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2023-2024 |
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Cluster self-reflection is one of three agreed methods for evaluating the progress of cluster working towards the Primary Care Model for Wales (PCMW) and Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD). The self-reflection exercise aims to: |
March 2024 |
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The Primary Care and Community Nursing Framework has been developed by primary care and community nurses and outlines how they will contribute to achieving the ambitions of A Healthier Wales and the Primary Care Model for Wales. |
February 2024 |
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The Welsh Government Quality and Safety Framework (2020): What it means for Primary Care, and what has been achieved so far. Welsh Government Quality and Safety Framework - Action Plan |
This brief internal facing paper describes the key principles and actions required in Primary Care to conform to the WG Quality & Safety Framework (2021), Duty of Quality Statutory Guidance 2023, and Health and Care Quality Standards 2023 including identifying any current gaps. |
February 2024
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Report on Models of Effective Learning in Primary Care |
This document outlines the primary care response to date to the requirements to learn from incidents and in alignment with Duty of Candour and Duty of Quality legislation. This is a live internal facing document that can evolve as the response evolves. |
February 2024 |
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The Primary Care and Community Nursing Framework has been developed by primary care and community nurses and outlines how they will contribute to achieving the ambitions of A Healthier Wales and the Primary Care Model for Wales. |
February 2024 | |
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Supporting Healthy Behaviours: |
The resources discuss key health behaviours, in relation to smoking, alcohol, healthy weight, physical activity, and preventing type 2 diabetes, and specifically include:
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January 2024 |
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A homepage has been created for information on healthy days at home Wales. The intention being to provide a source page for information about the suite of measures and how to apply for access to the national or health board versions. |
December 2023 |
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Healthy Days at Home Wales (HDAHW) is a suite of population-based quality measures which can provide a way of measuring/comparing health and care systems across Wales and can also be adapted to reflect local priorities. This guide explains the principles, measures and usage of the Dashboards. |
December 2023 |
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This report showcases experiences of social prescribing across Wales from individuals, social prescribing practitioners, referrers to social prescribing, and those working with community assets. |
December 2023 |
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This document presents fourteen case study examples from across Wales in relation to |
December 2023 |
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Unified contract assurance framework: health boards and practices | GOV.WALES |
The Unified Contract Assurance Framework is for use across NHS Wales and by general medical services (GMS) contractors to provide assurance of delivery of the GMS Unified Contract. The framework has been developed taking account of the context of the new Health and Care Quality Standards for Wales (2023). |
October 2023 |
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Urgent Primary Care Centre Final Report |
This is a summary of the Urgent Primary Care Centre Programme Final Report Sept 2020- March 2023.This paper reviews impact and lessons learned during the All-Wales National Urgent Primary Care Centre Programme (UPCC). |
October 2023 |
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New Service Developments Guidance for Engagement and Consultation |
This document provides guidance to encourage engagement to support new service developments, identifying service gaps, developing service improvement proposals and managing change. |
October 2023 |
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Overview of the Healthy Days at Home Wales Show and Tell event held in September 2023 which provided the dashboard developers the opportunity to showcase their work. |
September 2023 |
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Primary Medical Care Advisory Team (PMCAT) - report into the review |
As part of the wider Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety in Primary Care programme of work. A review into the Primary Medical Care Advisory Team (PMCAT) was commissioned which included production of a report with recommendations for future function, funding, and management. The report was delivered in July 2023 and a supplementary paper with additional stakeholder feedback and recommendations was delivered in August 2023. Both documents are internal facing. |
August 2023 |
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The Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) supported a small working group from across NHS Wales to attend the WONCA Europe Conference in Brussels in June 2023. The delegate group produced a summary report reflecting on the experiences of the group and plans to disseminate the learning across NHS Wales. |
August 2023 |
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One of the key priorities identified for 2023/24 will be to support the ongoing development and implementation of the national framework for social prescribing, providing leadership to the system and targeted support to primary and community care to appreciate it’s potential. This document outlines the plan for 2023 – 2024. |
August 2023 |
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This project is intended to deliver once for Wales activities which will support local activity. This document outlines the plan for 2023 – 2024. |
August 2023 |
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Phase 2 of the project will develop on the work conducted during 2022/23 This document shows the plan and focus for 2023 – 2024. |
August 2023 |
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All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme Plan on a Page 2023-2024 |
This project was scoped to develop a ‘Once for Wales’ approach to providing a brief intervention to people at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes and has been rolled out in 14 AWDPP funded cluster areas. This document outlines the plan for 2023 – 2024. |
August 2023 |
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Multi-Professional Framework for Integrated Working
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This paper by the Strategic Programme for Primary Care is the culmination of many months of engagement and significant discussion with all stakeholders.
