Attached Staff

Care coordinators provide extra time, capacity, and expertise to support patients in preparing for or in following up clinical conversations they have with primary care professionals. They work closely with the GPs and other primary care professionals within the PCN to identify and manage a caseload of identified patients, making sure that appropriate support is made available to them and their carers, and ensuring that their changing needs are addressed. They focus on delivery of personalised care to reflect local PCN priorities, health inequalities or groups of patients identified through risk stratification. They can also support PCNs in the delivery of Enhanced Health in Care Homes.

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First Contact Practitioners (FCP) are qualified autonomous clinical practitioners who can assess, diagnose, treat, and manage musculoskeletal (MSK) problems and undifferentiated conditions and, where appropriate, discharge a person without a medical referral. FCPs working in this role can be accessed directly by patients, or staff in GP practices can refer patients to them to establish a rapid and accurate diagnosis and management plan to streamline pathways of care.

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Health and Wellbeing Coaches (HWBCs) will predominately use health coaching skills to support people to develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become active participants in their care so that they can reach their own health and wellbeing goals. They may also provide access to self-management education, peer support and social prescribing. Health and Wellbeing Coaches will support people to self-identify existing issues and encourage proactive prevention of new and existing illnesses. This approach is based on using strong communication and negotiation skills and supports personal choice and positive risk taking. They will work alongside people to coach and motivate them through multiple sessions, supporting them to identify their needs, set goals, and help them to implement their personalised health and care plan.

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We have two mental health practitioners working with us and the other Harpenden GP surgeries, one for adults and the other for young people. They are able to offer an initial mental health assessment. 

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Clinical Pharmacists work in primary care as part of a multidisciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas. They will be prescribers, or if not, are working to complete an independent prescribing qualification following completion of the 18-month CPPE pathway. They work with and alongside the general practice team, taking responsibility for patients with chronic diseases and undertaking clinical medication reviews to proactively manage people with complex polypharmacy, especially for the elderly, people in care homes and those with multiple comorbidities. 

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Link workers give people time and focus on what matters to the person as identified in their care and support plan. They connect people to community groups and agencies for practical and emotional support. Link workers typically work with people over 6-12 contacts (including phone calls and meetings) over a three-month period with a typical caseload of up to 250 people, depending on the complexity of people’s needs.

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Our team of district nurses have great and wide-ranging experience in giving nursing care in the community. They now form part of a multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team, working alongside physios, occupational therapists etc.

For more information, visit the Hertfordshire community website

Our team of district nurses have great and wide-ranging experience in giving nursing care in the community. They now form part of a multi-disciplinary Integrated Care Team, working alongside physios, occupational therapists etc.

For more information, visit the Hertfordshire community website

Provision for expectant mothers is given in our weekly antenatal clinics by our two district midwives who also give care in the home for newly-delivered mothers and their babies.

We work closely with our local specialised nursing team, who provide care and support for those with cancer or another end-stage illness.

Available for a wide range of problems including those experienced by the elderly, disabled, housebound, and mentally ill. Enquiries should be made by calling 0300 123 4042.