GP Health Partners Ltd is a company owned by 18 GP practices in the Epsom locality. The practices formed GPHP Ltd to undertake activities for the local patient population which they could not provide individually. Being part of GPHP Ltd means that they can provide a fuller range of services with greater efficiency to improve patient care in the community. These services are patient-centred, prevention-focused, integrated, consistent and innovative which deliver best value for the NHS and for patients.
What are PCNs and where do they fit with the federation?
The new GP contract was published in early 2019 as part of the NHS Long Term Plan. A key element of the new contract is the development of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) which bring GP practices together with other local services – such as community, mental health, social care and the voluntary sector to look after local populations. PCNs help to join up services at a local level, focusing on the specific needs of these local populations, with patients still accessing routine GP appointments as they do now. Bringing general practices together to work collaboratively has been a policy priority for some years for a range of reasons, including improving the ability of practices to recruit and retain staff; to manage financial and estates pressures; to provide a wider range of services to patients and to more easily integrate with the wider health and care system.
You can read more about PCN’s here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/primary-care/primary-care-networks/
Within GP Health Partner’s federation, there are four Primary Care Networks: Banstead PCN, Epsom PCN, Leatherhead PCN and Cobham & Oxshott PCN.
The following practices are part of each of these PCNs.
Banstead PCN
- Heathcote Medical Practice
- Longcroft Clinic
- Nork Clinic
- Tadworth Medical Centre
- Tattenham Health Centre
Epsom PCN
- Ashley Centre Surgery
- Derby Medical Centre
- The Fountain Practice
- Shadbolt Park House Surgery
- Spring Street Surgery
- St Stephens House Surgery
- Stoneleigh Surgery
Leatherhead PCN
https://leatherheadpcn.gpweb.org.uk/
- Ashlea Medical Practice
- Eastwick Park Medical Practice
- Fairfield Medical Centre
- The Molebridge Practice
Cobham & Oxshott PCN
- Cobham Health Centre
- Oxshott Medical Practice
GP Health Partners support our Primary Care Networks in a number of ways including running services alongside or on behalf of the practices and offer an HR function and framework for PCN staff.
GP Health Partners are also part of Surrey Heartlands Health & Care Partnership Integrated Care Systems. Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) are partnerships of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in their area. Find out more here: https://www.surreyheartlands.org/integrated-care-systems
