About Hillton PCN

Hillton Primary Care Network came together in July 2019. The name is derived from the two locations of the three Practices that make up Hillton. These are Houghton Close Surgery and Greensands Surgery both in Ampthill and Dr Sulakshana and Partners in Barton-Le-Clay. Hence – ‘‘Hill’ from Ampthill and ‘ton’ from Barton.

We have been delivering essential NHS services together as Hillton PCN for over 5 years, but before that we worked together as Practices under West Mid Beds Locality for more than 12 years. We all have the same ethos and beliefs and strive to provide the best medical care we can to our patients.

The total population of Hillton PCN is 33,000 patients, under the Clinical Leadership of Dr Alistair Snape.

Our Aims

We strive to recognise and meet the needs of our local population by delivering and
enhancing a range of essential general practice services to all our patients.
to have an ethos of training and development for all staff. Two of the practices are
Training practices, with trainee GP’s., as well as hosting Student Nurses, Medical
Students, and offering work experience placements to students hoping for a career in
the health service.
to provide continuity of care to patients with ongoing long term conditions
to provide end of life care that meets identified patient wishes
to provide appropriate support to our patients with their social needs through the employment of Social Prescribers
to have an engaged Patient Participation Group that will have a voice on the services we
provide

What is a Primary Care Network?

Primary Care Networks were introduced in 2019 as part of the NHS Long Term plan. As the population grows and people live longer, often with more complex needs, GP services have had to adapt to these changing needs.

GP practices are working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in local areas in groups of practices known as Primary Care Networks.

Take a look at this short animation from NHS England which explains how they work.

Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)

Primary Care Networks have been given funding to provide additional roles to create bespoke multi-disciplinary teams within their individual network.

PCN’s assess the needs of their local population and, working with local community services, make support available to people where it is most needed.

Find out more on each of the ARRS roles in the video.