Paramedics
Have experience in everything from minor injuries to more serious conditions such as asthma, and now help manage routine and urgent appointments and carry out home visits.
Care Co-ordinators
Help make sure that patients are connected to the right services or professionals at the right time. They can also help people manage their own needs, preparing them for appointments, monitoring their health and responding to any challenges.
Dieticians
Diagnose and treat diet and nutritional problems such as diabetes, food allergies, coeliac disease and metabolic diseases.
Podiatrists
Diagnose and treat foot and lower limb conditions.
Physician Associates
Work alongside GPs, treating a wide range of health conditions, arrange tests and analyse results and perform physical examinations of patients, including those with long-term conditions.
Physiotherapists
Can access, diagnose and treat a range of complex muscle and joint conditions such as arthritis and back pain without needing hospital care. They can also arrange access to further treatment, investigations and specialists when needed.
Occupational Therapists
Support those with problems arising from physical, mental, social and developmental difficulties, helping them find ways to continue with every day activities that are important to them.
General Practice Nurses
Take blood samples, give vaccinations and carry out screening. Many surgeries now also have mental health nurses, district nurses, midwives and nurse practitioners (who can diagnose, treat and order tests), too.
Mental Health Practitioners
Support adults whose needs can’t be met by local talking therapies but who might not need ongoing care from hospitals or medical health teams. They can refer patients to a range of different services.
Clinical Pharmacists
Are experts in medicines, who help patients by supporting those with long-term conditions like asthma, diabetes and high blood pressure and people taking multiple medicines, to ensure their medication is working.
Social Prescribing Link Workers
Help patients manage their social, emotional and physical wellbeing by connecting them to local groups and services that can offer practical and emotional support. These include volunteer opportunities, physical activities and even debt and housing advice.
Nursing Associates
Perform routine health checks and wound care while providing patients with general health and wellbeing advice under the guidance of a nurse or another health professional.
Health and Wellbeing Coaches
Help people manage their own health conditions by developing their knowledge, skills and confidence in dealing with the issue to prevent long-term illness or it getting worse.