For the Pulse PCN Christmas issue, we look ahead toward the final year of the Network DES, with a watchful eye on the highs and lows of the year gone by. PCNs know the contract is coming to an end in March 2024 but most, if not all, are unclear what that means for their

Public health officials are urging parents of young children to take up the offer of flu vaccination amidst poor uptake and high rates of hospitalisation. The latest data showed more than 200 children aged under five years were admitted to hospital in England with confirmed influenza last week (14 to 20 November). Yet the uptake

PCNs know the contract is coming to an end in March 2024 but are unclear what that means. With just over a year to go we look at the challenges past, present and future. Emma Wilkinson reports The future is unwritten and in this case it’s the future PCN contract that’s unwritten. What will become