Waterside Health Network – Primary Care Network

What is a Primary Care Network (PCN)?

A PCN is a group of GP practices in an area that have come together to support their community and provide essential GP services.

Which PCN are you in?

Our PCN is called Waterside Health Network.

Member GP Practices area;

Devonport Health Centre, St Levan Surgery, Adelaide Street Surgery, West Hoe Surgery, Stoke Surgery, Peverell Park Surgery & University Medical Centre and St Neots Surgery.

We have a patient population of Circa 71,000

We have 2 Clinical Directors that are GPs that provide leadership and a PCN manager to develop services we can offer to you, the patient. 

What do Primary Care Networks do?

PCNs provide proactive, coordinated care to their patients, in different ways to match different people’s needs, with a strong focus on prevention.

What difference does primary care networks make for you?

A PCN gives local GPs the ability to design services that reflect the needs of their community. This includes focusing on:

• Areas with higher levels of deprivation
• Long term conditions such as asthma and diabetes
• Providing care in ways that work best for local patients

This short animation provides information on PCNs and how they enable health and other services to work together to provide better access to services for patients. https://youtu.be/W19DtEsc8Ys