Well Up North PCN is a collaboration of 7 GP Practices working together to improve healthcare outcomes and reduce health inequalities for our patients in North Northumberland. They are:
- Alnwick Medical Group
- Belford Medical Practice
- Gas House Lane Surgery
- Greystoke Surgery
- Union Brae & Norham Practice
- Well Close Medical Group
- Wooler Health
We have a network team supporting our practices comprising of; Clinical Pharmacists, First Contact Physiotherapists, Pharmacy Technicians, Social Prescribing Link Workers, Mental Health Practitioners and Health and Wellbeing Coaches. Our surgery teams are working closely with each other, enjoying the ability to share expertise and resources, to develop new services. Our vision is to continue to improve the quality of care that we provide in alignment with the need of our patient population. The following video produced by NHS East of England helps to explain the additional roles that Well Up North Primary Care Network have available:
What are Primary Care Networks?
PCNs build on current primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively providing care for the people and communities they serve. Where emerging PCNs are in place in parts of the country, there are clear benefits for patients and clinicians. PCNs usually have a 30-50k population and are geographically contiguous (next to or touching another). All GP practices in our area are expected to sign up to be a member of a PCN. You can read the NHS England PCN FAQs here.