Welcome to the Primary Care Collaborative across the North East of England and North Cumbria…
We serve a population of 3.2 million across 5,313 square miles
We have approximately 2500 GPs, 1700 dentists, 1500 pharmacists and 800 optometrists working across our patch.
We are a combined voice for dentistry, general practice, optometry, and pharmacy, working together to improve people’s health across the North East and North Cumbria.
We work together to solve problems, influence decisions, and share good ideas for the primary care workforce, for patients, and for our local partners inside and outside the NHS.
Sectors
Dentistry
Around 1,700 individual dentists work across the North East and North Cumbria.
General practice
Approximately 2,500 individual GPs currently see patients in North East and North Cumbria.
Optometry
800 optometrists are working across our patch.
Pharmacy
1,500 pharmacists are serving our communities.
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Latest news and events
The newly published NENC Primary Care Workforce Strategy 2025–2030 sets a clear direction for sustainable workforce transformation.
The NENC Primary Care Workforce Strategy 2025–2030 has now been delivered to NENC ICB, marking a major milestone in workforce planning for primary care across the North East and North Cumbria. Developed by North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) on behalf of the Primary Care Collaborative (PCC), the strategy presents a shared, five-year roadmap to…
In conversation with Ruth Rankine
Ruth Rankine is Director of the Primary Care Network at NHS Confederation, representing the breadth of primary care providers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Her work focuses on strengthening the voice of primary care at national level, shaping policy, and supporting better integration across services. She leads the Confed’s work on neighbourhood health and…
North East and North Cumbria ICB general practice listening events – booking now live
Samantha Allen, Chief Executive and Dr Neil O’Brien, Chief Medical Officer for North East and North Cumbria ICB are inviting general practice colleagues to meet with them at a series of listening events being held across the patch. As a PCC, we welcome this opportunity – our overriding objective is to provide a strong…
