NHS

Healthier You 4 Clusters

Thames Valley

Berkshire (incl. East Berkshire/Frimley), Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire (BOB)

Approx. 1.9 million
Areas / Boroughs
Berkshire (incl. East Berkshire/Frimley), Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire (BOB)
Population
Approx. 1.9 million
LTCP Pilot
No - Frimley East Berkshire and BOB are not taking part in the LTCP Pilot.

Local Integration — Referral Pathways & Stakeholder Engagement

REFERRAL PATHWAYS NDPP (BOB): Identification via GP clinical systems using national NDPP criteria and opportunistically through NHS Health Checks. Routes include nationally commissioned provider one-to-one digital/F2F, GP referral, embedding in local Tier 2/Integrated Lifestyle Services where commissioned, self-referral with HbA1c/GDM evidence, and signposting from community midwives (GDM). REFERRAL PATHWAYS NDPP (FRIMLEY): Identification via GP systems and NHS Health Checks; direct GP referral aligned with Frimley prevention/diabetes pathways with routine reporting to referrers. REFERRAL PATHWAYS T2DR (BOB): Identification via GP searches and opportunistic referral at diabetes reviews; oversight at IDDN, WM Steering Group and Clinical Programme Board. Practices currently receive £100 per patient started (subject to continuation). REFERRAL PATHWAYS T2DR (FRIMLEY): System-level searches and clinical review; nationally commissioned provider; oversight via Frimley Diabetes Programme Board.

REFERRAL PATHWAYS BSOP: Triggered following GP initiation of tirzepatide via the Obesity Locally Commissioned Service (LCS) - mandatory referral to BSOP provider as wrap-around support; SNOMED-coded feedback to primary care. STAKEHOLDERS: GP practices and PCNs; community midwives and diabetes hospital doctors/midwives for GDM; ICB Primary Care, Diabetes and Healthy Weight leads; Medicines Optimisation and Prescribing teams; existing weight management and LA-commissioned lifestyle services; hospital dietetics; community/VCSE partners; secondary care diabetes and obesity services.

REDUCING PRIMARY CARE BURDEN: Simple referral mechanisms aligned to existing clinical system platforms with clear inclusion/exclusion criteria; clear de-prescribing guidance for T2DR aligned with Thames Valley ICB formularies; clear patient-facing information; robust SNOMED-coded feedback to practices; provider takes responsibility for engagement, onboarding and retention.

F2F LOCATION PLANNING: Provider proactively scopes local F2F opportunities with clear community engagement strategy; uses population health and deprivation data to propose priority locations; aligns F2F with existing NDPP/T2DR community venues where possible.

Meeting Local Need — Health Inequalities & Underrepresented Populations

KEY LANGUAGES: Across Thames Valley - Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, Polish, Nepali. FRIMLEY: Slough particularly diverse - ~30% report a main language other than English; Punjabi 6.0%, Polish 4.9%, Urdu 4.1%, plus Hindi and Nepali. BOB: Reading top non-English Polish (1.2%), Nepalese (1.2%), Urdu (0.4%); Oxford Portuguese (0.8%), Spanish (0.7%), Polish (0.7%) - collectively ~one-fifth of residents in both towns have a main language other than English.

ETHNIC/CULTURAL COMMUNITIES NEEDING TAILORING: South Asian communities; Black African and Black Caribbean communities; Nepalese communities (notably in Frimley) - more likely to develop T2D at younger ages and lower BMI thresholds with cultural, linguistic or digital barriers.

PRIORITY GROUPS: People in higher deprivation (Core20); people with learning disabilities; people with severe mental illness; some minority ethnic communities; individuals experiencing social isolation or low activation.

CORE20PLUS5 ALIGNMENT: Focus outreach and F2F provision in higher deprivation areas; support equitable access to behavioural support alongside pharmacological treatment; monitor uptake and outcomes by deprivation and protected characteristics; collaborate with public health and VCSE partners.

EXISTING SUPPORT: LA-commissioned Tier 2 and integrated lifestyle services (variable by place); nationally commissioned Healthier You programmes; primary care-led obesity pharmacotherapy pathways; community/VCSE provision.

Localities

Primary Care Networks (PCNs)

Showing 12 of 12 PCNs

Aylesbury Vale1 PCN
Aylesbury Vale PCN
HP20
Q3Average
Bracknell Forest1 PCN
Bracknell Forest PCN
RG12
Q3Average
Cherwell1 PCN
North Oxford PCN
OX16
Q3Average
Chiltern & South Bucks1 PCN
Buckinghamshire South PCN
HP9
Q4Affluent
Oxford City1 PCN
Oxford City PCN
OX1
Q3Average
Reading1 PCN
Reading PCN
RG1
Q3Average
Slough1 PCN
Slough PCN
SL1
Q2Deprived
South Oxfordshire & Vale1 PCN
South Oxfordshire PCN
OX10
Q4Affluent
West Berkshire1 PCN
West Berkshire PCN
RG14
Q3Average
West Oxfordshire & Witney1 PCN
West Oxfordshire PCN
OX28
Q4Affluent
Windsor, Ascot & Maidenhead1 PCN
Windsor & Maidenhead PCN
SL4
Q4Affluent
Wokingham1 PCN
Wokingham PCN
RG40
Q4Affluent