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An Introduction to Primary Care Network Finances (2022)
1. Who is this blog for? If you are a new Primary Care Network Clinical Director, whilst you do not have to know the technical process...
The Interview Format for a Senior Primary Care Network Manager
Following our blog titled 32 Primary Care Network Interview Questions to Support Your Next Hire, we were asked if we had any further...
32 Primary Care Network Interview Questions to Support Your Next Hire
If you're interviewing for a PCN position, you'll need to compile a list of interview questions. Here are 32 potential questions for you
A Summary of the 2022/23 NHS England Business Plan and What this means for Primary Care Networks
The NHS England Business Plan for 2022/23 aligned to a £153bn budget has been released. In this blog post, we’ll take a look at the key...
An Introduction to Health Inequalities for Primary Care Network Leaders
Whether you are part of the PCN Management team, a Clinical Director, or a member of the PCN team funded via the additional role...
The Role of the Primary Care Network Administrator
I would like to take a few minutes today to discuss the role of the Primary Care Network Administrator and provide some insight
Monitoring the Impact and Investment Fund (A Case Study)
We recently shared The Primary Care Network DES | A checklist of what to focus on in Q2. In this blog, we shared that one of the...
11 Top Tips to Manage The Primary Care Network Impact and Investment Fund
The IIF is an incentive scheme for PCNs to come together to work to improve and enhance care for their patients. In 2020/2021 when the...
Why does my Primary Care Network need Clinical Leads when we have a Clinical Director?
I usually write our blogs for new Primary Care Network Managers, but I was recently asked by a Clinical Director if I had a blog which...
The Primary Care Network DES | A checklist of what to focus on in Q2
As always, we create resources with new PCN Managers and Clinical Directors in mind. In this week's blog we; Revisit the initial areas to...
An Introduction to Primary Care Network Enhanced Access
This blog aims to provide new Primary Care Network Managers and administrators with an introduction to enhanced access, which is a...
The 6 Skill Sets of a Successful Primary Care Network Manager
The job of a Primary Care Network Manager requires both hard and soft skills in this fast-paced operational and strategic role.
Who's who in Primary Care?
If you are a new Primary Care Network (PCN) Manager, you may have heard your colleagues referring to high profile individuals, but you...
Reading The Fuller Stocktake Report | A Guide For PCN Managers
As always, I write my blogs for new Primary Care Network Managers and Clinical Directors. There is a lot of information to absorb, and...
How to create an effective Primary Care Network Team
Last week, I was kindly invited to the Happy Healthcare Professionals Live Show hosted by Komal George, where I shared my take and...
How To Stop 'Over Meeting' in your Primary Care Network
In our blog titled 4 Top Tips To Help You Implement The Directed Enhanced Service (DES) in Your Primary Care Network, I emphasised the...
How to Negotiate your Primary Care Network Services (2022)
This blog is for Primary Care Networks that commission services on behalf of their network. You may commission your Federation to deliver...
The 2022/23 Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service Update
AKA The 2022/23 Primary Care Network (PCN) DES Update What to focus on in Q1 As always, I write these updates with new PCN Managers and...
How to keep your Primary Care Network Manager
How not to lose your PCN Manager: Approach the role of your PCN Manager following these 5 guidelines for network success and retention of yo
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