A PMH represents the work in the doctor’s office, while the PCN represents system change in the community. PCNs are governed by local PCN Steering Committees, which are led by physicians and make decisions by consensus. They bring together physicians, nurse practitioners, First Nations, patients, and community and health authority partners to collaboratively design primary health services that meet the community’s needs.
- Decisions about the local PCN are made by the local PCN Steering Committee, whose membership represents family doctors, other primary care providers from the community, and community advisory representatives.
- Working with their division, family doctors are integral in designing and influencing how local PCNs support patients.
- Physician leadership and division participation is essential to establish PCNs as the foundation of an integrated system of care.