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

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 practice also utilised social prescribing to support people’s wider health and wellbeing needs. Practice data showed 148 people were seen by the Social Prescribing Link Worker (SPLW) service between April 2025 and July 2026. Support provided included with housing, social support, benefits and financial advice, family concerns, emotional wellbeing and physical health needs.

Leaders promoted preventative healthcare through health education events, including menopause awareness evenings attended by 21 people in November 2024 and 10 people in February 2025, and a prostate health awareness evening attended by 15 people in November 2024.

The practice supported people with a learning disability to access appropriate health checks and assessments. Data demonstrated 100% completion of annual learning disability health checks, with all eligible patients receiving a health check in both 2025 (52/52) and 2026 (46/46).

The provider monitored people’s care and treatment and used performance information to identify areas for improvement. However, some preventative healthcare indicators were below expected standards. Published cervical screening data, as of 30 June 2024, showed coverage for women aged 25 to 49 years was 76.2%, below the national target of 80%. More recently, unverified Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) data provided by the practice (31 March 2026) showed cervical screening uptake had improved to 80.7% in this age group. Leaders told us they had implemented a range of measures to improve uptake, including evening, early morning and Saturday cervical screening clinics, additional capacity through Primary Care Network services and reasonable adjustments for patients with learning disabilities.

Published data for the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 showed MMR two-dose uptake at age 5 was 84.2%, below the 90% minimum threshold. Following the assessment, the practice provided an action plan outlining measures to improve uptake. These included monthly searches to identify children due or overdue vaccination, invitation and recall processes, GP follow-up for persistent non-responders, opportunistic vaccination checks, review of vaccination status for new registrations and targeted support for families who were hesitant about vaccination. Leaders also planned to monitor uptake through governance meetings and review reasons for non-attendance to support ongoing improvement.

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.