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Primary Care Network Update – July & August 2025
PCN update July–Aug 2025: key funding & DES revisions, ARRS uplifts, Enhanced Access, IIF CAN04 FIT incentive, and neighbourhood developments.
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The NHS FIT Dashboard | A Quick Start Guide for PCN Leaders
Struggling to navigate the NHS FIT Dashboard? This quick-start guide helps PCN leaders achieve 80%+ completion rates with practical monthly actions. Based on the official dashboard published on 10th July 2025.
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Simplifying Raw, Adjusted and Weighted Population List Sizes | A Guide for Primary Care Network Leaders
Understand raw, adjusted, and weighted population lists and their critical impact on NHS funding and resource planning for Primary Care Netw
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The 25/26 PCN DES and the expanded Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)
Explore our analysis of the expanded PCN DES 2025/26 ARRS reimbursement scheme beyond the impact of national insurance.
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The PCN DES 2025/26 | Making Sense of It for PCN Managers and Leaders
The essential guide to PCN DES 2025-26 and implementation steps for PCN leaders.
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PCN DES 2025/26 | Will It Cover the National Insurance Increase?
The 25/26 primary care network DES has been released. Compare ARRS costs between 2024-25 and 2025-26 with our interactive calculator.
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The March Primary Care Network Update and a Round-Up Of The Latest NHS Guidance
Get the latest changes affecting Primary Care Networks in this March update.
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Changes to the PCN additional roles reimbursement scheme and what this means for pay increases
This blog focuses on the impact of the October 2024 primary care network changes to recruitment and retention.
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The PCN DES 24/25 September Update for Primary Care Network Leaders
The updated Network Contract DES: Contract specification 2024/25 – PCN requirements and entitlements was released on September 26, 2024.
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The 24/25 PCN DES Clinical Service Deliverables
This document is ideal for those new to primary care networks looking for a simple presentation of the must-do requirements.
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The PCN DES 24/25 for Primary Care Network Leaders | What to focus on in Q1
On the 28th March 2024, the Network Contract DES: Contract specification 2024/25 – PCN requirements and entitlements was released.
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How the 24/25 primary care network DES requirements could help struggling networks
On the 28th March 2024, the Network Contract DES: Contract specification 2024/25 – PCN requirements and entitlements was released. These...
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What to focus on in Q4 | A guide for Primary Care Network Leaders
What to focus on in Q4 A guide for Primary Care Network Leaders
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Lessons we can learn from the Health Secretary | A guide for primary care leaders
Navigating the Primary Care Leadership Landscape: Beyond the PCN DES Priorities
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Ardens Manager | Is it worth it?
Ardens Manager | Is it worth it? A review for Primary Care Network Leaders
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The PCN DES 23/24 for Primary Care Network Leaders | What to focus on in Q1
At THC Primary Care, we provide resources for Primary Care Network leaders and four times a year, we provide a summary of the PCN DES - and a suggested action plan of where to focus your attention each quarter.
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16 key questions to consider when reading the latest GP Contract changes published on 6th March 2023
On 6th March, NHSE released changes to the GP Contract in 2023/24. Here is our blog for our Primary Care Network Community
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The updated January 2023 Primary Care Network DES and a dashboard to measure your progress
Who and what is this blog for? As always, we write our blogs for those new to PCN Management, and the purpose of this blog is to...
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The latest Primary Care Network Guidance Documents | The October 2022 Edition
Over the past few weeks, several documents and links have been updated relating to the primary care network; • DES • Ready Reckoner...
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Autumn / Winter Primary Care Network Reminders (2022)
( Dates for your diary in October, November and December ) We thought we would compile some key dates for our Primary Care Network...
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