Access to General Practice in East Sussex

Recommended · This went to the meeting on Thu 18 Sep 2025. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.

The report provides an update on work being done to improve access to General Practice and Primary Care Network services in East Sussex. p4

The Committee is recommended to note the report and consider whether to include any further work on this topic in its future work programme. p6

There are 12 Primary Care Networks in East Sussex, covering all areas of the county, and 5 Integrated Community Teams which map to the geographies of the five district and borough councils. p9p10

The Committee previously received an update on Primary Care Networks at its meeting in October 2024, and requested a further update on access to GPs and primary care services. p7

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• p4Purpose: To provide an update on work being done to improve access to General Practice and Primary Care Network (PCN) services in East Sussex
• p61) note the report; and 2) consider whether to include any further work on this topic in the Committee’s future work programme
• p71. Background 1.1 The Health Overview Scrutiny Committee (HOSC) has received a number of reports at its previous meetings which explored primary care services, most recently an overview and update of Primary Care Networks (PCNs) at its meeting in October 2024. At that meeting HOSC requested a further update on access to GPs and primary care services be brought to this meeting.
• p92. Supporting information 2.1 PCNs are groupings of local neighbouring general practices that are a mechanism for sharing staff and collaborating while maintaining the independence of individual practices. These groupings started from 1 July 2019 and there are 12 PCNs in East Sussex, covering all areas of the county. PCNs require existing providers of general practice to work together and to share funds, with additional national funding being made available to employ Additional Roles Reimbursement staff (ARRS), to deliver services to patients across the member practices.
• p102.2 Integrated Community Teams (ICSTs) have been developed to act as the vehicle to integrate primary, community, social care and the voluntary sector services within a defined footprint. There are 5 ICTs in East Sussex which map to the geographies of the five district and borough councils.