Making the Connections: Developing Best Practice into Common Practice
Chapter 5
Implementation
Many of the recommendations in this report are directed towards NHS Boards which encompass Chairs and Chief Executives from across local health systems. It is expected that NHS Boards will assume leadership of this agenda which will require changes to be made within local ways of working.
The PCMG recognises that the actions proposed in this report will require local health systems to develop implementation plans which reflect their own local circumstances. There are also some actions which are for SEHD to pursue; it is also hoped that SEHD will consider the support which local areas will need to deliver this programme. The implementation programme will not only strengthen primary care but make a major contribution to improving the working of the whole NHS and social care system.
The PCMG would wish to see monitoring of implementation become part of the overall PAF process whereby NHS Boards demonstrate progress towards delivering the recommendations contained in this report.