This paper presents a Once for Wales agreed definition, core standards with underpinning quality statements, and evaluation tool for Multi Professional working. The purpose is to support organisations to deliver joined up, person-centred, outcome focused community services. |
August 2023 |
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7 Minute Briefing - National Primary Care Workforce Conference |
Overview of the National Primary Care Workforce Conference held 18 July 2023. Slide Deck used at the National Primary Care Workforce Conference held 18 July 2023. |
August 2023 |
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The paper by the Strategic Programme for Primary Care provides the Once for Wales agreed definition, core standards and underpinning quality statements, of an Enhanced Community Care (formerly virtual ward) model of care and support. Providing a base from which community based services can deliver high-quality evidence-based care to people and populations requiring enhanced community care. This updated paper outlines the ECC Evaluation Framework which includes a set of measures and outcomes. This enables services to demonstrate the value and effectiveness of their ECC model of care and support in a consistent way across Wales. Ensuring people receive safe person-centred care regardless of the population the ECC focuses on, and an opportunity to share learning from this way of working in a consistent way across Wales. |
August 2023 |
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Release Note - Healthy Days at Home Wales (HDAHW) National Dashboard |
Release Note - Healthy Days at Home Wales (HDAHW) National Dashboard |
August 2023 |
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7 Minute Briefing: Primary Care and Community Nursing Feedback Workshops |
Overview of the Primary Care and Community Nursing Feedback Workshops held in April and May 2023. |
June 2023 |
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In 2022/23 a series of peer review meetings was held to assess progress of the Cluster model and to inform a more formal peer review process going forward. This report summarises the learning from these discussions and provides recommendations for the further development of the Cluster Peer Review Programme. |
May 2023 |
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ACD Transition Year Readiness Checklist; updated position reported as of 31 March 2023 |
This paper summarises Health Board returns of the Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) Readiness Checklist, as at 31 March 2023, to conclude reporting against the delivery milestones over the ACD Transition Year 2022/23. |
May 2023 |
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Optometry Professional Collaborative Pilot (CTMUHB) Summary Report |
This report describes the findings of the Strategic Programme for Primary Care sponsored Optometry Professional Collaborative Pilot. It contains a personal account from the perspective of the Optometry Professional Collaborative Lead for the pilot and includes successes achieved and challenges faced during the pilot period. |
May 2023 |
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Primary and Community Care Compendium Plan on a Page Phase 2 |
Phase 2 of the Compendium will focus on adding more case studies to the resource as well as enhancing the site functionality to futureproofing it by providing the means by which additional case studies can be added so the site become self-fulfilling. |
May 2023 |
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This document outlines;
Release Note for the Developing a Nursing Home Immunisation Model |
May 2023 |
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This paper by the Strategic Programme for Primary Care is the culmination of many months of engagement and significant discussion with all stakeholders, and provides the Once for Wales agreed definition, core standards and underpinning quality statements, of an Enhanced Community Care (formerly virtual ward) model of care and support. |
May 2023 |
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National Framework for Urgent Primary Care
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The aim of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) Programme is to provide seamless care, delivered at a local level consistently regardless of organisational boundaries. The programme has sought to design and deliver a new model of urgent care for the population of Wales that have an urgent primary care need providing a service for people within eight hours of contacting their local Health Board
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May 2023 |
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This website was soft launched to key stakeholders and is the culmination of the refresh of a concept developed in 2018 by WEDS (Workforce Education and Development Services, now part of HEIW). The key intention being to demonstrate the contribution and value of non-traditional workforce roles, facilitating integrated team development and more informed workforce planning decisions. |
April 2023 |
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This Yearbook has been developed to celebrate the successes of practices involved in the Scheme and contains a collection of practical case studies to inspire others to register and take action |
April 2023 |
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2022-2023 |
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7 Minute Briefing: Enhanced Community Care (Virtual Wards) Workshop |
Overview of the Enhanced Community Care (Virtual Wards) workshop held on 8 February 2023 |
March 2023 |
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ACD Supporting Governance (Model paper for health board use) |
This paper has been written in order to provide a framework for Health Boards to use, such that they are able to clearly articulate the relationship between the Health Board, newly forming Pan Cluster Planning Groups and Clusters. This will allow the Health Board in due course to be confident in exercising the functions of planning ,commissioning and delegation / approval of resources. This paper sets out the key governance principles, overarching legislation and suggested governance for consideration by health boards in developing and implementing the planning and delivery mechanisms described in the Accelerated Cluster Development programme. |
March 2023 |
