Barnsley Clinical Commissioning Group sought to commission a primary care out of hours service. This will enhance the health and well-being of the residents of Barnsley, help decrease health inequalities, and help avoid unnecessary hospital activity.

Aims of service

— Provide clinical consultations and medical care via a variety of methods, to meet the health needs of patients that cannot be safely deferred to the in-hours period.

— Integrate efficiently and effectively with other services in Barnsley in order to provide a seamless, efficient and caring service which works as part of a greater primary care system.

— Provide high quality, prompt, safe, sustainable and integrated care to the Barnsley population out of general practice hours from the first point of contact onwards.

— Improving out of hospital services so that we deliver more care closer to home and reducing hospital attendances and admissions.

— The service will afford patients a clinically safe, medically led service.

To provide a Primary Care Out of Hours service to the patient population of Barnsley.