CARE aims to radically improve population health and reduce health inequalities by connecting and empowering the whole health and care workforce and their local communities to design and deliver services that individuals need and want.
CARE is a holistic change approach led by Primary Care colleagues – super connectors! – supporting workforce resilience and leadership development using a combined focus on:
System-wide engagement – connecting national and local teams and strategies
Individual activation – using population health improvement projects to anchor learning and demonstrate value
Applied leadership – creating and maintaining the right environment for change and innovation
CARE’s operating principles:
Local system-led and focused on continuous improvement based on 3 phases and 3 main areas of activity – Spread, Enable, Sustain – currently anticipated to be delivered over a 3-4 year period.
Enables sustainable change and innovation through local system ownership, capacity and capability.
CARE works because:
It is delivered as a partnership between local and national systems, enabling local system priorities to align with national imperatives
Participants feel valued and are building self-awareness and resilience, which in turn is unlocking potential
Primary Care colleagues’ population health expertise is helping to unlock new and exciting innovation and improved system leadership
Primary Care colleagues are super-connectors – as they find ways of breaking entrenched behaviours and approaches, they’re using their professional networks to spread that learning almost in real time
It helps participants to find answers for themselves, using simple methodology and regular coaching and peer support
Projects on Population Health being done through the CARE Programme:
CARE is improving population health
92% of participants felt more able to improve population health and put their ideas into practice.
673 health improvement and staff development projects have been started by participants, with this set to rise to 700.
Impact of CARE on Patient Outcomes & Inequalities
CARE is helping address inequalities and increase health confidence
51% of projects are either directly or indirectly looking to address health inequalities.
A large proportion of projects are providing personalised care and helping patients develop their health confidence, activation and ability in self-management.
