Frequently asked questions

As we settle into our new role and meet patients we are often asked these questions.

How to I contact my practice?

You can find practice contact details on their individual websites. Please see links to these below:

What is a PCN?

PCNs build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care for people close to home. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for the people and communities they serve.

Each of the 1,250 PCNs across England are based on GP registered patient lists, typically serving natural communities of between 30,000 to 50,000 people (with some flexibility). They are small enough to provide the personal care valued by both people and GPs, but large enough to have impact and economies of scale through better collaboration between GP practices and others in the local health and social care system.

Read more about PCN’s on the NHS England website.

Date published: 23rd February, 2023
Date last updated: 3rd July, 2024