Lucy Aldridge

This publication outlines how to deliver proactive care against core components and key enablers, acting as a roadmap for implementing the NHS England framework and delivering proactive care services. This introduction includes a foreword, executive summary and an outline of the 12 recommendations.

In this chapter, we set out eight key recommendations which are crucial to the success of proactive care services across community and primary care settings in the UK. 

This chapter goes into greater depth about the five core components and three key enablers for delivery.

This report analyses data from the UK 2022 census of consultant physicians, conducted by the Royal College of Physicians London on behalf of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. The latest RCP census was published in 2023 and is based on data collected in 2022.