Prescription for prevention
Think tank: Reform
Author(s): Rosie Beacon; Patrick King; Florence Conway
September 11, 2024
This report from UK think tank Reform sets out a new vision for primary care.
90 per cent of daily NHS activity happens in general practice and the community. If the primary care model is no longer fit for purpose, it weakens the foundations of the entire system and undermines the longstanding ambition to move care into the community.
Prescription for Prevention sets out a new vision for primary care. Rather than simply calling for workforce growth or bigger GP appointment targets, it sets out a variety of interventions on estates, workforce composition, technology, regulation, and funding models.
These are oriented around three core principles: to intervene earlier, respond faster, and avoid decline – all supported by a new technology and funding infrastructure (which are covered in two supplementary papers).
