What is a PCN?
A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a group of neighbouring GP practices that work together to provide better access to healthcare and a wider range of services.
Being part of a PCN means you may sometimes see other health professionals,such as pharmacists, physiotherapists, or mental health practitioners, instead of, or alongside, your usual GP or nurse. This helps you get the right care more quickly and closer to home.
Who We Are
Hounslow Health Primary Care Network (PCN) is a partnership of 10 GP practices, caring for more than 90,000 patients across Hounslow. By working together, we can provide more joined-up care and give patients access to a wider range of health professionals.
What We Do
We aim to make healthcare more accessible, personal and connected. As part of Hounslow Health PCN, patients benefit from:
- Easier access to healthcare services
- Evening and weekend appointments through Enhanced Access
- Specialist support from pharmacists, physiotherapists, mental health practitioners and more
- Extra help for people with long-term conditions or complex needs
- Community services that look beyond medicine, including social prescribing
What does our network do to support patients?
As a Primary Care Network, we work together to:
- Make it easier to get care – offering evening and weekend appointments through our Enhanced Access service.
- Provide more health professionals – such as pharmacists, physiotherapists, care coordinators and mental health practitioners, so you can see the right person more quickly.
- Support long-term conditions – helping patients manage issues like diabetes, asthma, and high blood pressure.
- Look after more than medicine – through services like social prescribing, which connect people with local activities, support groups and advice.
- Tackle health inequalities – making sure everyone in Hounslow has fair access to care and support.
Our Team
Our PCN team includes GPs, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, social prescribers, care coordinators, mental health practitioners and more. We work side by side to make sure you see the right professional at the right time.
Management and Leadership
Hounslow Health PCN is jointly led by our Clinical Directors and Operations Managers.
- Clinical Directors – Local GPs who provide clinical leadership for the network, ensuring services meet the needs of patients and are delivered safely and effectively.
- Operations Managers – Oversees day-to-day coordination, service delivery, finance, and operations across the PCN, supporting both practices and patients.
Together, the leadership team works closely with GP practices, NHS partners, and community organisations to improve services and reduce health inequalities across Hounslow.
Meet the Management Team
Dr Nittin Kumar
Clinical Director
About Dr Nittin Kumar
Dr Nittin Kumar is the principle partner at Hounslow Medical Centre. He has trained in many of London’s teaching hospitals and gained vast experience in specialties allied to general practice. He believes in a patient-centred approach to care and has formed great alliances within the community.
Dr Kumar’s aim is to bring the needs of patients in the community to the forefront of management.
Nadir Thaha
Non-Clinical Director
Evelina Mart
PCN Operations Manager
About Evelina Mart
I am a healthcare manager with over 10 years of experience in the field, expertise in change and project management and a commitment to enhancing services, cultivating a positive organisational culture and fostering collaborative teamwork. I am passionate about addressing health inequalities, optimising patient experience and driving impactful transformations within healthcare systems.
Sarah Cilia
PCN Operations Manager
About Sarah Cilia
I have been working in the NHS and Primary Care services for over 10 years. I have experience of healthcare system transformation, digital implementation in General Practice, project management and change management. I hope to help the local community experience better healthcare through working directly with health inequalities and bringing people together for more effective collaborative working.
Together, we are committed to making healthcare more accessible, more personal, and better connected for everyone in our community.