The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) leads change and innovation, supporting colleagues from across the NHS.
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We’re pleased to share our rapid one‑pager and Live in Five video summarising the newly published Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) Neighbourhood Health Framework, which sets out the next steps for the NHS and local government, working alongside civil society, to deliver a neighbourhood health service. A Written Ministerial Statement from Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care, has also been published to accompany the framework.
This paper is the collective view of the NAPC Leadership and brings together NAPC’s experience of how to make INTs work and how to manage the challenging process of change, bringing in evidence from the UK and internationally.
Through our extensive network of highly experienced professionals, the NAPC has a wealth of expertise covering care model redesign, system transformation, health technology, strategy, finance, analytics, facilitation, leadership development and clinical expertise across health and care. We work with health and care organisations in the UK to lead change in primary and integrated care.
Local leaders have told us they need support to lead with clarity, courage, and collaboration in complex, evolving systems. NAPC’s Leadership Development Programme is designed to equip senior system and organisational leaders with the insight, confidence, and tools to lead this transformation—sustainably and successfully. As Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs) become the cornerstone of modern, community-centred healthcare, the need for visionary, adaptive leadership has never been greater.
NAPC plays a pivotal role in supporting the Community Health and Wellbeing Worker (CHWW) programme by providing strategic leadership, practical implementation support, and a platform for national collaboration. NAPC works closely with local systems to embed the CHWW model effectively locally, ensuring alignment with wider health and care priorities. Through training, resources, and ongoing networking, NAPC equips CHWWs with the tools they need to build trust, reduce inequalities, and activate communities from within. By capturing and sharing insights from across the country, NAPC is also helping to shape national policy and scale the programme sustainably.
Care Navigation training recognises the important role of frontline staff in primary care and supports them to signpost people to the right services, which empowers patients to support their own health and wellbeing and improves access to primary care services.
Sam, Chantelle and Jenni increasingly noticed many carers in their practices reported that their health and social needs were not being met.
Pooling resources improves access, recruitment and training
This paper is the collective view of the NAPC Leadership and brings together NAPC’s experience of how to make neighbourhood health work and how to manage the challenging process of change, bringing in evidence from the UK and internationally.
Explore the tension between NHS targets and neighbourhood health, and why leaders must balance performance with community‑driven care.
In this blog, Dr Minesh Patel describes how Integrated care cannot succeed without activated staff working in real teams.
Discover how activation, agency, and community connection can transform health and care systems.
