About Us
The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) is a not-for-profit organisation that has led the development of population health improvement and integrated working for over two decades.
The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) is a not-for-profit organisation that has led the development of population health improvement and integrated working for over two decades.
NAPC is an independent membership organisation representing and supporting healthcare professionals across health and care systems. We are at the centre of shaping the future of healthcare and spreading innovation, influencing policy and delivering transformational change to improve the health and wellbeing of people, communities and the workforce that serves them.
We support and enable healthcare teams across the country to take a system wide approach to delivering population health based care and support, with a focus on:
Independence: We are authentic and autonomous, ensuring our focus aligns to the health and wellbeing needs of the population.
Creativity: We encourage alternative approaches and embrace new solutions to ensure improved health and wellbeing outcomes for people, communities and the workforce that serves them.
Trust: We engage openly and honestly with colleagues, members, partners and stakeholders; upholding our reputation and integrity.
Joy: We create meaning and fulfilment by empowering healthcare professionals to improve the health and wellbeing of their community.
The NAPC align with the WHO definition of primary care which states ‘Primary care is a model of care that supports first-contact, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated person-focused care. It aims to optimise population health and reduce disparities across the population by ensuring that subgroups have equal access to services.
Primary care is a key process in a health system that provides promotive, protective, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative services throughout the life course.’
The NAPC Board is chaired by John Pope, CBE. The Clinical Chair is elected by the Board for a term of three years, and non-executive Director positions are appointed for a period of up to 24 months. Our current Clinical Chair is Dr. Caroline Taylor.
The NAPC Council is comprised of Associate NAPC members who are nominated to join, with no set number of positions. Council members serve under agreed Terms and Conditions rather than for a fixed time frame. Additionally, five coopted positions are elected annually. The Council is chaired by the Clinical Chair, Dr. Caroline Taylor, who was appointed through a Council-led process.
