LAURA LLOYD DAVIES
CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT MANAGER HYWEL DDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
BIO I have worked in Primary Care for several years and am currently the Cluster Development Manager at Hywel Dda University Development delivering the Accelerated Cluster Development programme. I am driven by my personal interest in developing change in our healthcare systems and in the Health Board’s strategic direction. Through my current role and this opportunity to study, I understand the key challenges facing Primary Care, both locally and nationally and am eager to progress. The MSc has been an invaluable opportunity to meet colleagues from around the country, learn new skills and broaden my horizon.
RESEARCH IMPACT The current contractual arrangement and working
arrangements for Primary Care contractors and Cluster working in Wales is very much designed and delivered by Welsh Government. Welsh Government launched a strategic delivery programme in February 2010 specifically for Community and Primary Care Services. The strategy, called ‘Setting the Direction’ provided a guide to new ways of locality working and was the first time all Local Health Boards in Wales were required to work collaboratively with numerous stakeholders. In 2018, the emerging model was adopted by the Strategic Programme for Primary Care as the Primary Care Model for Wales with the purpose of responding to A Healthier Wales via six key work streams: Prevention and Wellbeing, 24/7 Model, Data and Digital Technology, Workforce and Organisational Development, Communication and Engagement and Transformation and the Vision for the Clusters. Accelerated Cluster Development was adopted by all seven Health Boards in Wales in Spring 2022 and work commenced locally to introduce the required changes. My study looked at the impact following the implementation of Accelerated Cluster Development in Hywel Dda University Health Board in 2022. The aim was to ascertain the impact it has had on the Professional Collaborative and Cluster Leads’ priorities and engagement with peers and Cluster members.
CATHERINE LAMB
GP - BERLLAN SURGERY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
BIO I am an NHS GP who is passionate about the future of primary care especially the role of digital healthcare in order to improve the access to care in the community in Wales. This course has been invaluable to my learning and hopeful for development of a more cohesive and beneficial digital care provision for the future.
RESEARCH IMPACT I undertook research on the current effectiveness of remote consulting in primary care and how there is much needed further scope for improvement in this area of care delivery to ensure the public purse is used appropriately.
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