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Cardiff East

 
Cluster Lead Vacant


General Practices 
There are four practices 
providing services to patients registered with GP practices in the East Cardiff Cluster area with a population of circa 57,775. 

The East Cardiff Cluster is ranked as 7th most deprived registered population by cluster area in Wales out of a total of 63 clusters.which operate in the Cardiff East Cluster area

Brynderwen (and Minster Road) Surgery 
Llan HealthCare (Llanedeyrn HC / Llanrumney HC) 
Rumney Primary Care Centre 
Willowbrook Surgery 

Individual Cluster Plans and Reports

The East Cardiff Cluster is currently in the process of developing its individual plans for 2024-25 which will be based on population needs assessment and local priorities identified by the cluster.

Cardiff East Cluster Network Action Plan 2017/20 

What we are working on?

Our aim as a Cluster is to improve the health of the population through multi-disciplinary initiatives that will improve the quality of care and support our patients receive.

Participating in The Royal College of GPs Deep End project: Deep End Wales Project (rcgp.org.uk) in developing a network of GPs serving the most socioeconomically deprived communities in Wales, with the shared purpose of making the provision of healthcare more equitable. To achieve this, they are working collaboratively to share ideas, conduct research, provide mutual support, champion patients living in areas of high-levels of deprivation, and implement change - through transforming the way primary care is funded, commissioned, and delivered for patients living in the most socioeconomically deprived communities in Wales.

What we have already done

Addressing socioeconomic factors such as housing, fuel poverty, food insecurity, education etc. and the impact this has on a person’s physical and mental health, wellbeing, and quality-of-life outcomes. We are working collaboratively with Mind Cardiff – a third sector organisation – to deliver our Community Connectors Project, to offer support to our community with non-health issues that have an impact on health in the long-run.

Dementia Friendly Practices: this was awarded across the Cardiff East Cluster and involved the identification of patients with dementia and completing “patient passports”, staff also completed Dementia Friend training and GP’s & Nurse Leads completed Course: Course: Alzheimer’s dementia (rcgp.org.uk)

Trialled the benefits associated with a Cluster Based specialist Menopause Clinics: The results obtained from the trial are being used to inform discussions within the Health Board on the service delivery going forward.

Diabetes: The Practices has engaged in work to reduce the level of diabetes amongst patients in their area and provide enhanced levels of care people displaying symptoms of developing diabetes. 

Working closely with the third sector, particularly Communities First: Microsoft Word - TB-07-008.doc (senedd.wales)  which includes:

  • Inviting patients for advice from Care and Repair on their 75th birthday
  • Social prescription offering referral to exercise classes, gardening groups, Men's Shed groups. 
  • Issuing patients with dementia a patient information pack from the Alzheimer's Society 
Future Priorities for the Cluster

To improve uptake of Bowel Cancer Screening by working with our Public Health teams to promote the importance of screening and to raise awareness of the simplicity of the process.

To improve uptake of immunisation and vaccinations in conjunction with colleagues in the Local Public Health Team we are aiming to increase the uptake of immunisation and screening.

To increase basic understanding of the 5 key areas of lifestyle behaviours that all have major implications on health and wellbeing for the population of East Cardiff regarding smoking, alcohol, physical activity, diet and immunisations.

To Develop multi-professional collaborative projects which target our identified population health needs in areas such as:

  • The health and wellbeing of Teenagers – Within the East Cardiff Cluster, 19.8% of the population is under 15 years old which is proportionately higher than the other C&V Clusters.
  • Improve life expectancy rates – The East Cardiff Cluster has the Lowest Healthy Life Expectancy (HLE) for both Males (55.2 years) and Females (56.1 years) in Llanrumney and Trowbridge respectively.
  • The Cluster is keen therefore to develop project initiatives that reflect these population needs to improve the long-term health and wellbeing of patients.

Last updated: November 2023