Transforming Primary Care – what we do

Transforming Primary Care – what we do

  • Supporting and working in partnership with London STPs/CCGs to deliver national and local primary care strategies (GPFV, Long Term Plan, local primary care strategies, 19/20 planning guidance requirements) via a responsive and flexible approach
  • Working with all our stakeholders to help shape the strategic direction of primary care transformation
  • To provide clinical leadership and to support partnership working and resilience of clinical leadership across the system
  • Provide specialist expertise to support local systems including supporting the development of plans and trajectories
  • Ensure relevant regional primary care funding allocations are managed and released to the system
  • To identify and maximise opportunities to bring additional primary care funding into London
  • To collate relevant primary care information to understand/measure progress, assure and share data with local systems to support their delivery of associated work
  • To act as an interface with the national team and local teams including making recommendations on national direction of travel and assurance
  • Develop, hold and facilitate forums where regional primary care transformation can be discussed and moved forward
  • Once for London approach – to avoid duplication, reduce burden and to support, where appropriate/beneficial, the establishment of single solutions or operating procedures for London and to disseminate this
  • To work across regional teams such as urgent care, primary care contracting to ensure integration of delivery of work and support to STPs/CCGs
  • To engage and work with a range of stakeholders and partners to align and maximise transformation across London
  • To have an understanding of the London primary care picture in order to:
    • Identify issues/blockers and if relevant then agree regional solutions
    • To identify resources/work needed to deliver against transformation agenda and develop associated plans
    • Identify, hold and share best practice
    • Develop agreed regional guidance and tools
    • Support evaluation, innovation and new ways of working
    • Provide assurance to relevant individuals and teams.
    • Offer bespoke support to local areas where needed and within resources
    • Support agreement of funding allocations and spend working with STPs
    • Improve quality, outcomes and reduce unwarranted variation across London