Marketing Within Primary Care Networks

Get a real understanding of what the networks are, how they are funded,
how they operate, and where the market opportunities lie

Primary Care
Networks explained

Professional
guidance

Step-by-step
marketing tips

Understand the priorities to maximise your chances of a sale

There are 1,307 Primary Care Networks in England – but finding the right way into them can be difficult. For a start, what precisely are they? Networks vary in size, with a few under 30,000 people, and others serving populations of varying sizes. I work with PCNs at 30,000 all the way to 12.0,000 patients, all with different needs. Clearly, one size doesn’t fit all. Planting your flag in this landscape requires a solid understanding of what a PCN needs and how best you can give it to them. You know your products and services could fit in right at the heart of a PCN agenda but, when you’re sat down with the clinical director, or PCN Board Member what tactics are you going to use? What are they looking for and how are you going to persuade them you can supply it? This workshop will give you the answers.

We’ll turn PCNs inside out together

We’ll cover everything from the basics – what Primary Care Networks are and how they function – to the advanced – where they are in terms of progress and what’s required of them going forward. We’ll also look at how they fit into the communities they serve.

We’ll drop the jargon and cut to the chase

Direct Enhanced Service, Impact and Investment Fund, Enhanced Access – all crucial terms when it comes to working with a PCN but just jargon to many. We’ll investigate these key features and clearly establish the opportunities they represent. You’ll quickly become an expert in PCN terminology.

We’ll identify exactly where your services fit

We’ll focus in on PCN priorities and where your products and services fit in with them. We’ll look at the prevention agenda, where it sits with the NHS Long Term Plan and medicines management. You’ll be able to identify where your offer chimes with these opportunities.

“Scott ran a series of workshops and 1-2-1 sessions on working with primary care and I could not recommend him highly enough. He was supremely knowledgeable about the changes sessions, he took our group from being extremely ignorant to very confident in the finer details of primary care. No question was too simple and no request too much. We all found his support invaluable and left the sessions much better for them."

Ross Moore – Patchwork

 

Build your knowledge base and leave the competition behind

Understanding how Primary Care Networks work is difficult – and that’s before you’ve sat at the table face to face with the decision-makers

  • How can you drill down into the pressing needs of a PCN?
  • How do you shut out the noise and get them to see the value in your proposition?

This 2.5-hour workshop gives you the answers to these and many more questions. As a trusted management consultant working directly inside the NHS for 17 years – I can give you the inside track to land your deals faster. Through my work with General Practice in Primary Care Networks, GP federations and super practices, I know in razor sharp detail how to get your products fully embedded into treatment pathways, making it extremely difficult for your competitors to swoop in and dislodge you.

Workshops that take you to the heart of the NHS agenda

The problems facing the NHS today are complex but, at the same time, simple – too much work, not enough people to do it. The NHS needs to change the way it works through innovation and my suite of workshops take you through and beyond the challenges of interacting with that agenda.

Other workshops in the Sell To The NHS package

Selling To Integrated Care Systems

We explore the make-up of Integrated Care Systems, the new service model, how it all connects and how to identify the right customers to work with

How Does NHS Funding Flow?

Understand where the money comes from and goes to, find out about contracts in primary care and other providers and how to feed into each model.

Redesign Patient Pathways

How your projects have the power to transform patient pathways. Know how to reach the right people and craft a pitch that will win buy-in from those that matter.

Start a dialogue with the NHS

Establish the right approach and send powerful emails to start  conversations. Using your examples we’ll create strong messages that open doors.

This 2.5 hour workshop will cover:

  • Primary Care Networks, what they are, progress to date and what’s required of them in 2022/23.
  • The DES (Directed Enhanced Service) requirements, including multidisciplinary teams within a system-wide approach and the opportunity to tackle health inequalities.
  • Investment and Impact Fund.
  • New Additional Roles available in General Practice via the Primary Care Networks, who may be a target. 
  • Enhanced Access, and why this is a new opportunity for you.
  • NHS Five Year Forward View and where these customers are now.
  • Who are the people and who might you target.
  • Medicines Management, their role going forward and where they fit with Primary Care Networks.
  • What we mean by the prevention agenda within the NHS Long Term Plan and the opportunity this offers.
  • NHS Operating Framework 2022.
  • What this means for you and your work, where your opportunities are.
  • Questions and answers.

All workshops are 2.5 hours and are delivered online. In-person training can also be arranged for an additional fee, please enquire for details.

Our Workshops Are Ideal For...

  • Senior leaders
  • National Sales Managers
  • Regional Business Managers
  • Market Access teams
  • Key Account Managers
  • Healthcare Development
  • National Account Managers
  • Hospital Specialists
  • Medical educators
  • Brand and Marketing Teams

If you’re struggling to find your way in the fog of NHS changes right now book onto our workshops and learn how to make the most of the new opportunities out there by selling effectively – and efficiently – to the new NHS.

Discover the simple way to sell successfully to the NHS:

  • STEP ONE
    Book your workshop package.
    –Schedule a call and we’ll run through the full curriculum, so you know exactly what’s included and how your team will benefit.
  • STEP TWO
    Upskill your team.
    – Over a series of four workshops your team will learn everything they need to know about accessing their prospects in the NHS efficiently and effectively.
  • STEP THREE
    Land your projects.
    – Watch your team sell with confidence, reaching the key decision-makers with ease and creating an irresistible project pitch that will land you the deal you deserve.

Additional services we can support you with

Please know we understand how competitive the pharmaceutical/med tech and device market space is and that’s why we never take on more than one client operating in the same space at any one time.

Post-Workshop Implementation Coaching For Your Team

We can also provide full post-workshop support so every member of your team will understand how to implement their learning into their working practices. Our workshop packages include 1:1 reviews and account planning with your teams to support them to identify and hopefully access key people.

Access Our Extensive NHS Contact Database With Sales Coaching

We also deliver 1-2-1 coaching with senior sales teams to help them access the NHS through our own client base. The NHS is moving fast - if you’re not moving alongside it, you risk getting left behind. Our clients have enjoyed significant success in converting their pitch to projects using this effective approach.

If you would like to find out how we can work with you or your team, please do not hesitate to schedule a no-obligation call to find out how we can help.

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