Although the role varies from surgery to surgery, the work Care Co-ordinators do can include mapping pathways and typing policies for nurses, offering support to newly diagnosed cancer patients, and assisting those with complex needs involving social services and clinicians. They may handle carer registration and related issues, conduct health checks for individuals with learning disabilities and severe mental illnesses (SMI), and manage certain aspects of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QoF). Additionally, Care Co-ordinators may chair and minute multi-disciplinary meetings, perform coding and generate reports, and ensure safeguarding measures are in place. They also make phone calls to families with new babies and oversee frailty care plan reviews.

Through these behind-the-scenes efforts, Care Co-ordinators significantly improve the health and wellbeing of patients.

We currently have Care Co-ordinators at the following GP practices:

• Puddletown Surgery
• Cerne Abbas Surgery
• Milton Abbas Surgery
• Portesham Surgery
• Atrium Health Centre