Pulse PCN Liverpool 2026
Pulse PCN Liverpool brings together PCN leaders and primary care professionals from across Liverpool and the wider North West for a free one-day event focused on the issues shaping primary care now.
This year’s programme will explore making ARRS work more effectively, the role of AI in PCNs, neighbourhood partnerships, women’s health, ketamine misuse, children and young people’s screen use, and how Liverpool PCNs are moving towards neighbourhood working.
Hear practical insight from PCN leaders, GPs and primary care experts, connect with colleagues from across the region and take away ideas you can apply within your own network.
WHAT'S IN STORE
Explore the full programme to see how each session will help you tackle current pressures, strengthen your network and take practical ideas back to your team.
Neighbourhood working and PCN development
What Liverpool PCNs are doing differently and how networks can prepare for the next phase of neighbourhood health.
Making ARRS work more effectively
Using multidisciplinary teams to reduce GP workload, support long-term condition management and improve patient care.
AI and digital transformation in primary care
What an AI-enabled PCN could look like now and how technology may change the way services are delivered.
Building stronger community partnerships
Working more effectively with the third sector, local services and community organisations to deliver joined-up care.
Women’s health and hidden demand
Understanding how women’s health conditions can present through repeated episodic care and create additional pressure across primary care.
Children, young people and changing patient need
Exploring the impact of screen use and what PCNs can do to respond to emerging challenges.
Ketamine misuse in primary care
Recognising the signs, knowing what to ask and understanding when patients may need specialist support.
30
Exhibitors
40+
Delegates
8
Sessions
12+
Speakers
5+
Engaging Hours
Policy Updates
Networking
Lunch & Refreshments
- Free to attend for everyone working in a Primary Care Network
- Practical sessions shaped by the realities of PCN leadership and delivery
- Time to step back, reflect, and plan next steps for your network
- Opportunities to meet and learn from other PCN teams across Liverpool and the wider North West
- Direct access to organisations supporting workforce, digital, and community services
- Clear updates on contracts, ARRS roles, Pharmacy First, and neighbourhood care
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
"An extremely well-organised event with insightful speakers. I left with practical, fresh ideas that will genuinely benefit our PCN and member practices.”
Rachel Scott, Finance Manager
Delegate
“An amazing opportunity for networking and a timely reminder of the products available. It was particularly informative to learn about the initiatives being undertaken in other areas and PCNs.”
Lesley Blakeston, Business Manager
Delegate
“The event covered several engaging topics and offered a strong representation of the challenges present within general practice. I left with a number of constructive ideas on how these issues could be improved”.
Dana Eltyeb, GP Doctor
Delegate
Pulse PCN Events are a series of focused discussion forums designed specifically for PCN Clinical Directors, PCN Managers and senior PCN leaders, created by the team behind Pulse and Pulse PCN.
As the NHS 10-year plan accelerates the move towards neighbourhood health services, PCNs are uniquely placed to lead delivery - working across practice boundaries, coordinating multidisciplinary teams and shaping care for defined patient populations.
Our events bring PCN leaders together in person to explore what this next phase means in practice, from maximising ARRS roles and pharmacy collaboration to workforce development, service delivery and sustainable leadership at neighbourhood level.
