Summary
The Wigan GP has been appointed for a further three years in the role.
Dr Tim Dalton has been reappointed as chair of Greater Manchester General Practice Provider Board (GPB), for his second term of office.
First appointed in 2023, Tim will lead the board for another three years after an uncontested expression of interest.
Tim is a practising GP at South Wigan Medical Practice and also serves as vice-chair of Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (GMPCB).
During his three years as GPB chair, Tim has guided members on a journey of vast development, evolving the board’s constitution to include formal Terms of Reference, managing a substantial budget and supporting transformation of the GP Excellence programme.
The board has supported the development and growth of GP Boards in each Greater Manchester locality and helped local GP practices increase their influence in local working arrangements.
Equally, it has enabled general practice to be more involved in the wider Greater Manchester health and care system, establishing a strong engagement process for primary care matters.
Tim said: “There has been so much activity over the last three years and too many GPB achievements to mention. It has been a privilege to be the chair.
“However, we are particularly proud of the work we did to secure investment for the Beyond Core Contract Reviews programme (BeCCoR), which resulted in new or revised contracts that better support the needs of general practice. This funding has helped colleagues prevent more than 200 strokes and 180 heart attacks across Greater Manchester in just one year.
“We are much more aligned to other primary care disciplines on important schemes like Pharmacy First and optometry-led blood pressure screening, and we have supported the roll-out of GP peer ambassadors in all 10 localities to further support practices in delivering neighbourhood working.”
The GP Board will begin in earnest to determine its priorities for the next three years, which include building on its achievements to date, increasing further resilience for General practice in Greater Manchester, continuing to engage with the Greater Manchester system and in localities, and driving improvements in patient care.
Tim added: “I’d like to thank all my colleagues in general practice and specifically GPB members for their support over the last three years, and their newly expressed confidence to continue as their chair.”
GPB is a sub-board of Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board, along with boards representing community pharmacy, dentistry and optometry.
