What is a Primary Care Network?
A Primary Care Networks (PCN’s) are groups of GP practices working closely together – along with other healthcare staff and organisations – providing integrated services to the local population.
PCNs build on these existing services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care for people in their locality. This is often described as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for the people and community.
PCNs are a key part of the NHS Long Term Plan, providing the structure and funding for services to be developed locally, in response to the needs of the patients they serve.
There are 1,250 PCNs across England and these are based on GP registered patient lists. They are small enough to provide the personal care valued by both people and GPs, but large enough to have impact and economies of scale through better collaboration between GP practices and others in the local health and social care system.
What are the aims of PCNs?
We aim to support patients to participate and make informed decisions about their care and look after their own health, by connecting them with the full range of local services.
We work with local health and social care providers, around local communities that are geographically aligned to us, to provide coordinated care through integrated services and service providers.
This means we can offer a larger range of services on your doorstep!
Who is part of Calder & Ryburn PCN?
Calder & Ryburn PCN is made up of four member GP practices:
- Bankfield Surgery, Elland
- Brig Royd Surgery, Ripponden
- Stainland Road Medical Centre, Greetland
- Station Road Surgery, Sowerby Bridge
Calder & Ryburn PCN has representation from a core group from each practice which comprises of GP’s and practice managers. This group of people form the PCN Board.
The PCN work with wider services to help provide a personalised care approach to all patients.
What can PCN’s do?
PCNs are able to provide a more extensive range of primary care services to patients, primarily by funding a wider set of staff roles than might be feasible in individual practices. Calder & Ryburn have the following additional roles:
