As part of International Nurses Day, we recognise and celebrate the vital contribution our nurses make to delivering excellent care for our patients. We have a considerable nursing workforce within ABC, and we place huge value on their experience and ability to support other roles across the organisation. So thank you to all our nurses …
Richard Visick Inclusion Champion representing: Age My name is Richard and I am 54 years old. I suppose I should thank my parents for passing on their youthful genes to me, but I haven’t always considered it to be advantageous. More on this later….. I am proud to be one of ABC’s Inclusion Champions, working with …
Each year, World Health Day draws attention to a specific health topic to people all over the world. On the 75thanniversary of the WHO, we’re joining them in celebrating the importance of ‘Health for All’ and appreciating how pivotal primary care is in achieving this aim. The WHO has long recognised the importance of primary care and …
As an organisation, we have always aimed to establish channels that could support patients beyond their immediate clinical needs. We’re hugely invested in understanding the wider determinants of health and exploring how we can empower people to live better and healthier lives. Personalised care plays a large role in this. As part of the NHS’s …
Health and social work account for 21%* of all jobs held by women in the UK (September 2022). In fact, 77%* of jobs in these fields are held by women, and this is replicated within our own organisation where 83% of our team are female. At ABC we recognise the incredible contribution that women make …
From 3rd March, ABC will be using our inhouse team to provide all Enhanced Access capacity and Livi will no longer be accessible for the following practices: Sussex Surrey Livi has offered us an online service for the past three years, but it has always been our intention to provide Enhanced Access services at PCN …
We are all aware of the current demand on NHS services and there’s a growing desire to find ways of supporting patient needs while also reducing the ongoing pressures on GPs and acute services. This is what has driven Surrey Primary Care Network, Care Collaborative, to pilot a child and young person’s support service that …
Local community resource, the Horley Health Hub, has opened its doors as a Warm Hub, providing local residents with a place to keep warm and meet others. The hub, which is home to local GP Federation, Alliance for Better Care as well as Healthy Horley PCN and the Growing Health Together initiative, will be providing …
Tracy Olckers, Lead Social Prescriber, Crawley Care Collaborative “I joined the Crawley Care Collaborative team in July 2020 and began working across the PCN’s four surgeries, Leacroft Medical Practice, Southgate Medical Group, Bridge Medical Centre and Langley Corner Surgery. At that stage I was the only member of the team but we’ve since grown and …
Local GP Federation, Alliance for Better Care (ABC), has launched a healthcare campaign in Crawley aimed at helping men to not only identify their health needs, but also provide them with a supporting environment to access healthcare information and guidance. The pilot scheme begins on 19th October, with sessions running for six weeks from the …
