Principia Partners in Health Who, What, Why?

Helen GriffithsPrincipia Support and Implementation Manager

Helen.griffiths@nottspct.nhs.uk

What is Principia?

• A new organisation established by the local GPs and healthcare staff working in the community

• It plans, pays for and delivers local NHS services for local people

• Contract with Nottinghamshire County tPCT to provide healthcare services in Rushcliffe

• Company Limited by Guarantee, social enterprise model

• Pathfinder for Department of Health

What is Principia?

New Community facing service delivery model through:

Collaborative Practice based Commissioning

Community Services

Community engagement

NHS Agenda

‘Our NHS Our Future’

Interim Report October 2007 - Darzi

“ Responding to the expectations of patients and the public of a more personalised service by challenging and empowering NHS staff and others locally to deliver them”

“Supporting the local change from the centre rather than instructing it”

How is Principia different?

Local

Focus on

investing for health

Clinically driven

Partnerships

Principia Company Board

Patient Reference Group

Principia Rushcliffe Health Network

Beneficiaries

Community Engagement

What has been achieved?

• Surgical dermatology service provided at a local health centre.

“It was much more convenient having my surgery done at the Health Centre rather than at hospital, I was dealt with quickly and saw the same Doctor throughout my treatment and appointments”.

“I would like to congratulate you on your new Dermatology Department. I felt more comfortable in a situation I knew with my own Doctor, I was in and out quickly and parking was much more convenient”.

Issues

• Government policy and re-organisation

• VAT

• Pensions

• Indicative budget

• Cultural change

The Future

• Continue to build on governance model

• Increase number of locally accessible health services

• Extend hours of opening of local surgeries

• Increase in amount of care offered in the community

• Explore partnership working with new service providers

• Employ own staff

• Have a real budget