You may or may not be aware of the new GP contract that requires local GP Practices to work together to deliver services and population health management at scale. The contract is named, Primary Care Networks (PCN). As a patient you sit within the Winchester City PCN which is made up of the Friarsgate Practice, St Clements Surgery and St Pauls Surgery.
The PCN has been set many objectives, one of which is to deliver or commission a GP access extended hours service. The criteria is to delivery Primary Care services between 18:30 - 20:00 weekdays and 09:00 - 17:00 on Saturdays but there can be local discretion . As a PCN we need to offer 60 minutes of clinical time per 1000 registered patients. As part of the contract we are also requested to seek patient engagement and their preferences which is the intention of this survey.