Primary Care Networks

OHP will provide infrastructure, leadership and development support for PCNs to make achieving requirements easier in future years.

Primary Care Networks (PCN) came into existence on the 1st July 2019 as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. They were formed to improve patient care outside hospitals, integrating community and secondary care services, aiming to provide world class health services in the community. PCNs comprise of general practice(s) working together providing services to 467,000 patients.

Primary care networks serve as an essential building block of every Integrated Care System with general practice taking the lead role in every PCN. Their purpose is to provide proactive, coordinated care to support patients to make informed decisions about their own health. The focus is mainly on prevention and personalised care (NHS England » Primary care networks).

OHP supports 10 PCNs across Birmingham and Shropshire serving a population size of 450,000, providing PCNs with leadership and strategic oversight striving to achieve excellence in patient care. We provide and facilitate a monthly CDE forum chaired by Dr Raj Pankhania, CD Shard End and Kitts Green, supported by Clair Huckerby, Consultant Pharmacist and Workforce Lead OHP and Anushree Choudhary, PCN development and Contracts Services Manager, OHP.