What is a Primary Care Network?
A Primary Care Network is a collaboration of GP Practices, who are geographically close together and serve the same community. They range in size, serving populations of around 30,000 to 50,000 patients. The PCN supports the provision of shared, accessible and coordinated primary and community care services, improving outcomes for patients.
With increased demands and a shortage of clinical staff, practices find they can provide greater, more personalised care for patients when they can work together on certain services or issues.
How do we work?
The Practices share some services because it is better for the patients. Key examples of this are COVID and Flu vaccination clinics and services such as the Social Prescriber Link Workers and the Care Coordinators, who support patients across all three Practices.
Why the name Torentum?
Thornton-Cleveleys is first mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book, where it was referred to as Torentum.
Meet Our Team
Our Leadership Team
Dr Felicity Guest
Clinical Director
Thornton Practice
Drs Waqaas and Fiaz Yousaf
Clinical Director
Cleveleys Group Practice
Dr Stephen Clarke
Clinical Director
The Crescent Surgery
Lisa Banks
PCN Manager
Katie Adamson-Benz
Clinical Lead
A PCN Manager builds the business infrastructure of the PCN, working alongside the Clinical Directors, all member practices and stakeholders. A PCN Manager’s role is to help the PCN evolve and execute the vision of the network.
The PCN Clinical Lead supports the PCN Manager and is responsible for clinical support and advice across the PCN, overseeing and coordinating the delivery of a number of projects, including the EHCH framework, as well as their own clinical practice clinics in all GP practices.
Social Prescriber Link Workers
Jo Carson
Social Prescribing Lead
Sarah Norton-Jones
Social Prescriber
Rachel Davis
Social Prescriber
Care Coordinators
Ginny Currey
Care Co-ordinator
Emma Gartside
Care Co-ordinator
Radka Wilson
Care Co-ordination Lead
Our Care Coordinator Team is led by Radka Wilson alongside Ginny Currey and Emma Gartside.
The Care co-ordinator’s will ensure patient health, and care planning is timely, efficient, and patient – centred. The role includes responsibilities for the co-ordination of the patient’s journey through primary care and secondary care. This is achieved by bringing together all the information about a person’s identified care and support needs and exploring options about what matters most to the patient, ensuring that their needs and wants are communicated to everyone involved in their patient journey.
Torentum Care co-ordinator’s are at the heart of our Wellbeing Hub, and can be contacted on 01253 954330 for any queries you may have.
Mental Health
Andy Craig
Mental Health Practitioner
Addie Beckwith
Associate Psychological Practitioner
Medicine Optimisation
Karina Vagner
PCN Clinical Pharmacist
Derrick Tay
PCN Clinical Pharmacist
Ginny Chui
PCN Clinical Pharmacist
Julie Frudd
Pharmacy Technician
The PCN Medicines Optimisation teams works with practice teams and colleagues across our member practices. Our team consists of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians who work collaboratively to improve value and outcomes from medicines by consulting and treating patients directly. This includes providing extra help to manage long-term conditions, advice for those on multiple medicines and better access to health checks.
Paramedic Team
James Gorrie
PCN Paramedic
Katie Adamson – Benz
Advanced Clinical Practitioner Paramedic
Digital Team
Clive Green
PCN Digital Transformation Lead