Primary Care Team of the Year: Primary care that makes a difference

Outstanding teams develop innovative ideas beyond their normal remit. When the judges were discussing the shortlist for the primary care team of the year, the emphasis was on seeking out those who had gone beyond what would normally be expected in general practice. Each of the three shortlisted practices—from Bristol, Cambridgeshire, and Nottingham—identified a particular clinical need in their patient population and went out of their way to make a difference by, respectively, improving access to primary care for young people in temporary hostel accommodation, managing alcoholism in rural areas, and providing additional mental health services for university students.