Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the requirements for primary care networks to engage with the local community will be.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are a new way for primary and community service organisations to work together. For PCNs to be successful they will need to work in partnership with local people and the communities they serve. Legal duties which currently apply to NHS service providers - including general practitioner practices - and commissioners around engagement and consultation will continue to be valid for PCNs.