Primary Care Strategy for Shetland

What is primary care?

The term primary care means different things to different people. Generally speaking, it is most people's first contact with health services. It includes, amongst other things, services provided by GPs, advanced nurse practitioners, practice nurses, district nurses, pharmacists and support staff.

Primary health care involves providing treatment for common illnesses, the management of long term illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease and the prevention of future ill-health through advice, immunisation and screening programmes.

This questionnaire is not about opticians and dental services.

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* 1. Have you had any contact within the last year with any primary care services? (Please tick all that apply)

GPs

Advanced Nurse Practitioners (ANPs)

Practice Nurses

District Nurses

Pharmacists

Support staff

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What do you think works well in primary care in Shetland at the moment?

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* 3. Please tell us what you think could be improved about primary care in Shetland.

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* 4. What thoughts do you have about how to do things differently/better?

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* 5. Is there anything else you would like to tell us about primary care in Shetland?

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* 6. It would help us to identify any geographical differences in primary care provision if you could provide your post code. This information will remain confidential and cannot be used to identify individuals.

Postal Code

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* 7. If you would like to discuss any of the comments you have made in more detail, please fill in your details below: Your response will be treated anonymously and your details will not be linked to your response. Only include this information if you are happy to be contacted.

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

E-mail:

How would you prefer to be contacted?