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Health Improvements and Modernisation Plan
- Significant organisational development.
- Awarded lead for Teaching PCT status for sector.
- GP Specialist training commenced.
- Application approved for Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) status.
- Proposal developed for Diagnostic and Treatment Centre.
- Locality Forums established.
- Professional Education Forums developed; GP, Practice Nurse, Practice Manager, Community staff.
- Diabetes patient education programme piloted, a proportion of the participants going on to train as "Expert Patients" via the Government programme.
- PCT led PMS for refugees and asylum seekers.
- Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) community rehabilitation programme established.
- Primary Care Collaborative - Advanced Access programme rolled out to practices & Advance Access facilitator recruited.
- Medicines Management Collaborative application, August 2002, to include five practices across Brent.
Top 10 plans for a better service
- Tackle inequalities both for the wider determinants of health and access to services.
- Extend specialist care provision for the homeless and refugee's through PMS (Personal Medical Services).
- Be responsive to patients.
- Implement a wide ranging Health Promotion Strategy.
- Expert patient and patient education.
- Evidence based care delivered by appropriately trained staff.
- Improve immunisation and screening.
- Extend Partnership working.
- Insure accurate needs assessment through information strategy.
- Develop a comprehensive Primary Care Strategy.
Tasks/Goals 3-5 years
- Bring services nearer to the patient.
- Develop an estates strategy to provide facilities to enable more effective local care.
- Roll out GP Specialist training - establish Diabetes & CHD programme & roll out to other areas such as Dermatology, ears, nose &Throat (ENT) and Orthopaedics.
- Create Primary Care led chronic disease management models for diabetes and CHD including specialist nurses.
- Have community team lead midwifery services.
- Implement National Service Frameworks.
- Effectively deliver the NHS Plan.
- Implement an electronic booking system.
- Enhancing patient choice, though extended provision of services.
- Deliver a skilled and stable workforce.
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