Primary Care Network – our impact

We continue to support members to respond to the challenges facing the health and care system, and to advocate on your behalf for the changes you need. Here are just some of our key areas of impact in 2024/25 through the Primary Care Network.

• Through our relationships with the government and senior healthcare officials we influenced the national guidance on a ‘Neighbourhood Health Service’ and launched a new partnership with Local Trust to promote and test community-led approaches to health and wellbeing in some of England’s most deprived neighbourhoods. 
• In partnership with KPMG we published a report on the development of primary care provider collaboratives, their future ambitions and recommendations to support their development. It was informed by 20 leaders in collaboratives and two roundtables with wider partners including ICB directors of primary care. 
• We engaged with key officials within DHSC and NHS England post-election, providing briefings on specific topics including GPs in the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS), collective action and neighbourhood health centres. Our input influenced changes to the ARRS, and recommendations for future contract changes have been put forward on behalf of our members. 
• Primary care leaders have gained knowledge and insight from our leadership programmes, conferences and workshops including the Leading Teams Through Change programme for the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board, a conference in the south east supporting integrated neighbourhood working, and an online workshop for members on PCN-level relationships and conflict resolution. 
• Working closely with NHS England and DHSC we’ve used our member intelligence and insights to present a strong case to shape the future of primary care, including working with NHS England to deliver the Red Tape Challenge, and collating member feedback throughout the year to shape our key asks for the ten-year plan. 
• Our expert webinar sessions have delivered insight on a number of topics including optometry, mental health, community pharmacy, and neighbourhood working, as well as a health inequalities series in collaboration with NHS England and a session on fairer funding models for general practice.