Pharmacists working at scale across PCNs and federations
Pharmacists working at scale deliver the same medicines workstream across many practices, PCNs or a federation, using one protocol, one
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What ICBs are asking of medicines optimisation teams in 2026/27
For 2026/27, ICB medicines optimisation work is shaped mainly by NHS England’s Medium Term Planning Framework, which asks ICBs to
Multi-neighbourhood providers: what they mean for medicines work
A multi-neighbourhood provider is a proposed new type of contract holder that would co-ordinate neighbourhood health services across several neighbourhoods,
GP federations and integrated neighbourhood teams: how medicines work is organised
GP federations organise medicines work by agreeing one approach across their member practices, then delivering it through practices, PCNs and
What is a PCN pharmacist? Role, work and how PCNs get one
A PCN pharmacist is a clinical pharmacist who works across the GP practices in a Primary Care Network (PCN), taking
Aligning PCN medicines work with ICB objectives
Integrated care boards and Primary Care Networks are measured on overlapping things and describe them in different language. An ICB
ARRS budget planning for PCNs: a working method
Most networks plan their ARRS allocation once, early, and then spend the rest of the year discovering what that decision
Continuity of care and risk stratification in a PCN
Continuity of care moved up the agenda for 2026/27. The Network Contract DES specification now includes the use of risk-stratification
Where the Capacity and Access money went
From 1 April 2026 the Capacity and Access Payment stopped arriving at network level. NHS England confirms that the payment,
What changed in the PCN DES for 2026/27
The 2026/27 contract year moved several things that shape how a Primary Care Network plans its medicines work. Some of
