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Should Our Primary Care Network (PCN) Invest in External Facilitation?
Discover how professional facilitation helps Primary Care Networks (PCNs) overcome challenges, boost collaboration, and drive improvement.
£9,000 to Mentor Pharmacist Prescribers with DPP Connect
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.
Managing Chronic Pain with Pure Unity Health
Discover how Pure Unity Health's innovative chronic pain pathway helps primary care networks reduce GP visits, decrease medication use, and improve patient outcomes.
5 Key Accounting Terms and What They Mean for Primary Care Networks
Learn the five essential accounting terms every Primary Care Network should understand to navigate complex healthcare finances effectively.
What's inside the PCN Members Club?
Welcome to the PCN Members Club - your friendly time-saving hub for busy PCN teams.
What to do when your primary care network does not agree
This week's blog is specifically for any of you who may be experiencing conflict within your primary care network
What is a Primary Care Network? (2024)
In this blog, we break down the core components of a primary care network.
The Best Practice Podcast Masterclass Playlist
Primary Care Leadership Masterclass
The Role of the Primary Care Network Manager
A Primary Care Network Manager, in essence, is there to build the business infrastructure of the Primary Care Network (PCN)
The Hewitt Review: What does this mean for Primary Care Networks?
Tara shares her initial thoughts and a high level summary of The Hewitt Review and its impact on Primary Care Networks.
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...
How to get the most from your Primary Care Network Services
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...
Primary Care Facilitator Recommendations
Recommendations for Primary Care Facilitators
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
7 platforms every Primary Care Network Manager should be subscribed to
There is so much to read, and with a 24-hour news cycle, the pace of information can be overwhelming. However, we do need to keep up with...
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