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Overview of the Healthy Days at Home Wales Stakeholder event held on 16 November 2022. |
January 2023 |
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The National Community Nursing specification outlines at |
January 2023 |
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This evaluation report provides an overview of progress during the implementation Phase 2 of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) Programme April 2021 – March 2022, notes the work carried out, learning, challenges and next steps. This report builds on the early findings documented in the Phase 1 December 2020 – March 2021 Urgent Primary Care Centres Pathfinder report. |
December 2022
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Phase 3 is designed to build on the foundations of the UPCC Pathfinder (Phase 1) and the Implementation Stage (Phase 2). |
December 2022
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This update provides an overview of progress from April 2022 to October 2022, notes the work of the National Leads and then provides a look ahead for our programme of work into 2023. |
November 2022 |
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This guidance will set out the requirements for the development of the PCPG strategic three year plan and the associated cluster plans during the 2023/2024 foundation year. |
November 2022 |
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The Urgent Primary Care Centres (UPCC) toolkit is a collection of information and resources for stakeholders who may be supporting and driving forward the Urgent Primary Care Centres or for colleagues who have in interest in the work being carried out. |
November 2022
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The Community Infrastructure (CI) Toolkit is a collection of information, and resources, designed for anyone (inclusive of profession, area, or level of practice) supporting the delivery of place-based care, regardless of setting. |
November 2022
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General Practice Manager Leadership Network via the Gwella Portal |
The launch of the General Practice Manager Leadership Network via the Gwella portal was announced by Alex Slade during his welcoming address to the National Practice Manager Conference on the 24th November 2022. This network is intended to build on the Confident Practice Manager Leadership Programme and provide a focal point of communication and collaboration for practice managers across Wales to share good practice and peer support. |
November 2022 |
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This report covers the first six-month progress of the Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) Fund 2022-2024 and the 17 schemes allocated investment from the programme. |
October 2022 |
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Primary Care Information Portal Vision and recommendations Report 2022 |
This report has been written based on the results of an SBAR issued in April 2022 which asking stakeholders for their comments and feedback on the display of, and governance processes relating to, primary and community care information. |
October 2022 |
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The Accelerated Cluster Development Readiness Checklist contains actions for Health Boards with their Local Authority / Regional Partnership Board partners to deliver between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023 and actions for the Strategic Programme team / national partners. This is an update of the May checklist. |
October 2022 |
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Primary Community Care Escalation Framework. Revised 2022 |
Building on the original Escalation Framework released in December 2021, this revision is more streamlined with a focus on impact and actions as well as triggers and levels. The framework aligns with the Welsh Ambulance Service Operational Delivery Unit Escalation Report used in the daily joint Welsh Government and NHS Wales safety huddles. |
October 2022 |
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Action Card Compendium of Good Practice |
A collection of established primary and community service actions cards brought together in a central compendium for those seeking to create new action cards or to benchmark existing ones against. |
October 2022 |
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A one page infographic that outlines ‘what good looks like’ in the Community Infrastructure Programme. |
October 2022 |
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A one page infographic that outlines the process plan of the Community Infrastructure Programme. |
October 2022 |
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Regional Facilitated Workshops – Professional Collaboratives for Nursing
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National report overview of the regional Nursing workshops. |
October 2022 |
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This plan on a page details SPPC’s plan to investigate and develop a national dashboard for scheduling and visit data for DN services across Wales. This project will examine and will complement other work relating to district nursing being done by DHCW. |
October 2022 |
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A National Review of Primary Care Mental Health Demand and Activity |
This National Review was commissioned to provide a greater understanding on key themes for providing mental health support in Primary Care, demand & activity, variation in NHS Primary Care Mental Health Service provision and third-sector mental health support at Primary Care level. |
October 2022 |
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This structured e-learning package has been developed by HEIW in collaboration with practice managers and clinical staff to meet GMS contract requirements. |
October 2022 |
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A workforce chapter on the ACD toolkit that includes resources relating to the primary and community workforce and workforce planning. |
October 2022 |
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Gwella Leadership Portals for Professional Collaboratives & Clusters. |
HEIW, working with the Strategic Programme for Primary Care, developed a suite of resources to support new and existing leaders within primary care in their leadership journey. By becoming a member of a network, Professional Collaborative and Cluster leaders can access core leadership resources and reference material as well as signposting to further leadership development. |
