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Publication Date:-
'2023-09-08
 
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Inspection 'good' for Southport Care Home

STAFF at Marina Care Home, part of the Prime Care group in Southport are proud to have received a:- 'Good' rating from their latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.

Marina Care Home is nestled between:- Southport Golf Club and Marine Drive, benefiting from:- idyllic ocean views, offering residential, respite and dementia care it is part of the Prime Care group which has 2 homes in the area.

Prime Care, owning Daffodil Lodge Care Home and Marina Care Home now has a:- 'Good' rating across the group.

CQC is the independent regulator of Healthcare and Adult Social Care Services in England, making sure registered Care Homes meet Government standards of quality and safety.

As part of the inspection, CQC looked at the improvements made since the last inspection (report published 9th February 2023) and confirmed that the management team had worked hard to improve the standards of care and support.

The inspection detailed positive feedback from residents and staff while noting the home's calm and friendly feel.

Adam Holmes, Home Manager at Marina Care Home, said:- "We are absolutely delighted to receive this rating which is great recognition for the hard work and dedication of our staff. This achievement reflects the continuous effort and commitment we put into providing the highest standard of care and support to all our residents. We couldn't have achieved this without the unwavering trust and support from our residents and their families. Thank you for choosing Marina Care Home as your home, and for being an essential part of our close-knit community. It's important that staff, residents and their families feel comfortable at the home, we are committed to ensuring Marina is a wonderful place to live and work."


NHS releases latest mental health medicines statistics

NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released its latest Medicines Used in Mental Health (England) report, now including new data from:- April to June 2023.

The data is presented over a rolling 5 year period to help show any trends and patterns.

Key findings show that in this period, 22 million antidepressant items were prescribed to an estimated 6.7 million identified patients.

The cost of prescribed antidepressant items was £60 million; and prescribing of drugs for dementia items remained below expected values based on pre-pandemic trends.

It was also found that prescribing of central nervous system (CNS) stimulants and drugs for ADHD items increased by 3.6% over the same period to 710,000 items, with identified patients increasing by 5.6% to 200,000. These were the largest changes of all drug groups in this publication.

Drugs for dementia also showed an increase of 1% for both prescribing and number of identified patients.

Hypnotics and anxiolytics saw a 2.4% decrease in prescribed items from the previous quarter and 3.2% fewer identified patients.

Drugs used in psychoses and related disorders showed a decrease in prescribing and identified patients, both of less than 1%.

To read the report go to:- NHSBSA.NHS.UK.

 
      
 
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