Overview of Primary Care Network (PCN) Roles and Initiatives for Sustainable Healthcare Delivery
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) play a crucial role in healthcare by focusing on community health, managing long-term conditions, ensuring timely access to services, and promoting sustainability. Key PCN priorities include healthier communities, well-managed patient care, integrated working, and innovative solutions. PCNs recruit a range of roles such as Nurse Associates, Social Prescribers, Clinical Pharmacists, and more to provide comprehensive care. National specifications require PCNs to deliver services such as enhanced hours, Covid vaccinations, and research projects. Effective patient communication through newsletters, websites, and community events is essential for promoting services and engaging with the community.
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PPG PCN Update 29thSeptember 2022
What is a PCN? Link Primary Care Networks Animation - YouTube Board members Lead GP & Practice Manager from each practice Our PCN Priorities for 2022/23 1. Healthier communities by tackling issues like smoking, obesity etc. Well managed long-term conditions and consistent patient care Easy to access services right person first time, locally and in a timely manner Sustainability and resilience of primary care Integrated working Finding innovative estate solutions Delivery of PCN DES Specifications & Targets 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Roles One of the PCN Specifications is a requirement to recruit from a list of roles Current in LS25/26 Nurse Associate, Social Prescriber, Physician Associate, Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy Technician, Care Coordinator, Paramedic, First Contact Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Health & Wellbeing Coach Also Care Coordinators focusing on Dementia (Admiral Nurse) & Planning Ahead Other available roles (not currentin LS25/26) Podiatrist, Dietician, Mental Health Practitioner & Trainee Nurse Associate Planned in LS25/26 (depends on recruitment) More: Care Coordinator, Physio, Pharmacist, Social Prescriber New: Mental Health Practitioner
Other work of PCN Nationally set: Specifications the practices & PCN have to deliver Annual targets payment based on achievement Services & projects agreed as a PCN e.g. Enhanced hours (out of hours Sat / Sun & weekday evenings) Covid vaccinations Leg Clubs Spirometry Diabetes prevention programme Research projects FIND-AF Sharing best practise across practices Shared and common services (TeamNet, Practice Index & Ardens)
Patient Communication Quarterly newsletters Patient Patient newsletter July 22 Practice & Partners (has more detail) PCN Practice newsletter Sep 22 Website Facebook Staffing structure Staffing Structure Role descriptions patient poster Patient poster Podcasts (planned)
Patient Communication Articles in local papers quarterly (Kippax Matters & Rothwell Record) Overview of a PCN PCN Role update Kippax Matterrs Sep22 "Health" message / update e.g. Blood Pressure Monitors (Know your score) Our PCN was part of a regional campaign: NHS England North East and Yorkshire Meet your General Practice Team "Get the right care from the right health professional" Promoting services where patients can refer in Health & Wellbeing coach Planning Ahead Occupational Therapists Attending community events Garforth NET Blackburn Hall Others?
Working with our PPGs Some ideas Sharing information on roles and services Support at Community events Promoting digital e.g. digital champions Share best practise and ideas across our PPGs Reviewing and giving feedback on patient communication materials and resources e.g. website Setting up groups and peer support
