28.11.13
NAPC to become part of the NHS Confederation
The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) is to merge with and become part of the NHS Confederation.
It will become the “primary care provider network of the NHS Confederation”, and will be fully integrated into the Confed as one of its networks by April 2015. But it will retain its current name.
Dr Charles Alessi, chairman of the NAPC, said: “NAPC has always championed high quality primary care provision that is tailored to the needs of local communities reaching beyond traditional general practice in pursuit of improvements to the health of the populations we serve. The opportunity for greater organisation and innovation within primary care, both at home and abroad, as an integral part of the local care system has never been greater or more pressing. The NHS Confederation provides the right platform for us to act as the exclusive vehicle for primary care provision. This will allow us to expand our membership base and increase our influence and effectiveness in all areas of our work.”
NHS Confederation chief operating officer, Matt Tee, said: “The NAPC does a great job representing and developing high quality primary care provision as an integral part of our care system. They are a great fit with us, given that we represent all other providers and commissioners of NHS care. We envisage this collaboration as an opportunity to further widen the diversity of primary care providers within NAPC and to ensure that they have a central role to play within our membership in shaping future innovative care provision.”
The full details of the new affiliation are being worked up over the next few months.
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