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Dental services

PCC is able to help commissioners navigate their way through commissioning and contracting matters. Support can be provided via our national training events, at local workshops or through our helpdesk facility. To support this we are placing links to some essential resources below. Local workshops and one to one support The dental services team can…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/dental-services/

The establishment of ICBs – where does primary care fit?

In the second of our interviews with those working to set up integrated care boards (ICBs), we spoke to Sheena Cumiskey.  Sheena is Chief Executive of Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CWP) and joined the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership in September on an interim basis for three months, as chief…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/the-establishment-of-icbs-where-does-primary-care-fit/

Integrated care board support

Understanding primary care for integrated care boards Integrated care boards (ICBs) have responsibility for the commissioning of primary care services (medical, dental ophthalmic and pharmaceutical services). Understanding primary care contracts is crucial to enable good decision making. PCC has supported numerous ICBs to understand their responsibilities relating to primary care contractors, and the detail of…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/icb-support/

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.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/the-strategic-programme-for-primary-care-in-wales/

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…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/the-future-must-be-primary-care/

Strengthening relationships in primary care and community services

The government’s recent Health and Care white paper, sets out the ambition for more integrated, innovative strategies to address the challenges posed from populations presenting with multi-morbidity. This, together with primary care networks (PCNs) having access develop the primary care workforce through the additional roles recruitment scheme (ARRS), presents an opportunity for community providers to…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/strengthening-relationships-in-primary-care-and-community-services/

Can primary care rescue our failing NHS?

A big ask and funds are certainly needed up front as following the last few years of neglect, there is a serious service wide workforce crisis. Workforce shortages apply equally to primary care despite the previous secretary of state frequently berating GPs. Indubitably there is a short term NHS crisis to tackle but essentially there…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/can-primary-care-rescue-our-failing-nhs/

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…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/what-we-do/

South West dental stabilisation programme

During the pandemic demand for urgent care increased significantly. NHS England South West commissioned additional urgent care during this time through a variety of models to try and best meet demand. Unfortunately, for those receiving treatment through an urgent care pathway, they are often unable to then find a dentist to complete a more permanent…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/south-west-dental-stabilisation-programme/

Getting the model right – Trusts working with primary care

For this issue’s interview, we talk to Dr Berge Balian who is Medical Director of Symphony Healthcare Services (SHS), an NHS organisation that operates and supports 20 GP surgeries covered by 16 GP contracts in Somerset and Devon.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/getting-the-model-right-trusts-working-with-primary-care/

What does the Fuller Stocktake and Hewitt Review offer primary care?

Professor David Colin-Thomé’s reflections on the recently published Hewitt Review and Fuller Stocktake identified that the recommendations and quotes on primary care contracting are commendably potentially far reaching. The development of teams and considerations on their effectiveness as well as the future of the GP contract model are discussed in this blog.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/what-does-the-fuller-stocktake-and-hewitt-review-offer-primary-care/

What now for primary care

By Professor David Colin-Thomé, OBE, chair of PCC and formerly a GP for 36 years, the National Clinical Director of Primary, Dept of Health England 2001- 10 and visiting Professor Manchester and Durham Universities.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/what-now-for-primary-care/
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