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Supporting your health in the community.

Why We Exist

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are bringing the community together to support your health and well-being. Together, we are enhancing the health of the community by introducing new team-based services, fostering collaboration, strengthening connections and improving access to care in Vancouver.

Our Partnerships

In Vancouver, PCNs are being built in partnership by the Vancouver Division of Family Practice and Vancouver Coastal Health. We are leaning on opportunities to collaborate, align health care goals and improve the primary care system for all.

PCNs in the province are also supported by the BC Ministry of Health and the First Nations Health Authority.

PCN Core Attributes

PCNs are guided by 10 core attributes:

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Longitudinal Care

Ensuring all people in a community have access to quality primary care, and are attached to a Primary Care Provider (Family Doctor or Nurse Practitioner).

Extended hours for care

Extended hours of care including early mornings, evenings and weekends.

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Timely Access

Access to urgent care within 24 hours, and within 7 days for non-urgent appointments.

Digital Enablement

Use of digital technology to enable the delivery of primary care services for both in-person and virtual encounters.

Comprehensive Primary care

Provision of comprehensive primary care services through networking with various teams and services

Culturally safe care

Care is culturally safe and appropriate

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Coordinated care

Care is coordinated with diagnostic services, hospital and specialty care and community services

Team Based Care

Enabling healthcare practitioners from different professional backgrounds to work together as integrated teams within clinics and across the network.

Population Health Promotion

Commitment to improving community health needs, and addressing the social determinants of health.

Equitable Access

Removal of systematic barriers to ensure everyone is supported in achieving good health and wellbeing.