GP practices have begun working together alongside community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in the local area to form Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
Primary Care Networks signal a significant change in the way practices interact not only with each other, but the wider health and social care system.
This will enable care to be delivered to a defined patient population, in a different way to meet the needs of that population. This will be focused on prevention and personalisation of care, making best use of resources collectively.
Core characteristics of a PCN:
- Partnerships of Practices working together and with other local health and care providers
- PCNs are more than a collection of practices.
- Typically, a defined patient population of at least 30,000 to 50,000.
- Providing care in different ways to match different people’s needs
- Focusing on prevention of illness and personalised care
- Assess population health needs, making best use of collective resources
- Greater resilience, more sustainable workload
PCN | Practice Name | Named Clinical Director(s) |
Bishop Auckland | Station View Medical Centre Auckland Medical Group Bishopgate Medical Centre | Dr Catherine Harrison |
Chester le Street | Bridge End Surgery Sacriston Medical Centre Middle Chare Medical Group Great Lumley Surgery Pelton & Fellrose Medical Group Cestria Health Centre The Villages Medical Group | Dr Geoff Crackett Dr Rob Bowron |
Claypath and University | Claypath and University Medical Group | Dr Jan Panke |
Derwentside | Tanfield View Surgery Consett Medical Centre Stanley Medical Group Cedars Medical Group Queens Road Surgery Lanchester Surgery West Road and Louisa Surgery Browney House Surgery Oakfields Health Group The Haven Surgery Leadgate Surgery Annfield Plain Surgery | Dr Vikki Cliff Dr John Nicholls Dr Caroline Dostal Dr Dave Bronsgeest |
Durham East | Belmont and Sherburn Medical Group West Rainton Surgery Coxhoe Medical Practice Cheveley Park Medical Centre Bowburn Medical Centre | Dr Niamh Telford |
Durham West | The Medical Group Dunelm Medical Practice Chastleton Medical Group Brandon Lane Surgery | Dr Sam Bethapudi |
Easington Central | Blackhall and Peterlee Practice William Brown Medical Practice Horden Group Practice | Dr Nitish Sahoo |
Easington District | East Durham Medical Group Wingate Medical Centre Bevan Medical Group Southdene Medical Centre | Dr Dagny Samuel |
North Easington | Murton Medical Group Marlborough Practice New Seaham Medical Group Byron Medical Group Silverdale Family Practice | Dr Rajiv Mansingh |
Sedgefield 1 | Hallgarth Surgery Bewick Crescent Surgery Peaseway Medical Centre Jubilee Medical Group | Dr Winny Jose |
Sedgefield North | St Andrews Medical Practice Ferryhill & Chilton Medical Practice Bishops Close Medical Practice Skerne Medical Practice West Cornforth Medical Centre | Dr Matt Shield |
Teesdale | Woodview Medical Practice Old Forge Surgery Barnard Castle Surgery Pinfold Medical Practice Gainford Surgery Evenwood Surgery | Dr Dilys Waller |
Wear Valley | Willington Medical Group North House Surgery The Weardale Practice | Dr Daniel Wilmer |