September 2022 |
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The latest assets that Welsh Government have developed as part of the ongoing NHS Help Us Help You campaign. |
September 2022 |
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Regional Facilitated Workshops – Professional Collaboratives for Allied Health Professionals |
National overview of the regional AHP workshops. |
September 2022 |
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SPPC Fund 2022-23 Obesity Prevention Projects Benefits and Outcomes |
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits and outcomes that are anticipated from the obesity prevention projects. Ten projects to address obesity prevention are being developed across the 7 health boards. |
August 2022 |
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SPPC Fund 2022-23 Accelerated Cluster Development Projects Benefits and Outputs |
The purpose of this paper is to highlight the benefits and outputs that are anticipated from the SPPC Fund 2022 investment into a suite of projects to support the implementation of the Accelerated Cluster Development programme across Wales. |
August 2022 |
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This report includes a review of the published international evidence for CVD health check programmes; Analysis of programme data from 2013-2019 held in the SAIL Databank where available for Aneurin Bevan UHB, Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and Bridgend; Reflections on the ICL Programme from both UHBs; Key learning points and conclusions. |
August 2022 |
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Through understanding the specific interfaces between social prescribing, health and care services, and wellbeing activities and community assets, this paper aims to inform Social Prescribing Interfaces 5 strategic direction and policy development, to support and improve the wellbeing of both current and future generations in Wales. |
August 2022 |
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The Peer review provides the opportunity for the hard work of clusters and their successes to be recognised, and to identify any barriers to service improvement. This, in turn, will identify any supportive actions required at a national and/ or local level. |
July 2022 |
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This toolkit sets out the key principles for the design, implementation and evaluation of your project along with some templates you may wish to use. |
July 2022 |
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The purpose of this document is to describe the Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) approach to monitoring (quality management) and evaluation (assessment) of Primary Care Model for Wales (PCMW) and Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) implementation. |
June 2022 |
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All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme Intervention Protocol |
The All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme (AWDPP), led by Public Health Wales, offers targeted support to people who are at an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, with the aim of preventing them from developing this condition. This document supports the consistent implementation of the AWDPP. |
June 2022 |
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The Primary Care Hub, PHW, on behalf of the SPPC, produced a Pacesetter Programme 2020/2022 End of Programme report which provides a summary of activity and learning for national consideration. |
June 2022 |
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The ACD toolkit CIC chapter sets out the key principles for the consideration and development of CICs, along with some templates you may wish to use. It also includes links to topic-specific content, which may include in-line synopses, direct signposting links, or links to further content on sub-pages. |
June 2022 |
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The purpose of this document is to outline the cluster development framework (CDF) as a tool supporting monitoring (quality management) and evaluation of Primary Care Model for Wales (PCMW) and Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) implementation. |
May 2022 |
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The Accelerated Cluster Development Readiness Checklist contains actions for Health Boards with their Local Authority / Regional Partnership Board partners to deliver between 1 st April 2022 and 31st March 2023 and actions for the Strategic Programme team / national partners. |
May 2022 |
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This video provides an overview of the national findings regarding understanding and addressing the availability and effectiveness of services for Mental Health issues presenting at Primary Care. |
May 2022 |
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This initial two-year action plan, which covers April 2022 - March 2024, is designed to support the implementation of the primary and community care elements of the adult All Wales Weight Management Pathway (AWWMP), in line with the Healthy Weight Healthy Wales (HWHW) Delivery Plan 2022-24. Actions within this plan have been grouped into four priority once-for-Wales aims. |
April 2022 |
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Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) – What ‘Good’ Looks Like Principles |
A one page infographic that provides an overview of what ‘good’ looks like principles for ACD. |
April 2022 |
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A one page infographic that provides an overview on the ACD programme. |
April 2022 |
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Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) – How Will It Be Delivered |
A one page infographic that provides an overview on how ACD will be delivered across Wales. |
April 2022 |
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The Cluster Planning Support Portal (CPSP) indexes resources from across the system in Wales that may assist in producing and refreshing cluster/ pan-cluster planning group (PCPG) annual plans. |
April 2022 |
