What we are working on?

The NCN has agreed 3 key priorities which underpins its 2020-23 Integrated Medium Term Plan (IMTP):

• Delivering Care Closer to Home
• Tackling loneliness and social isolation
• Building sustainable Primary care in the face of a growing population

What we have already done

Undertaken a comprehensive needs assessment to inform our IMTP priorities over the next 3 years.

Future Priorities

• Practice based Pharmacists providing expertise for high number of patients reliant on increasingly complex medications;
• Prescribing savings of £8,000;
• Secured funding to develop Integrated Well-Being Centre’s;
• Dementia Roadmap & new schemes, DEWIS Cymru funding;
• Remodeled GP Practice based dietician role;
• Improved links with Council planning/ housing team;
• Higher flu up-take than the Wales average in all three target groups
• Dedicated sustainability/workforce planning discussions, introduced Care Navigation
• Continue to ensure NCN development plans reflect local need;
• Continue to work in partnership with Primary & Secondary Care, Third Sector and local populations to support the delivery of the Care Closer to Home strategy;
• Continue to work with GP Practices to understand issues with sustainability and identify & maximise areas for cross-practice working;
• Continue to commit to NCN funding to test new schemes/ services linked to NCN Plan priorities.