Urgent primary care practitioner framework

Helping you grow your career

If you work in urgent primary care in Wales, the Urgent Primary Care Practitioner (UCP) Framework provides a clear and consistent structure for developing staff competency, it strengthens autonomous decision-making, multi-professional working, person centred, communication and safe management of patients within community settings and aligns with Community by Design principles.

This framework is designed for multi-professional teams, including nurses, pharmacists, paramedics and physiotherapists.

It helps you build your skills, track your progress, and connect with others working in similar roles across Wales.

What’s in it for you?

What's new?

We have launched several new CPD resources for the multi-professional urgent primary care workforce across NHS Wales, linked here UPC Network on Y Ty Dysgu .

The resource provides health and care professionals working within urgent primary care with centralised access to practical, evidence-based tools and guidance, creating a standardised pathway for learning, progression, and roll expansion. It helps to build a resilient workforce that can adapt to changing population need.