What is a Primary Care Network?
Since the NHS was created in 1948, the population has grown and people are living longer. Many people are living with long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease or suffer with mental health issues and may need to access their local health services more often.
To meet these needs, GP practices are working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas in groups of practices known as Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
By working together, we can provide a wider range of services and allow our GPs to focus where their specialist clinical input is most needed.
Take a look at this short animation from NHS England which explains how PCNs work and the difference they can make to patients.
North Bucks PCN is part of BOB Integrated Care Board (ICB)
https://www.bucksoxonberksw.icb.nhs.uk/
Who are North Bucks Primary Care Network?
The North Bucks Primary Care Network covers a population of approximately 37,500 patients registered at one of the following practices:
- 3W Health (Winslow, Whitchurch and Wing Surgeries)
- Ashcroft Surgery
- Waddesdon Surgery
- Edlesborough and Pitstone Surgery
Meet Our Team
PCN Management Team
Dr Roger Dickson
Clinical Director
Janine Beattie
PCN Business Manager
Helen Laker
PCN & PSS Operations Lead
Sarah Kurze
PCN Nurse Lead
Patient Support Service Team
Social Prescribing Link Workers
Emma Lancaster
Team Leader & Social Prescriber
Wendy Hughes
Senior Social Prescriber
Clare Jacobs
Social Prescriber
Louise Griffin
Social Prescriber
Care Coordinators
Jane Bromiley
Abi Jackson
Clinical Pharmacists
Maysam Al-Shakarchi
Dee Ubhi
3W Health
Care Coordinators
Diane Lord
Amanda Edwards
Sam Parks
Carole Nolan
Bernadette Bradley
Gemma Dungar
Vanessa Pearce
Trainee Nursing Associate
Danielle Meeks
Edlesborough Surgery
Care Coordinators
Julie Jones
Yvonne Harrison
Louise Lowe
Claire Sherringham
Mark Beer
Alison Bates
Nicola Hine
Pharmacy Technician
Jessica Hammond
General Practice Assistants
Lizz Zammit
Lisa Spence
Waddesdon Surgery
Care Coordinators
Lisa Hosier
Clair Readman
Natasha Wilson
Clinical Pharmacist
Kassim Lawal