Director Primary & Community Care
Graeme Dickson
Primary and Community care directorate is headed by Graeme Dickson and its Health Partnerships are being established by NHS Boards as key building blocks in the modernisation of the NHS and joint services, with a vital role in partnership, integration and service redesign. They provide an exciting opportunity for partners to work together to improve the lives of the local communities which they serve.
CHPs will provide a focus for the integration between primary care and specialist services and with social care and ensure that local population health improvement is placed at the heart of service planning and delivery.
To achieve this, CHPs will need to
- Link clinical and care teams
- Work in partnership with local authorities, voluntary sector and other stakeholders
- Actively involve the public, patients and carers
Primary and Community Healthcare Directorate is structured into eight divisions including;
- Adult Care & Support Change Team
- Chief Dental Officer
- Primary Care
- Shifting the Balance of Care
- Partnership Improvement & Outcomes
- Community Care
- Chief Pharmaceutical Officer
- Mental Health
Topics
Topics contain more information on the policies and initiatives undertaken by the Scottish Government. They act as a background to the work of directorates.