Available Services

Burnley East Primary Care Network (PCN) aims to enhance healthcare services by offering a range of additional roles that work in conjunction with your GP surgery. These roles include:

• Social Prescribers: They help patients access non-medical support, linking them to community activities, welfare support, and other services to improve overall well-being.

• Clinical Pharmacists: They manage medication, ensuring its safe and effective use.

• Paramedics: They provide support to care home residents, offering weekly ward rounds, care planning, and ongoing care.

• Health and Well-being Coaches: They aid patients in making lifestyle changes such as improving diet and exercise to manage and prevent health issues.

• Care Coordinators: They help coordinate care for patients with complex health needs, ensuring they receive appropriate services.

• Mental Health Practitioners: Providing mental health support to complex mental health patients, providing them with the tools they need to effectively manage their own needs. 

• Nurse Associates: They work alongside general practitioners to provide nursing care in the community, with a focus on the prevention and management of chronic conditions.

• Advanced Nurse Practitioners: They support patients in care homes, providing weekly ward rounds, care planning, and ongoing continuity of care.

• Physiotherapists: Our First Contact Physiotherapists provide assessments and management plans for a wide range of musculoskeletal issues.

The aim of these roles is to create a more comprehensive and patient-centered approach to healthcare within the primary care setting, addressing both medical and social aspects of health.