Essington 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 staff involved people in decisions about their care and treatment and provided them with advice and support. Staff regularly reviewed people’s care and worked with other services to achieve this. 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. Information to promote healthier lives and screening was displayed in the practice and on the website.

Staff focussed on identifying risks to people’s health, including those in the last 12 months of their lives and those with caring responsibilities. Staff supported national priorities and initiatives to improve population health, including stopping smoking and tackling obesity.

The service utilised social prescribers through their Primary Care Network (PCN). They helped to support patients with managing their health and wellbeing and signposted them to a range of support services and activities. The service offered annual health checks for carers, to support their health and wellbeing. The service worked closely with the care co-ordinator and learning disability nurse to support people with the learning disability to attend for their annual review. The service told us everyone identified on the register had received their annual review during 2025/26.

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. All of the indictors for childhood immunisations met the national target of 90% and 1 indicator, at 97.2%, was above the WHO target of 95%. Data from 2024 showed that the number of women who had received adequate cervical screening within the last 3.5 years aged 25 to 49 years old was 78% (which was below the 80% target) and 87% for people aged 50 to 64 years old. Follow up systems were in place to chase non-attendees and the service offered flexibility around appointment times.

The service performed better than the England average in relation to several cancer screening programmes, including screening for breast and bowel.

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.