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Vision for the Future of Primary Care in Wales

The RCGP and GPC in Wales feel that it is vitally important that Primary Care forms opinion about the proposed changes in health and social provision in Wales, and has a strong voice.  It is for this reason that we are working together to define a vision which can feed into and inform, the policies and current organisational changes of the Welsh Assembly Government.

 

We aim to give a clear picture of how Primary Care in Wales should look in the  future including structure, manpower, skill mix and the team, training and education, relationships with secondary and social care and the role of patients and their carers.  There is a perceived threat amongst General Practitioners that certain policies may have a detrimental effect on patient care, in particular the general practitioner/patient  relationship.  We have begun this piece of work by identifying and stating the core values of our  profession – and these values will serve to underpin our vision. We aim to produce a document stating our views for the future to present to the Welsh Assembly Government - please don’t miss the opportunity of including yours!

 

Dr Helen Herbert
Chair, RCGP Wales

 

RCGP Wales Visioning Day for the Future of General Practice in Wales- "Your Future, Your Say!"  Presentations from the Conference held on the 13th June 2007, Novotel Hotel, Cardiff Bay.

Dr Helen Herbert and Dr Bridget Osborne

Dr Helen Herbet Chair RCGP Wales and Dr Bridget Osborne

Please use the links below to read and download the speakers presentations from the conference.

If  you would like further information about the guest speakers please click  on this link to see their biographies.

If you would like further information about this conference, please contact Natasha Jenkins on 029 2050 4604 alternatively email njenkins@rcgp.org.uk

 

Dr Iona Heath and Professor David Haslam

 

Guest Speakers

Dr Iona Heath and Professor David Haslam

 

 

Guest Speaker Name of Presentation
Dr Helen Herbert - Chair RCGP Wales Welcome and Introduction
Dr David Salter - Deputy Chief Medical Officer, WAG Drivers for Change
Professor David Haslam - President RCGP Wales "You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone"
Dr Iona Heath - Chair RCGP International Committee The Distance Between the Twin Powers
Professor Helen Houston - Dean of Undergraduate Studies, Cardiff Medical School Undergraduate Teaching in General Practice in Wales: success, opportunities and challenges
Dr David Bailey - GP and Deputy Chair GPC Wales Commissioning
Dr Martin O'Donnell - GP and Chairman North Wales Faculty, RCGP Wales Out of Hours - or Open All Hours
Dr John Wynn -Jones - Life President of the Institute of Rural Health

Cross Border Issues

Pastoral and Managed Care
Mr Graham Box - Chief Executive, National Association for Patient Participation What is to be Gained from Patient and Public Involvement in Primary Care
Dr Tim Lyttle - GP and Medical Director of Wrexham LHB The GP as a Clinician: Chronic Disease Management, Generalist Skills
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