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What we do
PCC is an independent, not-for-profit social enterprise that supports the development of health and care services; providing specialist advice with a focus on primary care, events, flexible expert support, and personal and team development services. For details of our services see consultancy and support, leadership development or training and development sections on this website. For…
The health-hub of tomorrow: opportunities for integration and co-location in the new governance of ICBs
IntroductionIntegrated Care Boards (ICBs) came into being on 1 July 2022, replacing CCGs and taking on formal commissioning responsibilities. These changes are in line with the Health and Social Care Act 2022.
Are you ready for the Equality test?
Equalities have been at the centre of the NHS since it was founded, with the core principle of care for all based on clinical need alone. While some politicians and commentators might suggest there is too much of a focus on equalities in the NHS, this government’s 2022 Health and Care Act places a comprehensive…
The Strategic programme for primary care in Wales
We recently caught up with Alan Lawrie who is the national programme advisor (primary care) for the strategic programme for primary care. Alan updated us on the purpose of strategic programme, its key aims and functions and how the accelerated cluster development (ACD) work has been rapidly evolving in 2022/23 and the plans for 2023/24.
The future must be primary care
Well the NHS has a new CEO in Amanda Pritchard to replace Simon Stevens whose legacy not only gave us a strong management of the COVID -19 crisis for the NHS, but more visionary and hopefully long lasting primary care networks (PCNs) and integrated care systems (ICS). A much overdue initiative to bring together the…
Structuring a PCN Social Prescribing Service for the post COVID world – Workforce planning for the social prescribing team
With the increased flexibility offered by the GP Contract Update of February 2020, primary care networks (PCNs) can now recruit two additional roles to the social prescribing team – a care coordinator and a health and wellbeing coach, in addition to another nine roles in 2021. It also allows PCNs to determine for themselves how…
Build back healthier: the role of NHS estates in population health
The growing interest from NHS leaders in the power of their wider economic and social impact is having profound implications for how the service acts in a range of important areas. Can we recruit not simply to fill vacancies, but to transform lives in some of our most deprived wards? Can we procure in ways…
Do we have the leadership for the world of integrated multi organisations?
Following our chief executive Helen’s piece on Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and thinking of our excellent product the Confident Leader, my mind turned to what is needed to more than meet the aspirations of Simon Stevens’ bequests to us. Simon has been for me an excellent NHS CEO and thus difficult to replace. My fear…
Vertical Integration
The secretary of state for health has recently announced the new priorities for the upcoming ICSs to deliver health and social care. These include prevention (public health and primary care), personalisation (patient centered) and performance priorities (measurement and accountability). While the new health and social care bill is being drawn into an act and law,…
Making an impact – social prescribing evolves to cope with rising demand
Enabling the development of social prescribing models to cope with the rising demand for community support; capitalising on emerging new roles to support primary care, meeting requirements of the PCN DES across a local health economy, will support areas meet the post Covid-19 challenges ahead.
A day in the life of a PCC expert adviser – Sarah Jones
Hello, I’m Sarah Jones and I’ve been with PCC for 12 years. I live in the Yorkshire and the Humber area and I’m the regional lead for North West of England and Isle of Man. I lead our eye care work and I’m a member of the medical team.
Access in the new normal
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way in which patients access primary care services in England and revolutionised the definition of access in 2021/22. We have all been through two and half years of different health related peaks and troughs in health care experiences.
