Barnt Green Surgery

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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 practice 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.

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. Staff could refer people to external organisations such as social prescribing for well being therapy.

The practice 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 practice exceeded the national targets for the uptake of childhood immunisations with indicators above the World Health Organisation recommended target of 95%. The service performed better than the England average in relation to cervical cancer screening programmes achieving above the World Health Organisation recommended target of 80%.

Leaders used clinical audits to review care and improve outcomes for people. They had a rolling programme of audits which included monitoring the cases of GP trainees and physician associates. (A physician associate is a healthcare professional who assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients under the supervision of a GP). This ensured people received a good standard of care which supported improved outcomes for them.

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.