Primary Care Networks

What are Primary Care Networks?

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 therefore may need to access local health services more often.

To meet these needs, GP practices have begun working together and with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in their local areas as part of Primary Care Networks (also known as PCNs).

PCNs build on the services ordinarily offered by GP practices, meaning patients can benefit from more proactive, personalised and coordinated health and social care.

From 1 July 2019, all the practices within East Riding of Yorkshire came together and developed seven PCNs. These are based on their registered list and are detailed below. 

Each network has appointed to the role of Clinical Director (two networks have this has a shared-role between two people). The Clinical Directors are General Practitioners.

For more detailed population information on each of the East Riding Primary Care Networks click here

• Beverley
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the Beverley PCN:
    • Greengates Medical Group
    • Manor Road Surgery
    • North Beverley Medical Centre
    • The Old Fire Station Surgery
• Bridlington
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the Bridlington PCN
    • Field House Surgery (No longer open)
    • Humber Primary Care
    • Drs Reddy & Nunn (Practice Three)
    • Wolds View Surgery
• Cygnet
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the Cygnet PCN:
    • Bartholomew Medical Group
    • Gilberdyke Health Centre
    • Howden Medical Practice
    • Montague Medical Practice
    • The Snaith and Rawcliffe Medical Group
• Harthill
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the Harthill PCN:
    • Anlaby Surgery
    • King Street Medical Centre
    • Market Weighton Practice
    • North Ferriby Surgery
    • Park View Surgery
    • Willerby and Swanland Surgery
• Holderness
  • Holderness Health, a single GP practice group forms the Holderness Primary Care Network. If you are registered with Holderness Health, you are part of this network.
• River and Wolds
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the River and Wolds PCN:
    • The Ridings Medical Group
• Yorkshire Coast and Wolds
  • If you are registered with one of these practices, you are part of this network. Here is a list of the practices that form the Yorkshire Coast and Wolds PCN:
    • Eastgate Medical Group
    • Leven and Beeford Medical Practice
    • The Medical Centre
    • The Park Surgery

Optometry (minor eye conditions)

Without the need for a GP referral, to patients over the age of 3 registered with an ER GP Practice who present with the following conditions:

• Dry eye (lasting longer than 2 weeks after seeing a pharmacist and trying home treatments)
• Red eye with pain
• Photophobia
• Painful eye
• Flashes and new floaters
• Blurry vision
• Diplopia
• Distorted vision
• Sudden loss of vision in one or both eyes  although not TOTAL Loss of vision  please go to Emergency Department (A&E)
• Symptomatic field loss
• Flashes and floaters
• Ingrowing eyelash(es)
• Non-penetrating foreign body

Children should be seen with their parent or guardian and under 3s will be advised to see their GP Practice.

Click here for a list of local opticians