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Primary Care Networks

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are groups of GP surgeries that work closely together. They can also bring together services such as social care, pharmacies and voluntary organisations. GP surgeries do not have to join PCNs, but the vast majority have chosen to do so.

Patients registered with practices who are part of PCNs will continue to remain registered with their own GP practice, but working as part of a PCN allows GP practices brings a range of benefits for both surgeries and patients.

For example, by working together, GP surgeries within a PCN could take it in turns to offer evening appointments. This means that patients would have access to extended opening hours.

GP surgeries that belong to a PCN can also offer access to specialist services and health professionals that they share.

Watch a short animation that explains the concept of PCNs and how this joined-up way of working enables health and other services to work together to provide better access for patients.

Surgeries listed by PCN

Great Yarmouth and Waveney

Gorleston

Great Yarmouth and Northern Villages

Lowestoft

SWAN (South Waveney)

Ipswich and East Suffolk

Barrack Lane and Ivry Street Primary Care Network

Deben Health Group South Primary Care Network

East Ipswich Primary Care Network

East Suffolk Primary Care Network

North East Coastal Primary Care Network

North East Ipswich Primary Care Network

Orwell Primary Care Network

South Rural Primary Care Network

Wolsey Primary Care Network

North Norfolk

NN1

NN2

NN3

NN4

Norwich

Central Norwich

East Norwich

Norwich North

West Norwich

South Norfolk

Breckland Alliance

Ketts Oak

Mid-Norfolk

SNhIP

West Norfolk

Coastal

Fens & Brecks

King’s Lynn

Swaffham & Downham

West Suffolk

Blackbourne Primary Care Network

Bury St Edmunds Primary Care Network

Forest Heath Primary Care Network

Haverhill Primary Care Network

Sudbury Primary Care Network

West Suffolk Rural Primary Care Network

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