Since the NHS was created in 1948, the population has grown and people are living longer. Many people are living with long term conditions such as diabetes and heart disease or suffer with mental health issues and may need to access their local health services more often. To meet these needs, GP practices are working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas in groups of practices known as primary care networks (PCNs).
PCNs build on existing primary care services and enable greater provision of proactive, personalised, coordinated and more integrated health and social care for people close to home. Clinicians describe this as a change from reactively providing appointments to proactively caring for the people and communities they serve.
Christchurch Medical Practice
1 Purewell Cross, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3AF
01202 474311
Farmhouse Surgery
1 Purewell Cross, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 3AF
01202 488487
Highcliffe Medical Centre
248 Lymington Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 5ET
01425 272203
Stour Surgery
49 Barrack Road, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 1PA
01202 464500
