The PCN runs on minimal non-clinical staffing compared to a traditional general practice. The team are mindful to only expand its workforce when needed and are keen on making sure all leaders are able to help out if one member of the team is unavailable. All of the senior leadership team have regular updates and training to help keep the PCN ship on course. Whilst the team works closely together it is held to account by the PCN Board of core practices.
PCN Chairperson
Christine Davidson
Brief Summary of Role
The chairperson leads the board, sets its agenda and ensures it is an effective working group. They must promote a culture of openness and debate and is responsible for effective communication with PCN. They must ensure that all board members receive accurate, timely and clear information. They hold members of the Senior Leadership Team to account. Oversight of financial accounts provided to them
Brief Summary of Role
Leads on day to day running and organisational management of the PCN alongside activities needed for the delivery needed to implement NHS strategies. The Operations Manager is directly responsible for establishing a safe, healthy, and inclusive work environment.
PCN Business Manager
Joseph Corrigan 30 hours per week
Operations Manager
Rebecca Ross 31 hours per week
Brief Summary of Role
Specific focus on the overall day to day financial and budget management including oversight of PCN DES sources of income and project management, alongside activities needed for co ordination within the PCN. This role helps implement strategies to improve productivity, efficiency, and profitability.
PCN Clinical Director
Dr Naeem Iqbal (Clinical Director)
Brief Summary of the Role
The remit of the Clinical Director role is to further bring practices and a range of stakeholders together to collaborate at scale for the development and delivery of service to a local population. The PCN will provide a framework and focus that will support the sharing of skills, knowledge, good practice and communication across all the member practices. The Clinical Director will help foster a culture of quality improvement within the PCN and ICS. The role will also have a particular remit in enabling the PCNs to re-orientate the health and care system towards population health and population health management as they will have a granular knowledge and understanding of their local communities. The CD holds overall accountability for provision of services by the PCN employed team. The Deputy Deputises these roles.
Deputy Clinical Director
Dr Kathryn Blomfield 2 session per week
Brief Summary of the Role
The role of the deputy CD is to deputise for the PCN CD in their absence and undertake to develop and implement changes to the PCN as appropriate. The PCN CD can delegate some of their remit to their deputy.
PCN Overall Accountable Person (CD or Deputy CD)
Clinical Director Dr Naeem Iqbal
Deputy Clinical Director Dr Kathryn Blomfield