Primary care micro-teams: an international systematic review of patient and healthcare professional perspectives

C Coombs, T Cohen, C Duddy, KR Mahtani… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background International trends have shifted to creating large general practices. There is an
assumption that interdisciplinary teams will increase patient accessibility and provide more …

Consequences of the closure of general practices: a retrospective cross-sectional study

J Hutchinson, K Checkland, J Gibson… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background Two general practices close every week in the UK. Given the pressure on UK
general practices, such closures are likely to persist. Yet little is known about the …

Primary care networks: are they fit for the future?

JA Smith, K Checkland, M Sidhu, J Hammond… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
There are 1250 primary care networks (PCNs) in the English NHS. Established in July 2019,
PCNs have been developed in response to national policy focused on better integrating …

Equity and the funding of Primary Care Networks

J Hutchinson, J Hammond, M Sutton… - British Journal of General …, 2021 - bjgp.org
There is a 19-year difference in healthy life expectancy between deprived and more affluent
populations in England. 1 These health inequities have multiple direct impacts, such as …

Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme commissioning 2020-2023: associations with patient experience and QOF

C Penfold, J Hong, PJ Edwards, M Kashyap… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) was introduced by NHS
England in 2019 alongside primary care networks (PCNs), with the aims of increasing the …

Implementing the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in 7 English PCNs: a qualitative study

D Bramwell, J Hammond, L Warwick-Giles… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background: The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) provides funding to
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in England to recruit additional staff into specified roles. The …

Transforming primary care in Scotland: a critical policy analysis

E Stewart, E Donaghy, B Guthrie, D Henderson… - British Journal of …, 2022 - bjgp.org
Care Development Fund in April 2016. This provided over£ 30 million for local projects to
test out new models of care. An independent evaluation identified some promising …

Exploring commissioners' understandings of early primary care network development: qualitative interview study

L Warwick-Giles, J Hammond, S Bailey… - British Journal of General …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background Primary care networks (PCNs) are financially incentivised groupings of general
practices in the English NHS. Their purpose is to deliver a number of policy goals set out in …

Exploring whether primary care networks can contribute to the national goal of reducing health inequalities: a mixed-methods study

L Warwick-Giles, J Hutchinson, K Checkland… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background Significant health inequalities exist in England. Primary care networks (PCNs),
comprised of GP practices, were introduced in England in 2019 with funding linked to …

Implementing the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in seven English Primary Care Networks: a qualitative study

D Bramwell, J Hammond, L Warwick-Giles… - British Journal of …, 2024 - bjgp.org
Background The Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) provides funding to
Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in England to recruit additional staff into specified roles. The …