Stratford Collaborative’s vision, mission and values:
Our Vision: A future where everyone can easily access the right social and health care professional at the right time in the right setting for their needs.
Our Mission: To deliver the best possible care for our population by working in an integrated and collaborative way.
Our Values: Inclusive, Collaborative, Positive, Responsive
Our proactive, individualised and integrated health and social care offer provides:
- Active Monitoring
- Care Coordinators
- Health and Wellbeing Coaching
- Physiotherapy
In addition we also have the following roles who support the GP and Nurses
- Clinical Pharmacists
- General Practice Assistant
- Pharmacy Technicians
What is a PCN?
Services in general practice and the community are being transformed to make it easier for you to access a wider range of help from your surgery. This is part of the NHS Long Term Plan to offer people further choice and more joined-up healthcare.
More healthcare professionals including Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Physician Associates, Dieticians, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, and Social Prescribing Link Workers are being recruited nationally to work alongside GPs in wider networks of practices. This means you will be able to access more services closer to home.
PCN Team
Services in general practice and the community are being transformed to make it easier for you to access a wider range of help from your surgery. This is part of the NHS Long Term Plan to offer people further choice and more joined-up healthcare.
More healthcare professionals including Clinical Pharmacists, Physiotherapists, Paramedics, Physician Associates, Dieticians, Health and Wellbeing Coaches, and Social Prescribing Link Workers are being recruited nationally to work alongside GPs in wider networks of practices. This means you will be able to access more services closer to home.
Active Monitoring
Active Monitoring provided by Mind provides supported self-help to patients dealing with mental health issues. This is in the form of a free, one-to-one guided programme with up to 6 sessions. This is different to counselling but uses counselling-based skills to support.
The first session will be 40 minutes to assess what support is required, the following sessions will then be 20-30 minutes addressing the identified support. Signposting to other services will also be provided if further support is required.
You can self-refer for this service using on the ‘Self-referral’ tab further down. You will initially be contacted to triage your referral and to discuss how the service can best help you.
Clinical Pharmacists
Clinical Pharmacists are engaged in multiple activities and you will most likely interact with them in the form of a medication review. In these reviews, they will ensure the appropriate blood tests and monitoring has been completed for your medication and review your current medication for appropriateness. This is your chance as a patient to have an in-depth discussion about your medication and any questions or concerns.
They have a strong relationship with your GP and any suggestions for your care will be as a multi-disciplinary approach. Queries about medication can also be directed towards clinical pharmacists
First Contact Physiotherapists
First Contact Physiotherapists in general practice are experts in musculoskeletal conditions. They are able to assess, diagnose and treat a range of complex muscle and joint conditions – preventing the need for referrals to hospital. They can arrange swift access to further treatment, investigations and specialists when needed.
They can help with:
- Diagnosing and treating muscular and joint conditions
- Advising on how to manage your condition
- Referrals on to specialist services
Frailty Nurses
Frailty Nurses work within the care homes in Stratford-upon-Avon and are supported by a Care Coordinator. They undertake a weekly ward round in each care home, reviewing residents with acute illness to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions.
New residents and residents discharged from hospital are reviewed by the nurses and they support care homes in delivering palliative care. All their work creates strong networks across primary care, local care homes and community teams.
Our PCN works across both Rother House and Bridge House Medical Centres. Click here to see our staff list for the PCN staff, under additional roles, working here at Bridge House Medical Centre.
