1. 28 January 2019 George Roe Chief Operating Officer
NICS Update
28 January 2019
George Roe
Chief Operating Officer

2. Who we are GP Federation of all 40 practices in NWS
Formed in 2016 – initially 14 practices
Expanded to all 40 in Oct 2017
Board of Directors – 9 Directors – all practice representatives (7 GPs, 2 PMs)

3. What we have done Winter Pressure clinics (Dec ‘17 – Apr ‘18)
4,000 extended hours GP appointments across 6 hubs
Extended Access contract from Aug ‘18
2018/19: 740 extended access appointments a week
2019/20: 1,100 extended access appointments a week
LTS: 2018/19
Docman workflow training, Bluestream Academy, Quality Improvement training, Primary Care Network development

4. What are we doing Extended Access Weekday evenings (6-9pm)
Weekend mornings (9am-midday)
Across 5 hubs in NWS
7 day, 52 week a year provision
GP face to face and digital appointments every day over the Christmas/New Year period
Provided c.15,500 appointments to date
Forecast to provide 57,000 appointments in 2019/20

5. What services are we providingGP
Digital GP (via partnership with LIVI)
7am-10pm (weekdays); 9am-5pm (weekends)
First Contact Physio
Wound Care
Phlebotomy