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The NHS Strategic Commissioning Framework: Is It Time for Reluctant PCNs to Engage with Neighbourhood Health Agenda
At THC Primary Care, we provide resources for primary care leaders. This blog focuses on the Strategic Commissioning Framework – specifically for PCNs who are currently stalling on the neighbourhood agenda.
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NHS Strategic Commissioning Framework: What Primary Care Leader Needs to Know
The NHS Strategic Commissioning Framework explained for primary care leaders. Understand what's changing, the timeline, and what it means for PCNs and general practice.
5 min read
Is Optometry Missing from Your Neighbourhood Health Discussions?
In a recent episode of The Business of Healthcare podcast, I spoke with Dharmesh Patel, Chief Executive of Primary Eye Care Services.
We discussed why optometry so often gets left out of neighbourhood planning, the practical barriers they face, and what it would actually take to properly include them in integrated care discussions.
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Neighbourhood Health Uncertainty: A Flexible Framework for PCN Decision-Making
Despite the fact that 42 neighbourhood pilot sites have been selected, and it appears full steam ahead with seeing how these models develop, for many, there is a sense of uncertainty about what to do next when it comes to developing their neighbourhood model.
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NHS Neighbourhood Health Implementation: Assumptions Checklist and Facilitation Exercise to Avoid Project Failure
Don't let hidden assumptions derail your neighbourhood health project. Use this exercise at your next team meeting to surface risks early. Based on analysis of major NHS failures like NPfIT and terminated integration contracts, this practical tool helps teams identify dangerous blind spots across 8 key areas: relationships, funding, governance, community needs, and more.
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Should Form Follow Function or Function Follow Form when it comes to PCNs and Neighbourhood Teams?
PCN leaders face critical decisions: adapt to neighbourhood team structures or build on strengths? Practical guidance on NHS transformation ahead.
6 min read
Neighbourhood Working for PCN Leaders | A Strategic Framework to Guide Positioning
Neighbourhood working is new territory for PCN leaders. The 10 Forces framework helps you understand the complexities around healthcare partnerships and make better strategic decisions when there's no established approach to follow.
5 min read
Questions to Aid Your Next Primary Care Network or Neighbourhood Strategy Meeting
This blog summarises the key changes in NHS commissioning and poses essential strategic questions that primary care leaders should consider
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Building Effective Child and Adolescent Mental Health Neighbourhood Teams: Key Questions to Consider
In this blog, we are sharing some thoughts and reflective questions for those of you looking to build and enhance integrated working.
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NHS Neighbourhood Health Guidelines 2025/26 | The Summary for Primary Care Network Leaders
The blog summarises the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines 2025/26 in a one-page summary and then discusses what this may mean for PCNs
3 min read
What is an Integrated Neighbourhood Team, and where do we start?
One of our websites' most frequently searched questions is what is an Integrated Neighbourhood Team?
8 min read
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