The Dorset General Practice Alliance has become a community interest company, marking an ‘important’ step in its ongoing work to support general practice across the county.
The alliance brings together GP practices in the area, primary care networks and the wider general practice workforce for key decisions and discussions about its health services.
Since it started in 2022, the alliance has helped people understand how GP surgeries work and also speaks up for general practice, supports staff wellbeing, brings GP practices together across Dorset and helps create practical resources such as the Dorset Greener Practice Guide.
Dr Forbes Watson, chair of the Dorset General Practice Alliance said: “The alliance is the collective voice of general practice across Dorset. Becoming a Community Interest Company strengthens our ability to support and advocate for general practice long-term, while our role and purpose remain unchanged.”
A Community Interest Company is a not-for-profit organisation.
The alliance said it exists to benefit the community it serves, rather than to make money for private profit.
The alliance will continue to work closely with general practice teams, NHS partners and local organisations across Dorset.