A metronome or conductor for neighbourhood health?
Explore the tension between NHS targets and neighbourhood health, and why leaders must balance performance with community‑driven care.
Staff Activation and Real Teams: The Foundation for Safe and Effective Integrated Care
In this blog, Dr Minesh Patel describes how Integrated care cannot succeed without activated staff working in real teams.
Activation for Better Health and Care
Discover how activation, agency, and community connection can transform health and care systems.
Digital Clinical Safety
As explored in a recent conversation between Prof Andy Brooks and digital transformation expert Joanna Fox, digital innovation is rapidly reshaping primary care. From virtual triage to AI‑supported decision‑making, the opportunities are significant. But Jo stresses a crucial point: digital tools don’t guarantee safety. Their
Beyond Survival: What a Better GP Contract Could Unlock
When we talk about the proposed direction of the GP contract, the first question we should be asking is ‘how will it help?’
How NHS Leaders Can Overcome the Scarcity Mindset: Lessons From Kaiser Permanente and Neighbourhood Care
The NHS leadership mindset often sits between optimism for neighbourhood care and the pressures of daily system constraints.
Prevention pays now: Why Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs) deliver immediate value
In reality, well designed prevention, especially through Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs), delivers rapid, measurable cost savings across health, social care and wider public services. The impact is not theoretical or generational; it materialises now.
The green and yellow feeling
Professor Andy Brooks reflects on his first 100 days as NAPC’s clinical chair through the lens of the ‘green and yellow feeling’.
Five Golden Rings: What System Leaders Can Do in the Next 12 Weeks to Accelerate Integrated Neighbourhood Teams
In this blog, Dr Minesh Patel explores what system leaders can do in the next 12 weeks to accelerate integrated neighbourhood teams and create lasting impact.
What’s the Numbers Needed to Treat (NNT) for Community Health and Wellbeing Workers (CHWWs)?
Discover the Numbers Needed to Treat for Community Health and Wellbeing Workers and why this metric undervalues their broader impact.
