To improve patient access and help patient be seen sooner and address their needs by appropriate service, our reception can now offer you an appointment with the following healthcare professionals: 

• Social Prescriber
• Health And Wellbeing Coach
• Mental Health Practitioner
• Dietitian
• First Contact Physiotherapist
• Advanced Clinical Nurse Practitioner
• Clinical Pharmacist
• Care Coordinator

Additional Roles in General Practice (ARRS) bring numerous benefits to the healthcare system:

• Streamline care access without the need for external referrals, reducing waiting times
• Increase GP capacity, allowing quicker access to care and longer appointments
• Address personalised care and inequalities, tailored to suit local needs
• Connect patients with local services and support groups
• Provide personalized care and help manage complex needs, empowering patients
• Improve collaboration between clinicians with a multidisciplinary approach
• Ensure better patient care and more efficient healthcare system

For more information about the roles, referral criteria and patient benefits, please vist the following our PCN (Primary Care Network) website: Extra Capacity with Additional Roles