New Care Models – Working at Scale

Working at scale has become a key driver across general practice and all other areas of the wider NHS – presenting opportunities for new ways of working and for the development of new services all driven by the goal of improving patient care.

‘At scale’ provision of care, will increasingly see practices shift towards collaborative working models – formal mergers, partnerships and federations and Multi-Specialty Community Providers (MCPs) – key advantages of this approach are the ability for practices to build on their strengths, improve their reach and also share the workload. But what are the practicalities of working at scale?

Essentially, it’s about developing new ways of working that will enable you to meet the increasing challenges and demands placed on your practice. It’s about working collaboratively with other practices and other healthcare providers across the NHS – and this has evolved as a key element of the new models for general practice. The number of large-scale primary care organisations that can cover much bigger population groups than the traditional small-scale model of general practice.

• General Practitioners

• Practice Managers

• Senior Practice Nurses

• GP Administrator Managers

Learning Outcomes

Participants will gain an understanding of the demands of the Federating, merging and working at scale and the fundamental considerations around your practice in merger and partnership discussions. Different solutions will suit different practices and the people who work within them – so it’s crucial to be aware of the possibilities and opportunities that are available.

The GPFV 10 High Impact Actions will form a thread throughout the day as they represent a pivotal collection of ways to improve workload and improve care through working smarter, not harder.

• Help practices lay the foundations for new models of integrated care
• Understanding the delivery as part of a sustainable and high-quality NHS
• The different options of working at scale
• Identifying who you could collaborate with
• How the change could affect your practice’s identity
• Practicalities of merging – shared services & ‘back-office’ functions
• The business considerations of merging, partnerships, federations and MCPs
• Identifying the right services

Workshop Agenda

Below is an outline of the proposed agenda, if you have any questions please get in touch.