Clinical Directors
Dr Paul Conway & Dr Dawn Heath
South and Central Knowsley Primary Care Network (PCN) is a network of 11 GP practices working together to improve services and the quality of patient care to patients registered with our member practices. Dr Paul Conway and Dr Dawn Heath are joint Clinical Directors of South and Central Knowsley PCN
Drs Conway and Heath provide the strategic and clinical leadership to the PCN, by developing and implementing strategic plans, supporting member practices to improve their accessibility, their performance and improve the quality of their care to our patients, and ensuring the delivery of the PCN national NHS contracting requirements.
Management Team
The Clinical Directors are assisted by a team of practice managers who are responsible for the day to day running of the services provided by the PCN and the management of the staff employed by the PCN. In addition to this, the Management Team are responsible for liaising with the member practices to ensure that the PCN DES requirements are met.
Staff
As part of the PCN we have been able to recruit a mix of clinical and administration staff to assist with the provision of services for patients at Practice Level.
So far we have employed 3 advanced Nurse Practitioners, 3 Paramedics, 2 Social Prescribing Link Workers and 5 Care Coordinators with a view to expanding this over the coming months.
Clinical Pharmacists
Each member practice within the PCN have a dedicated pharmacist that works for them, assisting with medication reviews and practice workload in relation to medicines management.
First Contact Practitioners
The PCN has access to a physiotherapist able to assist patients with new musculoskeletal ailments and can be accessed via your own GP surgery.
Mental Health Practitioners
Together with Merseycare, the PCN employs Mental Health Practitioners. They work at Primary care level and act as an interface between the GP and secondary care mental health services. Patients can access this service via their own GP Surgery.