Dr KP Patel's Practice Also known as Wallasey 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.

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

The service had identified 2% of its registered patients as having carer responsibilities. The service demonstrated how they signposted carers to support organisations within the local borough.

Staff supported national priorities and initiatives to improve population health, including stopping smoking and tackling obesity.

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.

Childhood immunisations were carried out in line with the national childhood vaccination programme, and the service was performing well. According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published data, the practice childhood immunisation uptake rates were above the World Health Organisation (WHO) target of 95% for 3 of 5 immunisation indicators measured in 2024/25, which were recorded at 75.6%, 95.1%, 95.1%, 100% and 92.7% respectively.

According to the NHS England published data (30 June 2024), the practice population uptake rates for cervical cancer screening programme were below the England average although not significantly below. They achieved 72.4% cervical cancer screening rates for women aged 25-49 years and 76.8% screening rates for women aged 50-64 years old.

The service had a system of call and recall, and the service demonstrated how they used data provided by the NHS to invite those eligible and follow up non-responders.

The service performed better than the England average in relation to breast and bowel cancer screening programmes. For example, breast cancer screening coverage for 2024/25 was recorded as 75.8% compared to a national average of 70.4%. Similarly, bowel cancer screening coverage for 2024/25 was recorded as 76.1% compared to a national average of 71.8%.

The service carried out regular audits of cervical smears and followed up on any identified as inadequate.

The service had a failsafe system to monitor urgent cancer referrals to ensure patients were seen within the required timeframe.

The service carried out regular audits mandated by the local Integrated Care Board (ICB) to improve patient outcomes.

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.