The Business of Primary Care Networks Blog
Over 250 blogs to support the leadership and management of primary care networks 

Healthcare leaders face a flood of promises from vendors touting AI healthcare solutions to revolutionise care delivery. The real challenge isn’t whether technology can help – it’s how to distinguish genuine opportunities from costly distractions.

You know that nagging feeling when someone isn't quite right for the role? When you're constantly having to step in and do work that should have been delegated? When colleagues start coming directly to you instead of going through proper channels?

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.

I had a conversation last week with a PCN that's completely fractured. Two camps with fundamentally different visions of what their network should be. Board meetings where five people stay silent and two oppose everything. A clinical director ready to step down after five years because the stress isn't worth it any more.

This blog explores the critical leadership challenges facing Primary Care Network (PCN) managers and clinical directors who struggle with team dynamics, stakeholder management, and decision-making in complex healthcare environments. Drawing on insights from supporting over 300 primary care networks, the article identifies the core paradox of PCN leadership: the more leaders try to accommodate everyone's preferences and avoid conflict, the more frustrated and ineffective their

Discover how professional facilitation helps Primary Care Networks (PCNs) overcome challenges, boost collaboration, and drive improvement.

We spoke to DPP Connect about their innovative model that’s reshaping how trainee pharmacists are supported. It’s transparent, ethical, and brilliantly simple. For PCNs, it offers clear benefits: it brings new income into the network, helps develop and recruit prescribing pharmacists, supports patient care through structured placements, and removes much of the admin burden typically associated with student supervision.

Discover how Pure Unity Health's innovative chronic pain pathway helps primary care networks reduce GP visits, decrease medication use, and improve patient outcomes.

Is Ardens Manager still worth the investment after IIF reductions? This blog explores how PCNs can leverage the platform beyond contract monitoring to gain valuable population health insights. Discover the hidden power of the Population Dashboard for demographic analysis, meet risk stratification requirements, support complex needs patients, and optimize resource allocation. Learn why PCN leaders consider this tool essential for effective population health management and serv

This week's blog focuses on key primary care events taking place in Spring / Summer 2025.

Learn the five essential accounting terms every Primary Care Network should understand to navigate complex healthcare finances effectively.

Our recommendations for pharmacists and CQC support for primary care network leaders.

Primary care network leaders: Learn how to identify quality clinical pharmacy support

This week's blog focuses on key Primary Care events taking place in winter / spring 2025

Primary Care Network Autumn / Winter 2024 events

Check out our what to focus on in Q2 guide for primary care network leaders.

Check out this blog covering all the key priorities for primary care network senior leaders right now, both policy and operationally.

Our guide to the best Q4 and Q1 events in 2024 for Primary Care Network Leaders

What to focus on in Q4 A guide for Primary Care Network Leaders

Ardens Manager | Is it worth it? A review for Primary Care Network Leaders