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This update provides an overview of progress by the Programme from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, notes the work of the National Leads and then provides a look ahead for our programme of work into 2022/23. |
April 2022 |
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Learning and development opportunities for new and existing cluster lead roles: A discussion paper |
This discussion paper outlines the identification of existing and planned learning opportunities available currently for cluster lead roles across Wales. The paper also includes a proposed action plan to address gaps in learning which will support the ACD programme as it evolves. |
April 2022 |
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The proposed new structure for the national unscheduled care programme will see primary care as one of the key pillars of urgent and emergency care. This is a significant step forward and will support the alignment of the urgent primary care work with developments such as ‘Think 111’ and facilitate an integrated whole pathway approach. |
April 2022 |
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The Accelerated Cluster Development (ACD) Toolkit is a collection of information and adaptable resources for stakeholders who will be supporting and driving forward the implementation of the ACD programme including Primary Care teams, Professional Collaboratives, Clusters and Pan Cluster Planning Groups. |
April 2022 |
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2021-2022 |
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Evaluation Framework Development for Urgent Primary Care Centre Pathfinders in Wales |
Evaluation framework development for urgent primary care centre pathfinders in Wales. |
March 2022 |
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Urgent primary care development matrix for national urgent primary care pathfinder panel. |
March 2022 |
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Literature review to support the definition of urgent primary care and urgent care centre. |
March 2022 |
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Developing the national core dataset for urgent primary care centre pathways in Wales. A group concept mapping study with UPCC staff in Wales Report for National Urgent Primary Care Pathfinder Panel. |
March 2022 |
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Developing the 24/7 Urgent Care Model - Phase 1 (December 2020 - March 2021) report. |
March 2022 |
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Briefing document to give an overview of the Accelerated Development Programme explaining the Planning and Delivery Functions and next Steps. |
March 2022 |
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Overview of the Accelerated Cluster Development Stakeholder event held on 17th February 2022. |
17 February 2022 |
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Pan Cluster Planning Group Model Terms of Reference for local adaption and adoption. |
04 February 2022 |
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A one page overview of the scope, deliverables and outcomes for UPCC – Phase 1. |
January 2022 |
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Developing the Intervention for the All Wales Diabetes Prevention Programme |
This paper describes
The key decisions made in the AWDPP intervention design and the rationale for these decisions. |
January 2022 |
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Escalation reporting framework comprised of; 5 levels of escalation, model trigger scripts, and sample reporting template in Excel format. Intended to support reporting of system pressures in primary and community care. To feed into Local Health Board safety huddles and the joint Welsh Government / NHS Wales safety huddles - to be implemented from 20 December 2021. |
December 2021 |
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A Guide for the Allied Professionals Workforce A Short Guide: A Guide for the Allied Professionals Workforce |
This guidance from the Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC) is a call for the whole health and social care system to implement these recommended organising principles to optimise utilisation of the AHP workforce in Primary and Community Care. Intended for clinicians, service managers and leaders, and to everyone else involved in the planning and delivery of clinical services. |
November 2021 |
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Primary Care Model for Wales-Accelerated Cluster Development Digital leaflet |
Describes how care will be delivered locally, now & in the future, as part of a whole system approach to deliver A Healthier Wales. |
November 2021 |
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UPC aims to is to provide a multidisciplinary primary care offering, enabling better management of demand, avoiding hand-offs and multiple entry points for a seamless, safe and positive experience for people. |
November 2021 |
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A Primary Care Model for Wales and Accelerated Cluster Development What Who Why Why How When |
Infographic outlining Accelerated Cluster Development actions. |
November 2021 |
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The primary care needs of people living with overweight and obesity in Wales (summary) |
This healthcare needs assessment (HCNA) provides an overview of the primary and community healthcare needs of adults of working age (18 – 64 years old) in Wales who are living with overweight or obesity. Utilising quantitative and qualitative evidence, this HCNA will help to inform the strategic direction for primary and community care to support prevention of obesity across Wales. |
October 2021 |
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Behavioural Insights from the Primary Care Workforce on Supporting Weight Management: Summary |
Behavioural insights from the primary care workforce on supporting weight management – a report highlighting findings from a behavioural insight survey and focus groups to understand the perspectives of the frontline in supporting weight management. |
October 2021 |
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CIP aims to create collaborative working across community professions & organisations to support recovery & build resilience. |
October 2021 |
