Belford Medical Practice

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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. The practice utilised a health and wellbeing coach and mental health occupational therapist via the Primary Care Network (PCN). The patients we spoke with praised how approachable and professional these staff members were.

Staff focussed on identifying risks to people’s health, including those in the last 12 months of their lives and those with caring responsibilities. Patients with long term conditions, carers and people living with a learning disability were offered health checks by the practice. The practice made efforts to assess and support patients mental as well as physical health. Staff supported national priorities and initiatives to improve population health, including stopping smoking and tackling obesity. All nursing staff had completed smoking cessation training, and the practice was able to offer inhouse support and guidance.

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

The practice exceeded national targets for the uptake of childhood immunisations with 100% uptake across the board according to the latest Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) figures supplied by the practice.

The practice performed better than the England average in relation to several cancer screening programmes, including cervical cancer. The latest data showed 90% of women aged between 25-49 at the practice had been screened (against an average of 80%), whist 85% of women aged 50-64 years old had been screened (against a UK average of 66%).

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.