The NHS in England faces several future challenges for primary care, including an ageing population, increasing numbers of patients with multiple long-term conditions and a limited workforce. The Health Education England Primary Care Workforce Commission has set out to identify innovative models of primary care that will meet these future challenges. As part of this work, RAND Europe was commissioned to present a brief overview of reports from professional bodies and policy-focused organisations — from England and internationally — that describe new models for delivering primary care. These models include:
Teresa Bienkowska-Gibbs,Sarah King,Catherine L. Saunders,et al. New organisational models of primary care to meet the future needs of the NHS: A brief overview of recent reports. 2015-01-01.