Beech House 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.

Staff at Beech House Surgery supported people to manage their health and wellbeing to maximise their independence, choice, and control. They supported people to live healthier lives and where possible, reduce their future needs for care and support.

The surgery focused 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.

Beech House Surgery 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 surgery promoted the national programme for child immunisations and exceeded the 95% World Health Organisation based target for the uptake of 4 of them. It also met the 90% minimum target for the other childhood immunisation (children aged 5 who have received immunisation for measles, mumps, and rubella - two doses) at 94.3%.

The surgery also promoted the national programmes for cancer screening and performed significantly better than the England average in relation to several of them, including screening for breast and bowel cancers. Screening for cervical cancer was also above or close to the 80% national target.

The surgery offered NHS health checks for patients aged 40 to 74 who did not have a pre-existing condition, and patients with a learning disability were also offered an annual health check. Local monitoring arrangements for ensuring these checks were completed were in place.

Unverified data provided by the surgery from North Yorkshire Council showed that, in the year 2025/2026, Beech House Surgery had invited 100% of eligible patients for an NHS health check (331 patients) and that 225 patients (68%) had taken up the offer, slightly above the North Yorkshire uptake rate of 67%.

Unverified data also showed that they surgery was above the 80% target set by their Primary Care Network for learning disability health checks, with 81% of eligible patients having received an annual health check as of June 2026, and only 4 patients declining a review.

There was a system in place for monitoring patients who did not attend for screening and follow ups (for example for cytology and immunisations).

Prescribing rates for psychotropic medicines (medicines used to treat mental health conditions) were significantly lower than the national average (4.4% compared to the national average of 6.8%). Broad‑spectrum antibiotic prescribing was also below the national average (6.9% compared to the national average of 8%).

The surgery maintained a programme of regular clinical audits focused on improving patient outcomes and a number of recent audits had been completed to ensure patient safety.

The surgery was also actively involved in work for the Cancer Incentive Scheme, including reviews of pancreatic cancer diagnoses, and adoption of HELPSS (the Harrogate End of Life Planning and Support Services Scheme) and Goldline to ensure support and care planning for palliative care patients. Goldline is a 24/7 telephone support service for patients in their last year of life and their carers.

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.