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The Strategic Programme for Primary Care 24/7 Group (with system-wide representation) has identified the design of a 24/7 Urgent Care model as one of its priorities. This aligns to goals 1 - 3 of the six goals. |
October 2021 |
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The need for clarity informed the deliberations of the national pathfinder groups in refining the definitions of urgent primary care and emergency care. |
October 2021 |
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This Fact sheet from the Strategic Programme for Primary Care(SPPC) presents a summary of key workforce observations from the initial implementation phase of the Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) Pathfinder, along with a series of recommendations and required actions for its next phase of implementation. |
October 2021 |
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The Urgent Primary Care Centre (UPCC) Pathfinder is part of Strategic Programme for Primary Care (SPPC). |
October 2021 |
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Pathfinder Summary |
October 2021 |
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Understanding social prescribing in Wales: a mixed methods study (final report) |
There are multiple models of social prescribing working in Wales with practitioner roles based in places such as local authorities, third sector, housing, higher education, and primary care; and social prescribing activities most commonly based within third sector and community spaces. The aim of this work is to understand the landscape of social prescribing activity across Wales, and where possible, to quantify and describe its functions. |
September 2021 |
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BCS Toolkit Bundle A Sub-Acute Final BCS Toolkit Bundle B Rehabilitation Final BCS Toolkit Bundle C D2RA Final BCS Toolkit Bundle D Palliative and EOL Care Final |
The Delivery Unit was commissioned by the Strategic Programme for Primary Care 24/7 work stream to review bedded community facilities. In doing so these toolkits were designed to assist Health Boards to: • Review their current bedded community facilities; • Look at where they could apply this resource in regard to D2RA pathways 2 and 3; • Optimise use being made of the facilities for patients; and • Consider the flow of patients through these complex systems to the best effect. The toolkits were “road tested within three Health Boards, a summary of the feedback from those mini pilots, has been included in this publication. |
July 2021 |
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HEIW Primary Care Cluster workforce planning resources and guidance. |
July 2021 |
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2020-2021 |
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A Rapid Review of Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety in Primary Care in Wales |
A Rapid Review of Clinical Governance, Quality & Safety in Primary Care in Wales. |
February 2021 |
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The Strategic Programme for Primary Care held a live ‘COVID’ webinar for general practise across Wales.
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January 21 |
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Primary and Community Care Annual Planning Framework 2021-22 |
Primary and Community Care Annual Planning Framework - further guidance on the planning requirements for primary and community care. |
Issued via letter from Alex Slade December 2020.
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Cluster IMTP Annual Plan Template for 2021-22. |
Issued via letter from Alex Slade November 2020 |
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Updated October 2020; this is a refreshed version of the toolkit first issued in April 2020. This toolkit compiles published information and offers guidance and supporting information to enable the continuity of services by optometry practices throughout COVID-19. |
November 2020 |
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Community Pharmacy Toolkit to support COVID-19 (Oct 2020) word doc |
Updated October 2020; this is a refreshed version of the toolkit first issued in April 2020. It offers guidance and supporting information to enable the continuity of services, along with practical tips and templates to help contractors navigate their way through the process. |
November 2020 |
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All Wales Care Home Framework. Self-assessment checklist for Health Boards |
This checklist is supplementary to the All Wales Care Home Framework. |
October 2020 |
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This document provides Health Boards with a consistent framework to support the planning and provision of primary and community health care services and the implications for the care home sector. |
October 2020 |
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This paper is designed to support understanding and inform planning of the additional demand for rehabilitation services for vulnerable groups identified |
October 2020 |
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This is the Welsh Government issued framework to support recovery for Q3/4 – it identifies the 6 priority areas to be addressed be each health board. |
September 2020 Letter from Alex to DPCCs |
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Implementation plan to support the Enhanced |
This document highlights each of the recommendations and completion dates, set out by the Enhanced |
August 2020 |
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Enhanced |
A resource that stakeholders can use and adopt locally, when informing their colleagues about the Strategic Programme. |
July 2020 |
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Community Pharmacy escalation tool |
An online platform to support consistent recording of pressure levels, workforce and PPE data within community pharmacies across Wales was deployed within the NECAF system. To be used in conjunction with the community pharmacy escalation tool; this template can record the set of escalation actions agreed between the pharmacy, cluster and health board. |
June 2020 Release note June 2020 |
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This toolkit compiles information that has so far been released and offers guidance and supporting information to enable the continuity of services by dentists at this unprecedented time of pressure. The bulk of the information used in this toolkit is contained in the “Red Alert Phase Escalation” document provided by the All Wales Clinical Dental Leads COVID-19 Group v1.01 03.04.2020 which has been adapted into the toolkit format. |
