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

At THC Primary Care, we create resources for Primary Care Network leaders to make running their networks a little bit easier. In this blog, we provide our take on what PCN leaders need to focus on in Q3 2025/26.

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.

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.

Expert panel reveals why PCNs have 6 months to prepare for NHS Ten Year Plan transformation. Take our free Neighbourhood MOT assessment to check your collaboration readiness for April 2026's SNP and MNP contracts.

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.

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

Welcome to the PCN Members Club - your friendly time-saving hub for busy PCN teams.

This week's blog is specifically for any of you who may be experiencing conflict within your primary care network

In this blog, we break down the core components of a primary care network.

Primary Care Leadership Masterclass

A Primary Care Network Manager, in essence, is there to build the business infrastructure of the Primary Care Network (PCN)

Tara shares her initial thoughts and a high level summary of The Hewitt Review and its impact on Primary Care Networks.

Over the past few weeks, several documents and links have been updated relating to the primary care network; • DES • Ready Reckoner...

This week's blog is a little different as, firstly, I recorded a video and; secondly, this blog is both for Primary Care Network leaders...

Recommendations for Primary Care Facilitators

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...