QPA - Comments from QPA Practices
Staff at Brinnington Health Centre were in
celebration mode when RCGP Chairman Professor Steve Field arrived
to present them with the Quality Practice Award (QPA) for
excellence in primary care recently. The practice is only the third
in Cheshire to receive the award.
Paul Ansbro, Practice Manager at Brinnington
Health Centre, said: “The practice found the experience of
undertaking the QPA very rewarding and we are extremely proud of
our success. The entire practice and primary healthcare team
have worked extremely hard over a number of years to provide an
excellent quality of healthcare for the people of Brinnington and
this award is a culmination of all that hard work. We're thrilled -
the whole process went really well, especially from a clinical
perspective”
Professor Field remarked: “I grew up quite
close to this area and it’s wonderful to come back and see such a
fine example of excellent health care being provided to the local
community. Undertaking the QPA is no mean feat and the staff
of Brinnington are to be commended for their outstanding commitment
to their patients. Coming here also gave me the opportunity
to take time out for a quick visit to my parents for a cup of tea
so everyone’s a winner!”
"Everyone has ownership of their area and has contributed to
something in the Practice. The process is not undertaken
lightly escpecially as QPA is the responsibility of the whole team
which really helped with teamworking"
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Riverside Practice, Inverness - Version 9 achieved on 19th
February 2008 |
"“we (already) worked well together but team
cohesion increased”.
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Gosforth Valley Medical Practice, Derbyshire - Version 9
achieved on 6th May 2009
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"The award was for all the staff and they
took considerable pride in achieving it as did our patients. It
allowed us to appreciate each others roles within the practice and
improve morale and team working. Members of staff took
responsibility for delivery of certain areas of the award and rose
to the task creating satisfaction and a great sense of achievement
in their work"
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Dr John O’Kelly, Aberfoyle Medial Practice, Northern
Ireland - Version 7 achieved on 20th January
2006 |