currently being prepared and will be shared with the network at a later date. 7 To further develop Ensure that links are made Led by Network Ongoing Provide useful Develop the Network PLTS the third sector with voluntary sector practices supported by education and sessions to deliver training on support project organisations supporting the SCVS resource to patients issues pertinent to practices in increasing the agreed network priority areas and GP practices Bay. use of voluntary where possible. sector services by Ensure that up to date Led by Network Ongoing Practices are hosting Relevant information boards the Bay Network information on voluntary practices supported by third sector and other materials are being population sector services is displayed SCVS organisations within displayed and updated within in GP practices, e.g. GP Practices GP practices. information stands, notice boards. To consider possible Sector March 2017 Provide valuable Arrangements are being arrangements to CBT support and explored by the network. counselling services to offer information to patients. support and information to patient in practice. To evaluate the pre bookable GP Practices/Third March 2017 & Improved service to Evaluation currently being appointments system and the Sector Ongoing patients undertaken on the system to presence of voluntary sector be reported back to the Bay that has been trialled in the cluster. Awaiting detail from Bay network. SCVS 8 To increase the To continue to promote the NHS Direct/Health March 2017 and Network population Continued promotion of the use of the Healthy use of the Healthy City Board/SCVS/Voluntary ongoing more informed on Healthy City resources within City Directory directory within practices and Sector organisations available health and practices. within the network to patients. well being services
currently being prepared and will be shared with the network at a later date. 7 To further develop the third sector support project increasing the use of voluntary sector services by the Bay Network population Ensure that links are made with voluntary sector organisations supporting the agreed network priority areas where possible. Led by Network practices supported by SCVS Ongoing Provide useful education and resource to patients and GP practices Develop the Network PLTS sessions to deliver training on issues pertinent to practices in Bay. Ensure that up to date information on voluntary sector services is displayed in GP practices, e.g. information stands, notice boards. Led by Network practices supported by SCVS Ongoing Practices are hosting third sector organisations within GP Practices Relevant information boards and other materials are being displayed and updated within GP practices. To consider possible arrangements to CBT counselling services to offer support and information to patient in practice. Sector March 2017 Provide valuable support and information to patients. Arrangements are being explored by the network. To evaluate the pre bookable appointments system and the presence of voluntary sector that has been trialled in the Bay network. GP Practices/Third Sector March 2017 & Ongoing Improved service to patients Evaluation currently being undertaken on the system to be reported back to the Bay cluster. Awaiting detail from SCVS 8 To increase the use of the Healthy City Directory within the network To continue to promote the use of the Healthy City directory within practices and to patients. NHS Direct/Health Board/SCVS/Voluntary Sector organisations March 2017 and ongoing Network population more informed on available health and well being services Continued promotion of the Healthy City resources within practices.
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