national association of primary care
London
interests of primary care professionals including general practitioners, nurses,
practice staff, pharmacists, opticians and dentists. It is at the centre of
shaping the future of healthcare, spreading innovation, influencing policy,
supporting and connecting professionals across primary care – enabling them to
provide world-class sustainable patient-centred healthcare. Primary care NAPC
defines effective primary care as: a citizen’s first point of contact with the
health and social care system; a person-centred (holistic) approach, rather than
disease focused, to continuous lifetime care; a comprehensive set of services
delivered by multi-professional teams with a focus on population health needs;
the coordination and integration of care in partnership with patients and
providers.
