Forfar GP practice merger not to progress

FRIDAY, 22 APRIL, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Forfar GP practice merger not to progress

Academy Medical Centre and Ravenswood Surgery in Forfar will continue to run as individual general practices with patients receiving care from the practice where they are currently registered. The proposed merger between the two practices will not be progressing at this time.

 

Both practices state that they have learned a huge amount from the tests of change that have been running over the last 18 months and now plan to use this learning to implement change and deliver new models of care which will benefit patients.

 

Academy Medical Centre will continue with its plan to deliver care through small multi-disciplinary teams of health professionals. A review of the staff on the teams will be carried out to reflect recent staff changes at the practice and further information will be issued to patients over the coming weeks.

Ravenswood Surgery has already introduced a number of changes to their ways of working to support improved patient care and will continue to develop services.

 

NHS Tayside and the Scottish Government continue to support the work being progressed within both practices to develop sustainable models of general practice for the future.

 

Contact:

Gaynyr Dickson

NHS Tayside Communications

01382 740716

22 April 2016