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Caerphilly East

 

 

Cluster Lead Lloyd Hambridge

 

GP Practices in Caerphilly East 
There are 3 Neighbourhood Care Networks (NCNs) in Caerphilly. There are seven practices which operate in the Caerphilly East Cluster area.    

Lloyd Hambridge has been working within the Caerphilly East NCN since 2015 as a NCN Pharmacist, as an Advanced Practice Prescribing Pharmacist for the Blackwood Medical Group of surgeries within the NCN and have recently completed the Welsh Clinical Leadership Fellowship programme with HEIW and Welsh Government. Lloyd has clinical interests which include respiratory disease, “green” prescribing and medicines management processes focusing on improving patient safety.                 

Avicenna Medical Centre 
North Celynen Practice 
Pontllanfraith Health Centre 
Risca Surgery 
St Luke's Surgery 
Sunnybank Health Centre 
Wellspring Medical Centre 

Individual Cluster Plans and Reports

Caerphilly East NCN IMTP 2020-2023
Caerphilly East NCN Plan on a Page 2019/20 
Caerphilly East NCN 2018/19 Action Plan 

What we are working on?

Caerphilly East NCN IMTP 2020-2023

What we have already done

Caerphilly East NCN Plan on a Page 2019/20 
Caerphilly East NCN 2018/19 Action Plan 

Learning session on the appropriate use of YYF Minor Injuries Unit.

As part of the wider Advance Care Planning work, Glan yr Avon Residential Care & Nursing Home has just completed the Improving Quality Together (IQT) Silver Award. 

Caerphilly East NCN has awarded funding to Communities First to assist in the provision of X-POD, a 6 week health prevention and education program. The sessions are aimed at diagnosed pre-diabetic patients and those who want to reduce their risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.

Communities First are also delivering Foodwise, an 8 week program developed to help individuals manage their weight the healthy way. The sessions, some of which are delivered at some GP practices, have been developed by Public Health Dieticians in Wales and linked with the Welsh Government Change 4 Life Campaign

Future priorities for the Cluster

Caerphilly East NCN IMTP 2020-2023

 

Updated 22/04/2021

Cluster lead update 13/09/2021