Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

New approaches to developing Primary and Social Care through premises

Dr Alan Roberts

Iain Stewart

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

Wallasey locality profile

Population: 73,000

Number of practices: 17

Number of GPs: 44

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

History of Wallasey

- 1990 – Informal meetings/PGEA meetings

- Locality/Extended Executive/CMG

- Multi-Fund formed between smaller practices

- Therapeutics Groups established before PCGs

- Established concept of sharing clinical knowledge to improve practice

- Locality-wide Protected Learning Time

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

Six Centres Plan

Victoria Central Hospital

New Brighton

Wallasey Village

Egremont

Leasowe

Poulton

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care TrustFuture profile of GP premises

Centre 1. VCH – 4 practices

Centre 2. New Brighton – 3 practices

Centre 3. Wallasey Village – 4 practices

Centre 4. Egremont – 2 practices

Centre 5. Leasowe – 3 practices

Centre 6. Poulton – 1 practice

Range of Services at Centre’s

• Physiotherapy• Phlebotomy• Dietetics• Pharmacy• Social Services• CAB• Medical Training• Counselling

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

WIIFM?

• Increased services• State of the art premises • Increase services (not fund holding)• State of the Art premises (minor injuries/WIC/OOH)• Easy recruitment to uncomplicated premises• Keep central/community identity• “Exit Strategy”

Birkenhead and Wallasey

Primary Care Trust

Services • Greater scope to design/redesign services• Improved access to wider range of services for patients• Better continuity of care

Patient Perspective• Modern, accessible buildings with wide range of services• Establishes true one stop concept for primary care

Considerations• Joint working with local authority e.g. public transport• Retaining local ownership

WIIFM?