Eastern GP Federation Support Unit

Eastern FSU supports four Belfast GP Federations and four GP Federations in the South East of Northern Ireland. Details of the Federations we support can be found on our website. A GP Federation is a group of GP practices, established in 2014, aimed at addressing capacity and workload issues within general practice. By coming together within a largescale, primary care organisation, it enables economies of scale, not achievable by a single practice. There are 17 GP Federations across Northern Ireland. Each GP Federation is owned by GP practices in its geographical area, aligned to the 17 Integrated Care Partnerships. We are developing the future model of primary care, based on multidisciplinary teams embedded around general practice. This model enables increased focus on prevention and early intervention and the active management of complex patients to support them to better manage their conditions. Each GP Federation has established itself as a clinically led, not-for-profit Community Interest Company (Limited by Guarantee) which means that it exists for the benefit of its community and any financial surplus generated must be reinvested in line with the members agreement. Eastern FSU provides corporate affair duties at scale to its member Federations, on a local and regional basis. This model ensures management and administrative support is more cost effective for member Federations. In addition, Eastern FSU manages a range of local and regional services, which patient populations benefit from.