Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP)
was launched in
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
in 2004 under the new
general medical services
General medical services (GMS) is the range of healthcare that is provided by general practitioners (GPs or family doctors) as part of the National Health Service in the United Kingdom. The NHS specifies what GPs, as independent contractors, are e ...
(nGMS) contract to support doctors in general practice by providing them with innovative ideas on how to improve services for the public.
Initiatives
The GMS contract provided the funds, while the initiatives are being implemented by a number of different agencies including
primary care trust
Primary care trusts (PCTs) were part of the National Health Service in England from 2001 to 2013. PCTs were largely administrative bodies, responsible for commissioning primary, community and secondary health services from providers. Until 31 May ...
s as well as
non-government organisations
A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...
in England. The WiPP website provides several resources for this program.
The programme has several initiatives.
# Self Care Support
for people and professionals
# Self Care Support in Schools—Making Sense of Health
project
# Database of Good Practice
—identifies, reviews and signposts existing good examples in general practice in England
# Sickness Absence Management
# Workload Analysis Tool
to help analyse workload data in general practices and other primary care organisations
# Improving the Management of Repeat Medicines
in
Primary Care
Primary care is the day-to-day healthcare given by a health care provider. Typically this provider acts as the first contact and principal point of continuing care for patients within a healthcare system, and coordinates other specialist care t ...
# Minor Illness Management
# Primary Care Management Development Programme
resources
# General Practice Nursing
—Getting it Right for Patients and
Public Health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...
# Health Care Assistants
—facilitating their employment, training, development and integration
# Vocational Training Scheme
for
General Practice
General practice is the name given in various nations, such as the United Kingdom, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to the services provided by general practitioners. In some nations, such as the US, similar services may be describe ...
managers
# National Primary Care Mental Health Collaborative
References
External links
The official website of the programme
National Health Service (England)
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