Background to this inspection
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2 July 2018
Denton Medical Practice provides primary care services to its registered list of approximately 7,539 patients. The practice delivers commissioned services under the General Medical Services (GMS) contract and is a member of Tameside and Glossop Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
The GMS contract is the contract between general practices and NHS England for delivering primary care services to local communities. The practice offers services that include meningitis provision, the childhood vaccination and immunisation scheme, facilitating timely diagnosis and support for people with dementia, influenza and pneumococcal immunisations, learning disabilities, minor surgery and rotavirus and shingles immunisation.
Regulated activities are delivered to the patient population from the following addresses:
100 Ashton Road
Denton
Manchester
Greater Manchester
M34 3JE
The practice has a website that contains comprehensive information about what they do to support their patient population and the in-house and online services offered:
The practice appointed a new management team, with new practice manager, reception and nurse managers in post from November 2017. Denton Medical Practice is also a training practice and has a GP registrar on placement.
The age profile of the practice population is broadly in line with the CCG averages. Information taken from Public Health England placed the area in which the practice is located in the third most deprived (from a possible range of between 1 and 10).
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2 July 2018
This practice is rated as Good overall. (Previous inspection April 2015 – Good)
The key questions are rated as:
Are services safe? – Good
Are services effective? – Good
Are services caring? – Good
Are services responsive? – Good
Are services well-led? - Good
We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection at Denton Medical Practice on 17 May 2018 as part of our inspection programme.
At this inspection we found:
- The practice had clear systems to manage risk so that safety incidents were less likely to happen. When incidents did happen, the practice learned from them and improved their processes.
- The practice routinely reviewed the effectiveness and appropriateness of the care it provided. It ensured that care and treatment was delivered according to evidence- based guidelines.
- Staff involved and treated patients with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
- Patients found the appointment system easy to use and reported that they were able to access care when they needed it.
- There was a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement at all levels of the organisation.
Professor Steve Field CBE FRCP FFPH FRCGPChief Inspector of General Practice
People with long term conditions
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Families, children and young people
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Working age people (including those recently retired and students)
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People experiencing poor mental health (including people with dementia)
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People whose circumstances may make them vulnerable
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