Working in Partnership Programme
Working in Partnership Programme (WiPP)[1] was launched in England in 2004 under the new General medical services (nGMS) contract to support general practice by providing them with innovative ideas on how to improve services for the public.
The programme has several initiatives. The GMS contract provided the funds, while the intiatives are being implemented by a number of different agencies including Primary Care Trusts as well as non-government organisations in England. The WiPP website provides links [2] to resources, tools and techniques, such as online training courses and best practice guides for free download:
1. Self Care Support[3] for people and professionals
2. Self Care Support in Schools -- Making Sense of Health[4] project
3. Database of Good Practice[5] -- identifies, reviews and signposts existing good examples in general practice in England
4. Sickness Absence Management[6]
5. Workload Analysis Tool[7]
6. Improving the Management of Repeat Medicines[8] in Primary Care
7. Minor Illness Management[9]
8. Primary Care Management Development Programme[10] resources
9. General Practice Nursing[11] -- Getting it Right for Patients and Public Health
10. Health Care Assistants[12] -- facilitating their employment, training, development and integration
11. Vocational Training Scheme[13] for General Practice managers
12. National Primary Care Mental Health Collaborative[14]
References
- ^ Website of the Working in Partnership Programme
- ^ Webpage of WiPP Initiatives
- ^ Self Care Support initiatives
- ^ Making Sense of Health
- ^ Database of Good Practice
- ^ Sickness Absence Management
- ^ Workload Analysis Tool
- ^ Management of Repeat Medicines
- ^ Minor Illness Management
- ^ Primary Care Management Development Programme
- ^ General Practice Nursing
- ^ Health Care Assistants
- ^ Vocational Training Scheme
- ^ Mental Health Collaborative