The Academy has been established as part of the Health Board’s mission to keep north Wales at the leading edge of Primary and Community Care services providing the following functions:
Education and Training
- Provision of relevant training modules
- Develop and commission education and training frameworks that focus on the social and medical model of health
- Coordination of advance practice training opportunities
- Arranging mentorship and clinical supervision for developing advance practice skills
Improvement and Sustainability
- Provision of a library of best practice and innovation exemplars
- Packages of coordinated support and advice to practices
- Individual career development advice
- Develop and implement a north Wales Primary Care Recruitment Strategy
Research and Innovation
- Develop, test and evaluate pilot projects including Welsh Government Pacesetter Projects
- Extending the knowledge base in prudent primary and community healthcare, and the multidisciplinary social model of care
- Support for practitioners interested in research and innovation