Primecare have been announced as finalists in the prestigious Laing and Buisson Independent Healthcare Awards 2012. The awards recognise the best in provision of health care from the independent sector. Primecare have been nominated in two categories - Primary and Community Care Provider, and Excellence in Risk Management. The winners are announced at the Laing and Buisson awards event on 18th September 2012.

Primecare have been announced as a finalist in the primary care provider of the year category of the Health Investor Awards 2012. The awards scheme recognises and rewards excellence in delivering services to the health and care industries. The winners of this prestigious scheme are announced at the annual Health Investor Awards dinner on 31st May 2012.

Primecare provides high quality, compassionate end of life care from specialist nurses and care workers to help people remain in their own home, if they choose, during the last weeks of life. Find out more at http://tinyurl.com/88kom2e

GPs in Berkshire are calling for all call handlers who will be talking to patients in the new NHS 111 service to have CRB checks - www.pulsetoday.co.uk/

Across all of Primecare’s services, including out of hours, everyone has a full CRB check. We think that people who are dealing with patients face to face, even those who have no direct contact, but have access to patient information should also be CRB checked. Patients and customers can be assured that Primecare provides safe, high quality services, and we will continue to do so as we develop provision of NHS 111.

As part of preparation for NHS 111, Primecare has signed an agreement with NHS Pathways and will begin piloting the system in parts of our service in early 2012. NHS Pathways is the system of choice for NHS 111 and the Primecare pilot will enable detailed modelling to understand the impact of NHS Pathways on our current services.

Primecare’s 24/7 Hub co-ordinates care for Staffordshire patients
The South Staffordshire single point of access run by Primecare on behalf of South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust is continuing to co-ordinate care for patients across the county following a successful pilot. http://www.primecare.uk.net/south-staffordshire-hub-case-study.aspx

Primecare teams in the West Midlands are busy preparing for the roll-out of the NHS 111 service. As a large-scale provider of GP out of hours services across the region, Primecare have a vested interest in ensuring a smooth transition to NHS 111.


Primecare is active in all parts of the West Midlands providing a range of services to 11 PCTs including dentistry, out of hours care, GP practices and walk-in health centres. We also provide a full health care service for West Midlands Police looking after detainees as well as forensic medical examiners for cases of assault.