CHP Board

Dr Roy Macgregor - CHP Board Member (Non Exec)

Dr Roy Macgregor is a GP and Non Ececutive Director of community Health Partnerships

He is the managing partner at the James Wigg Practice, Kentish Town Health Centre in Camden, London. He started working there in 1980; since which time the practice has expanded form 8 to 25 doctors. It is described as an Industrial Training Practice due to the amount of teaching and training undertaken. The practice was awarded Beacon status by the NHS for its advanced ICT work and remains one of the most advanced paperless practices. As well as the doctors, the primary care team includes 2 nurse practitioners and 28 visiting sessional workers. These include employment, welfare, and finance advice, psychosexual counselling, a variety of psychological therapies and drug and alcohol advice sessions. The practice's partnership with Tomorrows People to offer employment advice, the first GP Practice to offer this service, has led to considerable government interest in the scheme. This has now been adopted by more than 200 UK GP Practices.

The current premises housing the James Wigg Practice are a purpose built premises built as part of the Camden and Islington LIFT initiative. Works commenced on site in May 2007 and completed December 2008. The RIBA award winning building was nominated for the 2009 Stirling Prize. It is an exemplar primary care building many aspects of which are being exported elsewhere. In 2010 the centre was was recognised with the Best Public Building award at the 2010 Building Awards.

Dr Macgregor wrote the original brief for the premises, and led the RIBA design competition which formed part of the development process. His interest in NHS premises design led to his nomination as an NHS Design Champion.

Since opening the GP patients registering with the practice have increased by more than 10 % there has been a significant improvement in attendance rates for breast and other screening initiatives

Dr Macgregor, as well as having a role as a Non executive director of Community Health Partnerships, has also contributed to the development of the National Health Building Notes (HBN11) recently published. He has a particular interest in architecture and design, and experience of developing other GP premises.

www.jameswigg.co.uk

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