April 2020 |
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This toolkit compiles published information and offers guidance and supporting information to enable the continuity of services by optometry practices throughout COVID-19. |
April 2020 |
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GP Survey - DES Easter 2020 |
Following the DES offered to general practices over Easter 2020; the programme seeks to understand the GP experience.Content included:
Survey live dates: 22 – 29 April 2020. |
April 2020 |
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This toolkit compiles information in relation to Welsh Government objectives for pharmacy, throughout COVID-19. It offers guidance and supporting information to enable the continuity of services, along with practical tips and templates to help contractors navigate their way through the process. |
April 2020 |
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Primary and Community Care |
This provides an All Wales picture of primary care plans (from a GMS perspective) to implement the primary and community COVID-19 pathway, particularly component 2 around home, GP surgery or cluster hub multi-professional team responses to their cluster populations. |
April 2020 |
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Launch of COVID Hub Wales |
This new hub collates many the various roles in community, primary and secondary care that require urgent filling to manage the fight against COVID-19. |
April 2020 |
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Launch of Locum Hub Wales and information for Locums |
Locum Hub Wales includes a range of features to support GP Practices, Local Health Boards and locums in their temporary work requirements and includes a locum booking feature. |
April 2020 |
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2019-2020 |
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Online General |
The programme has coordinated the delivery of a one-stop, online tool to support health boards in their reporting on General Practice Access Standards to Welsh Government. |
March 2020 |
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GP Escalation Tool |
An online platform to support consistent recording of pressure levels and escalation within general practices across Wales. Further developments are planned to enhance this tool; via a phased release. |
March 2020 |
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Launch of an online General |
The programme has coordinated the delivery of a one-stop, online tool to support health boards in their reporting on General Practice Access Standards to Welsh Government. |
March 2020 |
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Utilisation of AHPs |
This document provides advice and guidance on ways to make best use of the AHP workforce, existing and returning, in response to COVID-19. |
March 2020 |
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Launch of an online GP Escalation Tool (hosted within the NWIS |
An online platform to support consistent recording of pressure levels and escalation within general practices across Wales. Further developments are planned to enhance this tool; via a phased release. |
March 2020 |
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A resource that stakeholders can use and adopt locally, when informing their colleagues about the Strategic Programme. |
Issued via the All-Wales Directors of Primary Care, October 2019. |
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Resources to address: |
Targeted communication products for clusters to use. The aim is to support reduction of variation between clusters and making overall improvements in vaccination and screening programme uptake. |
October 2019. |
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This work is a co-ordinated consensus view from across all Directors of Primary Care on the key themes to improve winter planning. |
Issued via a letter from Simon |
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GP Wales website |
GP Wales a Primary Care Sustainability Hub for general practice. It is designed by GPs, for GPs and seeks to provide support for every practice, in every way. |
September 2019. |
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Urgent Primary Care website |
NHS Urgent Primary Care The ‘OOH’ website launched. |
September 2019. |
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The first Cluster IMTP template and supporting guidance This resource responds to the identified challenges and is designed to raise the profile and reinforce how integral cluster planning is, within Health Board planning. |
Issued via letter from Dr Andrew Goodall, |
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A register of challenges, complete with a set of local and national action plans to address the issues. An early challenge identified, was to establish a Cluster IMTP. |
Issued via the All-Wales Directors of Primary Care, |
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A useful narrative for all Health Board and Primary Care providers to adopt and inform local communication campaigns. |
Issued via All Wales Directors of Primary & Community Care, June 2019. |
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National workforce reporting tool |
A data entry module enabling GP practices to capture and maintain demographics of their multi-disciplinary workforce. This, in turn, will provide a single source from which to analyse and report primary care workforce at practice, cluster, health board and all Wales level. |
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Primary Care Needs Assessment Tool (PCNA) |
Once-for-Wales online tool to support action planning, based on review of data on local needs and evidence-informed improvement options; a national template for prioritised topics and functionality to deliver a more consistent approach to assessing and responding to identified needs. |
April 2019 |
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2018-2019 |
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All Wales Locum Register |
An All Wales Locum Register to structure the provision of sessional work to support GP partners working in Wales and providing indemnity for registrants. |
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