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An Introduction to Primary Care Network Workforce Planning
An Introduction to Primary Care Network Workforce Planning

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...

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

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...

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...

An Introduction to Integrated Care Systems
The Health and Care Act 2022 is bringing major changes to the NHS in England and creating new structures and systems to support 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...

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...

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...

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

The Role of the PCN Clinical Lead | A Checklist
The aim of this checklist is to help your primary care network (PCN) clinical leads gain a better understanding of what is expected of them.

Questions to aid your Primary Care Network (PCN) staff reviews and 1-2-1's
Questions to aid your primary care network staff reviews / 1-2-1's
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