Join the Primary Care Improvement Collaborative
The Primary Care Improvement Collaborative is part of the Primary Care Phased Investment Programme (PCPIP) which is jointly delivered by NHS boards, Health and Social Care Partnerships, Healthcare Improvement Scotland and Scottish Government. By December 2025, the programme aims to:
- improve implementation of CTAC and Pharmacotherapy services as outlined in the GMS contract (2018),
- develop a culture of continual improvement across Primary Care settings, and
- build evidence to understand the national context for GMS contract implementation including long-term Scottish Government investment.
We are delighted to invite further applications from primary care services to join our Primary Care Improvement Collaborative. The collaborative launched in April 2024 and concludes in December 2025.
If you are interested, please complete an application form on behalf of your team.
Participating teams can choose activities to support their improvement work depending on their capacity and priorities.
Support for collaborative teams
Joining the collaborative gives primary care teams access to:
- Improvement sprints: focused four or eight week blocks of improvement support with one to one and group coaching.
- Learning sessions and webinars: events focused on specific topics to share learning from across the Primary Care Phased Investment Programme.
- Coffee with the collaborative: informal drop-ins to meet other collaborative teams, ask questions or get advice from our improvement coaches.
- Skills sessions: bitesize sessions providing tips on applying quality improvement tools and approaches in primary care.
- Bespoke support: if none of the activities sound quite right or you are not sure where to start, our coaches can help develop something specific for your team.
Joining criteria for collaborative teams
The collaborative is open to any primary care team interested in using quality improvement to improve an aspect of their service, including:
- GP clusters
- GP practices
- pharmacotherapy teams
- CTAC teams, and
- other primary care multidisciplinary teams.
Benefits of working with our team
- Work with experienced coaches to test changes using quality improvement methodology.
- Access to and support with data tools to understand your system.
- Support with understanding and use of quality improvement tools.
- Networking opportunities across Primary Care in Scotland.
- Previous track record of success with initiatives like the Primary Care Access Programme (PCAP).
Impact of the Collaborative so far
The collaborative is an integral part of the PCPIP work and currently supports 103 teams across 11 NHS boards to implement improvements in access, CTAC and pharmacotherapy.
Get in touch
Email us at his.pcpteam@nhs.scot if you have a question about the Primary Care Improvement Collaborative.