About The Cluster - Ashgrove Medical Group

Ashgrove Medical Group covers two cluster areas, those being Taff Ely & Cynon South clusters.

More information on the work undertaken by both clusters can be viewed below:

Taff Ely Cluster

Cluster Leads: Rebecca Broughton
Non-Clinical Lead: Jayne Taylor-Lloyd
Cluster Development Manager: Janet Kelland

Taf Ely Primary Care Cluster Services

Taff Ely Cluster is one of 8 Primary Care Clusters and is geographically central to Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. It serves a GP practice population of around 95,000 with 7 GP practices, namely:

The cluster area also includes the following to provide access and services for its patient population:

21 community pharmacies
13 Dentists
9 Opticians
Community Groups and services represented Interlink.
Local Authority – social care services

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Cynon South Cluster

Clinical Cluster Lead: Dr Jennifer Lewis-Jones Meddygfa Glan Cynon)
Manager Cluster Lead: Ann Brown Abercynon Medical Centre)
Primary Care Development Manager: Angharad Pitt

The South Cynon Primary Care Cluster serves approximately 30,955 patients.

GP Practices - Five GP practices operate in the South Cynon cluster area.

The Cluster practices have developed solid relationships with partner agencies which is reflected in the membership of the Cluster meetings which has representation from the following disciplines and organisations: Public Health Wales; Dental Services; Pharmacists; Optometry; Interlink; MIND; Care & Repair. South Cynon Primary Care Cluster

Our Community - 10% of the population of Wales live within Cwm Taf, the locality is the second smallest and second most densely populated in Wales. The Cynon Valley (CMO for Wales reports, Public Health Wales data) has high rates of: social deprivation, mental health issues, long-term disability/morbidity, poverty/benefits uptake and chronic illness from legacy heavy industry, particularly mining.

Individual Cluster Plans and Reports

South Cynon Cluster Annual Delivery Plan 2023-2024

What we are working on?

Care Navigation - The cluster has invested in training for their frontline staff to be able to signpost patients to the most appropriate service. Partners include; Citizens Advice Bureau RCT, Common Ailments Scheme, Optometry, Physiotherapy, Single Point of Access & Interlink (Wellbeing Coordinators).

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