North Shore Primary Care Network
The vision of the North Shore Primary Care Network (NSPCN) is to lead the delivery of primary care services to the North Shore through collaboration, innovation, and team-based care to ensure healthy patients and satisfied health providers. We aim to build and sustain a community of patient-centred medical homes that integrate with the overall healthcare system to provide North Shore patients with the best care.
The NSPCN increases the capacity to provide primary care. We link patients to other parts of the North Shore healthcare system, including the Health Authority’s specialized community services for vulnerable people, such as the frail elderly and those who have mental health issues, or substance use concerns. We help build out and support team based care within North Shore primary care provider clinics, and educate North Shore residents on the changes to the primary care system and the positive impacts on them. We deliver news about the PCN on a variety of digital channels (social media, website, videos and e-newsletter) as well as through public education events.
Research shows that people who have a family doctor are healthier, live longer, and are less likely to become hospitalized. We are here to help build on the strength of doctor-patient relationships and work alongside the more than 287 North Shore family doctors to provide support for continuous health care. Doctors within the Primary Care Network do so with their patients in mind. We develop innovative local health programs and services that enable physicians and healthcare teams to stay connected to their patients and provide better care.
The NSPCN is enabled by a partnership between the North Shore Division of Family Practice, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations, Vancouver Coastal Health, BC Ministry of Health and community service providers. The NSPCN is based on a co-developed, sustainable vision for the future of healthcare to enable access to quality care that effectively meets the needs of North Shore residents and patients.