Wandsworth GP
Our Mission
To improve services and provide exceptional healthcare to the Wandsworth community through collaborative working with partners and stakeholders.
Our Vision
To be known as a leading promoter of quality services and innovation, supporting primary care services in Wandsworth to be resilient and prepared to meet the changing face of general practice.
Our Values
Innovation
Highlights our commitment to excellence in delivering high-quality, evidence-based holistic services. It involves continually seeking and implementing advanced healthcare solutions that enhance patient outcomes.
Collaboration
Underscores our commitment to work in partnership with all stakeholders, to learn and develop together within a supportive environment. We will support the development of our team, so they can work with patients, families, healthcare providers, and community partners, to build a healthier community.
Compassion
Drives our commitment to empathetic, person-centred care, ensuring dignity and comfort for all.
Inclusion
Embodies our commitment to ensuring equitable access to healthcare for everyone in the community. It focusses on removing barriers to care and providing convenient and inclusive services that meet the diverse needs of local people.
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July 2024Wandsworth GP Federation CIC Launched
After more than 10 years as Battersea Healthcare CIC (BHCIC
Battersea Healthcare Community Interest Company ), a new corporate identity was launched.
The new name, Wandsworth GPGeneral Practitioner Federation CIC, more accurately describes us and what we do. -
June 2021Our strategic direction
We develop and publish our first strategic direction plan, A Platform for Change.
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April 2021Coming together
We agree with PCNs to work more closely together and form ‘Primary Care Wandsworth’ to make the best use of our shared resources and clinical expertise to jointly support and develop primary care services in Wandsworth.
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December 2020Enhanced Primary Care Hub
The Enhanced Primary Care Hub at Queen Mary's Hospital is led by BHCIC
Battersea Healthcare Community Interest Company , with support from St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Tudor Lodge Health Centre.The service includes appointments with Emergency Practitioners and GPs for treatments of wounds and minor injuries providing up to 480 urgent and routine appointments each week for local people from 8am to 8pm, six days a week.
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April 2020Bringing services together
We begin to work with CLCH
Central London Community Healthcare and Accelerate to support patients with wound and lymphoedema care. -
December 2019Working with Generate
We begin to work with Generate who make sure that people with learning disabilities are not isolated in their local community and are supported to attend health check appointments.
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October 2018Easier access
Practices can offer cervical screening appointments outside of normal working hours.
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April 201810 year MCP contract awarded
Royal Trinity Hospice
We begin to work with the hospice to deliver the Wandsworth Care Coordination Service.
Marie Curie
Through the Wandsworth Care Coordination we begin to work with Marie Curie who provide overnight care by trained and qualified staff for patients in their own home.
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October 2017Delivering services in the community
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
As part of the MCP
Multi-Specialty Community Provider contract we begin to work with Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust to deliver Community Adult Health Services in Wandsworth.Age UK Wandsworth
We start to work with Age UK to deliver their Better At Home services.
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April 2017Community Contract awarded
Multispecialty Community Provider (MCP
Multi-Specialty Community Provider ) contractGP
General Practitioner practices work closely with community services such as district nurses, hospital specialists, social services and others, to deliver a wider range of services so that fewer patients go to hospital for care and treatment. -
March 20178-8 access
Patients in Wandsworth can book routine appointments with their GP
General Practitioner practice in the evenings and weekends at three Wandsworth 8-8 hubs. -
April 2015Supporting primary care
PACT
Planning All Care Together is an initiative developed by the CCGClinical Commissioning Group allowing practices to offer extended appointments for vulnerable patients and carers.When a person is vulnerable to sudden deterioration and emergency hospital admission they are added to the Enhanced Care Pathway (ECP
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July 2012MICAS launched
Musculoskeletal (MSK
Musculoskeletal ) conditions affect your bones, joints and muscles. There are over 200 MSKMusculoskeletal conditions.MICAS
Musculoskeletal Interface Clinical Assessment Service clinicians are specialists in MSKMusculoskeletal conditions. They will make an assessment of your needs and can refer you to other specialties to ensure you receive the right treatment as quickly as possible. -
March 2012Consolidation
The three providers join forces under Battersea Healthcare Community Interest Company, a non profit organisation.
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April 2010BHCIC formed
The Company was initially one of three GP
General Practitioner Provider Companies set up within the NHS Wandsworth area