As we move forward, it will be necessary, at regional and local level, for existing primary care services to be restructured and refocused so that care can increasingly be delivered in accordance with the principles and the concepts set out in the strategy. The public and the providers of the services have told us what a modern health system should provide – a first class continuum of care, close to home and available around the clock. The primary care strategy provides the blueprint for that kind of care.