Memorandum of Understanding

Sussex Primary Care Provider Collaborative is a partnership of NHS-funded primary care providers, including general practice, community pharmacy, dentistry and optometry. This memorandum of understanding describes the key elements of the PCPC to ensure that all primary care providers in Sussex understand both its form and function and feel able to communicate with and influence the PCPC.

Vision

A sustainable, thriving primary care system in Sussex

Principles

Subsidiarity

To support delivery at the scale that best achieves the overall strategy of improving outcomes and reducing inequalities. This may be at Practice, Pharmacy, PCN, Neighbourhood, Place or System scale.

Sustainability

Regardless of the scale of either delivery or decision making, the work of the collaborative must not undermine the sustainability of delivery at the smallest unit, Primary Care – practice and pharmacy level.

Governance

Board

The Primary Care Provider Collaborative is led by a Board which includes representatives from across primary care, both providers and statutory committees, an independent Chair and Managing Director. Full details of the Board are here. Board posts are elected biannually.

All Board Directors complete a register of interests.

The Board is responsible for strategic direction, representation and assurance.

The PCPC Board meets on a fortnightly basis, minutes of the meeting are shared with ICT leads in addition to all members.

Delivery Arm

Sussex Integrated Health Community Interest Company (CIC) is the delivery arm of PCPC and is made up of the GP Federations in Sussex and the Community Pharmacy provider organisation for the South East.

The CIC has a shared vision and principles with PCPC. Its purpose is to deliver services sustainably and innovatively and support primary care.

The CIC Articles of Association and Shareholders agreement are shared here.

Neighbourhood Representation

The PCPC supports Primary Care leadership and representation in Neighbourhood Health through ICT (Integrated Community Team) leads for General Practice and Community Pharmacy. Full details of the current PCPC leads in each are here.

The PCPC leads meet together in a Sussex-wide panel and on a Place basis to ensure two-way communication on the strategic direction and integrated working for Primary Care in Sussex.

Through our delivery arm, PCPC are a member of the Neighbourhood Alliance.

Job descriptions for all PCPC ICT roles are shared here.

PCPC’s Neighbourhood Position Paper for 2026/27 is shared here.

What we do

The PCPC and CIC have a shared work plan which combines:

  • The asks of the PCPC through Commissioning Intentions from the ICB
  • Areas which the PCPC wants to address as part of its strategic vision and as highlighted by its membership
  • Areas of collaboration with system partners which are best served through a combined primary care voice.

Staying up to date

As we grow and develop, we want to ensure that we communicate and listen openly to our members. We will do this through:

What we ask of you

Once you’ve read this MOU, and reviewed the supporting information, please confirm your support for us by completing this form:

If you have any questions at all or would like to be taken through this MOU, please contact us.

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