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The future of general practice, Robert Varnam
The document discusses the future of general practice, emphasizing the need for holistic, high-quality, and proactive care models to meet evolving healthcare demands. It outlines strategies for improving general practice through community engagement, workforce development, and innovative care solutions. Key concepts include collaboration among providers, patient-centered care, and utilizing technology for better health outcomes.
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- 1. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam The futureof general practice Dr Robert Varnam Head of general practice development [email protected] @robertvarnam King’s Lynn 9 June 2015
- 2. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Does generalpractice have a future?
- 3. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Does generalpractice have a future?
- 4. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam bit.ly/c2aGP bit.ly/nhs5yfv What arepeople working on? How to promote, support and sustain improvements? Locally led, nationally enabled.
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- 6. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Why change? ScottishSchool of Primary Care
- 8. Health & wellbeing-promotingcare ‘Right access’ Consistently high quality Holistic, personalised, proactive, coordinated care Better joined-up care for a population of registered people bit.ly/nhs5yfv ‘Wider primary care, at scale’
- 10. Phone first. Community diagnostics. Practicebased paramedics. Pharmacy first. Web consultations. Primary care led urgent care centre. Minor injury service. Physio first
- 11. Direct specialist advice. Conditionmanagement training. Shared records. Care coordination. Hospital in-reach. Care home ward rounds. Virtual ward. Primary care-employed specialists.
- 12. Social prescribing. Travelling healthpods. Peer-led walking groups Health coaching. Befrienders. Schools outreach. Community development.
- 13. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam The statusquo is unsustainable There are new opportunities, to fulfil the promise of general practice
- 14. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Funding Co-commissioning Increased funding Fairer funding Care innovations Prime Minister’s Challenge Fund innovations Workforce Recruitment, retention, returners Nursing, pharmacy Wellbeing workforce Multispeciality Community Providers (MCPs) Primary and Acute Care Systems (PACS) New organisational forms Infrastructure Premises Digital primary care New deal for primary care
- 15. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Multispeciality CommunityProviders GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice Specialists Pharmacists Community provider SC provider VCS VCS VCS MH Trust VCS VCS VCS
- 16. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam Primary andAcute Care Systems Community provider SC provider VCSMH Trust Acute provider GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice GP practice
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- 18. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 1. Whatkind of care? • Holistic, comprehensive, cradle-to-grave family care • Health & wellbeing-promoting care • ‘Right access’ (time, place, person, care) • Consistently high quality • Holistic, personalised, proactive, coordinated care
- 19. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 2. Whatkind of work? • Segmented (one size does not fit all) • Multiprofessional teamworking • bring new skills • work to the top of our skills • Partnership with patients & community • Longer consultations with fewer patients • GP not always 1st port of call • Direct access diagnostics • ‘Pull-in’ specialist advice
- 20. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Big Personal Competent Yours
- 21. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Big enough for: • meaningful accountability • resilience • collaboration • broader workforce • minor illness nurses, pharmacist, MH practitioner, welfare rights, OT, physio, LTC nurses, HCA, PA • pull-in power • economies of scale
- 22. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Competent: • develop the workforce • look after the workforce • continually develop people • highly skilled business planning & operational management • service improvement • clinical governance • clinical care
- 23. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Personal: • deliberately designed systems, teamwork & processes to promote continuity
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- 25. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Personal: • deliberately designed systems, teamwork & processes to promote continuity • proactive coordinated care • connecting patients with non-medical support • using tech to promote wellbeing, self-care and management • known in the community
- 26. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam 3. Whatkind of practice? Yours: • well-designed • well-led • every GP matters • systems to ensure you flourish
- 27. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam eg Whitstablemedical practice
- 28. www.england.nhs.uk @robertvarnam eg GPCare federation, Bristol
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Editor's Notes
- #2 *** RECORDING ***
- #4 not fulfilling the potential Things HAVE changed recently But…
- #6 Talk of change – why?
- #7 BUT: underfunding greater focus on hospital heroics workforce crisis ALSO: OPPORTUNITIES FOR BETTER CARE
- #8 Not more of the same
- #9 C2A findings … WHAT KIND OF CARE?
- #14 WHY CHANGE?
- #15 Premises £192m 721 bids Not just more of the same
- #28 34k
- #29 34k