Local company Primary Care Northern Ireland are involved in exploring and developing areas to enhance the delivery of primary care services from a UK context over the next five to ten year horizon.
The Directors of the company who are all locally based primary care professionals are keen to work in partnership with local health authorities and patients to examine how their innovative approach could be translated into a Northern Ireland perspective. This is particularly pertinent at a time when reform and modernisation is a key priority on the Government’s health service agenda.
The actual work to date has included developing unique and flexible alternative business models that address relevant components linking to the management and delivery of core primary care provision, with a particular emphasis on services provided by GP’s and the allied health care professions.
The company also has a proven record in the management and provision of non-core support services, and an expertise in providing capital solutions to meet primary care infrastructure building requirements.
Company Director Gerald McLean who has already been involved in establishing forty eight practice based commissioning platforms in England says:
“Being located in Northern Ireland, the company is well placed to assist local health bodies to deliver their programme of reform, modernisation and efficiency measures, without compromising the quality of care to patients”
The company fully concurs with the DHSSPS policy of supporting the strategic shift from high cost acute care to a more focused primary care provision.
Having already carried out significant market research in this arena, the company welcomes engagement with key stakeholders, including GP’s local health authorities, patients and local community representatives to explore future benefits linked to improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
Further details can be obtained by contacting the Company Secretary at Primary Care Northern Ireland Limited, 19a Westminster Avenue, Belfast BT4 1QQ or by telephoning 028 90659900 or mobile: 07803832447 or alternatively by emailing jim@primarycareni.co.uk.
