Aire Valley 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 service supported people to manage their health and wellbeing to fully 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 focused on identifying risks to people’s health, including those with caring responsibilities. There was a dedicated care coordinator who provided holistic, person-centred support for patients with dementia, frailty, and other complex needs, as well as their carers. They coordinated care across health, social care, and community services, helping patients access appropriate support and improve their overall wellbeing.

The service was a certified Parkrun Practice, supporting the “Movement = Medicine” initiative to promote the physical and mental wellbeing of patients and staff. The initiative encouraged participation in a free weekly community event, where people could walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate, helping to improve health and wellbeing.

The service worked closely with a local charity providing free services, activities, and transport to help people aged over 60 maintain their independence and reduce social isolation.

Information about available services and health conditions was provided to people through leaflets and via the practice website, enabling patients and carers to access relevant support, advice, and self-management information.

The service offered a range of health checks, assessments, and reviews to help identify health needs. These included NHS health checks, and annual reviews for people with a learning disability.

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.

Effective invitation and recall procedures were in place to support people to receive necessary vaccinations and screening. As of March 2025, the service had exceeded the World Health Organisation target of 95% for all 5 routine childhood vaccination indicators.

The service performed better than the England average in relation to cancer screening programmes, including screening for breast and bowel cancer. The service’s cervical screening uptake rates in June 2024 were just below the 80% national target both for patients aged between 25 to 49 years (78%), and for patients aged between 50 to 64 years (77%).

Performance as of March 2025 was slightly lower than the national average for the number of new cancer cases treated resulting from an urgent suspected cancer referral, with the service attaining a detection rate of 53% compared to an expected rate of 54%.

The service routinely took steps to improve immunisation and screening uptake rates, including sending several reminders, offering weekend appointments, and offering patients the opportunity to come to the practice to discuss any concerns they have.

Data provided to us by the service showed that from April 2025 to March 2026 they had completed 86% of annual reviews for people with a learning disability. They told us that several contacts had been made with the remaining patients, and that they had offered them a home visit.

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.