Board and the NHS Health Checks team.

A range of health education webinars were also delivered to patients to increase health awareness. Sessions were facilitated by consultant specialists and covered topics including menopause, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), fertility, and other relevant health subjects. Information and advice were shared to improve patients' understanding of these conditions and to encourage self-management where appropriate. Webinars were recorded and made available to patients who were unable to attend the live sessions. This approach ensured that educational resources could be accessed at a convenient time and that more patients could benefit from the information provided.

The practiceparticipatedin national initiatives to improve population health, including stopping smoking and tackling obesity; Guidance and support links relating to drug and alcohol addiction, diabetes, and mental and sexual health were available on the practice website.

The practice supported people living with dementia and their carers. In November 2025, a dementia day was held for people living with dementia, carers and family members. Information and advice were made available from local organisations, including Age UK, to help people access support and services in the community.

Staff focused on identifying risks to people’s health, including those in the last 12 months of their lives and those with caring responsibilities.

The service did not always routinely monitor people’s care and treatment to continuously improve it. They did not always ensure outcomes were positive, consistent or the expectations of people themselves.

Regular audits were completed to ensure care was provided for patients who required regular monitoring or were prescribed high risk medicines. Audit outcomes were discussed at clinical meetings, and learning was shared with staff.

The practice was below the minimum national target for childhood immunisation uptake between 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025. The practice had not met all 5 national targets for the uptake of childhood immunisations. This included 84.3 % for children aged one year who had completed a primary course of immunisations for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Pertussis, Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib), Hepatitis B (Hep B) which is below the 90% minimum uptake, 81.4% for children aged 2 who had received their booster immunisation for Pneumococcal infection, which is below the 90% minimum uptake, 81.4% for children aged 2 who had received immunisations for measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) which is below the 90% minimum uptake, 82.6% for children aged 2 who had received immunisations for the Haemophilus influenza type b (Hib) and Meningitis C (MenC) which is below the 90% minimum uptake and 70.9% for children aged 5 who had received their second dose of MMR which is below the 80% minimum uptake.

The practice was below the national target of for cervical screening uptake as of 30 June 2024, with 63.6% of eligible patients aged 25 to 49 screened within the previous 3.5 years (national average is 70%) and 70.9% of eligible patients aged 50 to 64 screened within the previous 5.5 years (national average is 80%).

To improve childhood immunisations and cervical screening uptake, the practice followed up patients by telephone and text and when patients contacted the practice, staff would opportunistically offer appointments to patient and self-booking links were used to make it easier for patients to arrange appointments. The practice offered extended access appointments including evening and weekend appointments, and specific childhood immunisation and cervical screening clinics were available across different sites within the Primary care network. The practice provided an online appointment booking system through its website, enabling patients to book appointments with GPs, nurses, pharmacists and healthcare assistants without needing to telephone the practice. Daily appointments were available for cervical screening and childhood immunisations, providing patients with convenient and timely access to these services.

The number of new cancer cases treated resulting from an urgent suspected cancer referral, between 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025, was in line with the national average with 52% observed, compared with an expected 53.9%.

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.