Our Vision and Core Values

Our Vision (what we want to become)

To be a practice that adopts a patient centred approach to healthcare

To be a practice that provides the best possible standards of safe, confidential holistic primary care to all patients

To be a practice that supports the health and wellbeing of our whole patient community

To be an employer of choice in the surrounding area

To be a learning practice that supports all staff to fulfil their potential and that supports training and development of the health providers of the future.

To be a leader in clinical research both locally and nationally, with a view to continuously improve our clinical care and service delivery.

To maximise the opportunity that IT provides to improve service delivery and patient care

To be an environmentally conscious practice that aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the business and of our patients.

How will our vision be achieved?

Empowering patients to be involved in the effective clinical decision-making process and promoting continuity of care.

Using best practice and local pathways to ensure that our clinical services are safe.

Engaging with our local community to encourage healthy lifestyle choices and uptake of preventative healthcare.

Listening to our Patient Participation Group, local community, and staff and patient feedback.

Treating all patients, carers and staff with dignity, respect, and honesty.

Ensuring all staff are trained with the skills and competencies they need to deliver care to our patients.

Maintaining standards by regular staff appraisal and providing opportunities to learn and develop from effective feedback.

Working collaboratively with the wider healthcare and general economy to share best practice both clinically and in business development.

Our Values

To Show Commitment—We are committed to the organisation, to delivering the highest level of clinical care, and to each other. We take pride in our individual contribution towards our collective achievements. We recognise that we are more effective when working collaboratively and that our individual actions represent The Adam Practice as a whole.

To Act with Integrity—We treat everyone with respect and fairness, ensuring openness and honesty at all times. We trust ourselves and our colleagues to do the right thing and model the behaviours that we expect to see.

To Develop and Educate—We enable continuous learning for all staff and Partners, through formal and informal training, mentoring and coaching. As individuals we aim to be the best we can be, remain curious and support others in their development. We embrace Clinical Excellence through Medical Research and welcome the opportunity to Educate others.

To Aim for Excellence—We strive to be the best we can be in every aspect of our work, always seeking improvement in clinical care and the development of the Practice. We are innovative in our approach, take part in research, remain open-minded to the views of others and welcome feedback and opportunities to learn when things do not reach the standards we expect.

To Take Responsibility—We are individually committed to doing our best every day, to working in an equitable, collaborative and safe manner, and supporting each other to do the same. We are mindful of our impact on the environment and follow the Green TAP policies.

Our Vision (what we want to become)

How will our vision be achieved?

Our Values