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.
An overview of how we operate to act as the voice of primary care in
NENC.
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Latest news and events
The 10 Year Health Plan: A survey of your hopes and expectations
Publication of the 10 Year Health Plan is expected soon, and we want to know what you hope it will contain, and how you foresee it impacting both your day-to-day working life, and the long-term outlook for the services you deliver. It’s thought that the Plan will reflect the core principles of the Darzi Review:…
NHS Confed Expo 2025: Reflections on a potential turning point for primary and community care.
This year’s NHS Confed Expo, held at Manchester Central, brought together over 5,000 UK health and care leaders for two thought-provoking days. With a shared focus on building a high-quality, integrated, and future-proof NHS, the event could become a pivotal moment in how health services are designed and delivered—especially at neighbourhood and community levels. Read…
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…
