About Us

 

Beckenham has six GP practices who work together with other Bromley-based health and social care providers to form Beckenham PCN.

Led by our Clinical Directors, we work collaboratively to improve and personalise patient care across our 6 practices.

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What is a Primary Care Network?

A Primary Care Network is a group of GP practices who work together with community, mental health, social care, and voluntary services in the local area, to provide comprehensive primary care services to a defined population.

PCNs build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, and coordinated health and social care for people close to home.

Over 99% of general practices are part of a PCN who sign up to the Network Contract DES which details our core requirements and entitlements.

What benefits do Primary Care Networks have for patients?

  • They offer a larger range of care services that well be close to patients' homes, as well as improved access
  • PCNs work with a wider range of health and community services, for example Bromley GP Alliance and Bromley Healthcare
  • Patients will be able to receive support for a more complicated conditions, and will have access to the health and care services that can support them
  • Patients will be able to have more of a role in making decisions around their own health and the care they receive

What can you expect from your PCN?

Additional healthcare professionals are being recruited to work on behalf of our Beckenham GP practices within the Primary Care Networks.  These roles include Clinical Pharmacists, Mental Health Practitioners, Podiatrists, and Social Prescribing Link Workers.  By introducing a greater skill mix, our patients will have greater access to the support they need to keep people healthy and independent. 

Find out more about the roles that are available in Beckenham PCN

Watch a short video that explains the concept of PCNs and how this new way of working enables health services to work together to provide better patient access.

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Our Vision

The future vision of our PCN is centered around providing high-quality, efficient, and coordinated care to patients using advanced technologies and data-driven insights.

To make the best use of available resources to ensure that everyone gets the right support, in the right place, and the right time. 

Some key components of the future PCN may include:

  • Advanced Technology
  • Data-Driven insights
  • Patient Empowerment
  • Collaborative Care

Overall, the future vision of a PCN is focused on improving patient outcomes and enhancing the overall patient experience through the use of collaborative care models, while maintaining the independence of an individual practices.

Meet our Team

Meet the Primary Care Network team, made up of clinical directors, management, and administrators.

See our Teams page

Meet the team
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Patient Participation Group (PPG)

If you are a patient of one of our Beckenham practices and want a say in how we shape patient care, we would love to hear from you.

Join our Patient Group