Sandwich Medical Practice

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

There were clear, established and effective systems in place to keep people safe. Vulnerable adults, children at risk and persons who may benefit from additional support were known to the practice and their care actively overseen by a clinical team.

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 Learning culture during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe systems, pathways and transitions during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

The practice had established and effective systems in place to safeguard vulnerable adults, children at risk of harm and those identified as benefitting from additional support. All safeguarding was overseen by a lead clinician and all staff were appropriately trained. Additional awareness training was also provided to staff during meetings and supervisions. Staff were provided protected time to ensure the safeguarding register was regularly revised, ensuring information was current and relevant. We saw clinical records and those associated with the person had been appropriately coded for the attention of staff. Children had been appropriately followed up with when they failed to attend appointments with primary and or secondary care services. Staff contributed to multidisciplinary meetings and promoted practical safeguarding support for people such as domestic abuse and child welfare services.

We did not look at Involving people to manage risks during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe environments during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Safe and effective staffing during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Infection prevention and control during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.

We did not look at Medicines optimisation during this assessment. The score for this quality statement is based on the previous rating for Safe.