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Population Health Management

Population health management (PHM) is a is a way to improve the current and future health and well-being of people within and across a defined local, regional and national population while reducing health inequalities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/population-health-management-2/

Population Health Management

What is Population Health Management? Population health management (PHM) is a is a way to improve the current and future health and well-being of people within and across a defined local, regional and national population while reducing health inequalities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/population-health-management/

Tackling health inequalities in Plymouth

In Plymouth we are planning to develop a health and wellbeing hub in the city. A single overarching aim informs all of this: we are determined to tackle health inequalities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/tackling-health-inequalities-in-plymouth/

Eye care

PCC can help and support commissioners navigate their way through commissioning and contracting matters. Support is provided via our national events programme, locally delivered workshops, and specialist helpdesk advice service which includes access to ask the expert sessions. Local workshops and one to one support The eye health services team are able to locally deliver…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/eye-care/

How to create health – Building Back Together following COVID-19

During the pandemic, many health professionals witnessed first-hand what communities are capable of; people’s desire to help during the lockdown periods; the deft way that communities organised to keep everyone connected, fed, occupied and receiving the health management and medicines they needed; and the willing volunteers staffing testing sites and vaccination centres.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/how-to-create-health-building-back-together-following-covid-19/

How can our primary care estate help with addressing inequalities?

The UK is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, the fifth largest economy overall in terms of GDP[1]. But this wealth is primarily held by a small number of wealthy individuals[2], while more than 1 in 5 of the population are in poverty[3] and experiencing significant and increasing health inequalities[4] – a situation…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/how-can-our-primary-care-estate-help-with-addressing-inequalities/

Uncovering optometry’s valuable role within the NHS

The combination of an ageing population and technological advancements means that the optometry sector is experiencing its highest demand to date. Accounting for one of the four key pillars of primary care, optometry plays a not just a vital role but makes crucial financial efficiencies within the NHS.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/uncovering-optometrys-valuable-role-within-the-nhs/

Sharing estate beyond health colleagues

It is widely accepted that happy, healthy communities have timely access to health and social care support when they need it, they live in low crime areas, the people in them connect with each other socially, they have a good standard of housing and access to employment, transport links, education and spaces to enjoy.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/sharing-estate-beyond-health-colleagues/

Social prescribing link workers can help reduce health inequalities

GPs had always ‘operated outside the biomedical model’, which is what separated them from specialist colleagues. However general practice had not always had the resources or skills to operate in the ‘psycho-social space’ until the introduction of social prescribing link workers says Martin Marshall RCGP Chair.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/social-prescribing-link-workers-can-help-reduce-health-inequalities/

Future-proofing health care

As the system begins to recover and refresh it may be time to take stock of our approach to commissioning, and return to the essentials of what commissioning means and how we can approach it in a way that provides the best value, responds to needs equitably, and is sustainable into the future.  This article…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/future-proofing-health-care/

Getting the model right – A perspective from Red Kite Community Interest Company

We recently spent some time chatting with Siân Jones who is the Business Development Manager for Red Kite Health Solutions Community Interest Company (CIC) about the development and running one of the growing numbers of not-for-profit community interest companies in primary care in Wales.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/getting-the-model-right-a-perspective-from-red-kite-community-interest-company/

Improving population care

Improving population health outcomes and tackling health inequity is an understandable focus as we all reflect on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the inequalities which have affected the most vulnerable people in our communities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/improving-population-care/
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