The 22 areas testing radical changes to GP operating model

HSJ can reveal the 22 primary care networks taking part in an unprecedented national programme designing a new “GP operating model” set to influence the national GP contract.

The groups, spread across seven integrated care boards, will trial new “operating models” for GP provision, under an initiative announced by the ICBs and NHS England in May.

If successful, the project will influence future national care models for GP and “neighbourhood” services, and probably shape the core national GP contract, HSJ understands. They will also look to use their evidence to prove the case for more primary care investment.

The sites will initially test five types of “interventions”, with specific actions to be agreed by the PCNs and ICBs in coming months. 

1. Optimising key aspects from the Primary Care Access and Recovery Plan
2. Implementing digital methods for risk stratification and repetitive process automation tools to reduce administrative burden;
3. Enhancing population health management, such as identifying patient searches for case or medication reviews;
4. Defining and measuring the impact of multidisciplinary teams for complex cohorts; and
5. Funding to increase clinical capacity as outlined in the long-term workforce plan.

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Source: HSJ, 25 September 2024