How health care is delivered
Primary care is our first point of contact with the NHS. This includes contact with general practitioners (GPs), community nurses and midwives, advanced nurse practitioners, dentists, dental nurses, optometrists, dispensing opticians, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. It can also include allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, dietitians, paramedics, and occupational therapists.
The health of people living in remote, rural and island communities relies on effective models of care and delivery by multidisciplinary teams of health professionals. The Primary Care Practice Models programme is exploring the development of projects that will improve how primary care professionals deliver healthcare in remote and rural locations. It comes under the Leadership and Good Practice workstream and involves collaboration with stakeholders.
NES has five practice model projects underway. They include:
Trish Gray, Head of Programme for the Leadership & Good Practice and Education and Training workstreams, NES, said:
“We are taking forward our primary care practice models work in collaboration with key stakeholders including remote and rural practitioners within the multidisciplinary team. Their contributions and insights will help us develop and improve access to education and training programmes, which will contribute to the sustainability of primary health care delivery in remote and rural communities.”
For more information visit Primary Care Practice Models | Turas | Learn
Or contact nes.ruralteam@nhs.scot