Our Work

Last Updated: Tuesday, 22 July 2025

Southport and Formby Primary Care Network is the provider of a number of workstreams. Read the information below to find out more about our work.

Commissioned Services

7-Day GP Service

Do you need a GP appointment outside of regular 9-5 hours? We are the service for you.


Our 7-Day GP Service offers appointments during evenings and weekends. This service is not a walk-in or emergency service, appointments are required. Bookings can be made up to two weeks in advance.


To book an appointment, contact your GP if you are a patient of a Southport and Formby practice. 


Find out more about our 7-Day GP service.

Key Information

Our 7 Day GP service offers:

  • GP consultations
  • Advanced Nurse Practitioner consultations
  • Mental Health Specialist Nurse consultations
  • Physiotherapy telephone triage and face-to-face appointments
  • Practice nurse chronic disease reviews:
    • Asthma checks
    • Diabetes
    • Hypertension/blood pressure checks
  • Cervical screening tests
  • Blood tests
  • Echocardiograms (ECGs)
  • Ear syringing
  • Long Acting Reversable Contraception (LARC)

 

Opening Times: Monday - Friday, 5pm-9pm. Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday, 9am-1pm.

Address: The Family Surgery, 107 Liverpool Road, Birkdale, Southport, PR8 4DB

Accessibility: Wheelchair access, lift, hearing-loop device and disabled parking

Digital Team

Our Digital Team offers support to the Primary Care Network and GP surgeries to:

  • Find those in need of support or treatment.
  • Find better ways to source and use data.
  • Help GP surgeries with any digital needs.
  • Improve access.
  • Test new software or technology.

The team work on lots of projects. This make a difference without being visible to patients

Enhanced Health in Care Homes

Our Enhanced Health in Care Homes (EHCH) team works with care home residents, their families and care home staff to:

· Offer personalised care

· Improve outcomes

· Promote independence for people living in care homes.

We offer assessments and personalised plans for care home residents. The aim is:

· To keep residents healthy

· Make sure health choices are respected

· Plan for future care

Our team delivers the National Framework for Enhanced Health in Care Homes. For further details see our EHCH E-Portal.

Early Cancer Detection

We work with GP practices to improve the rates of early cancer diagnosis. We do this by working together to look at data, processes and best practice guidance. The aim is to give the best care to all patients.

We also fund a team of Cancer Link Workers though Southport Macmillan Cancer Centre. They offer support to patients with a new cancer diagnosis and those living with cancer.  

The Cancer Link Workers meet with and listen to patients or their carer. They tell them about and refer to national support services that can help.

Your GP practice can refer you to the team. You can contact the centre on 01704 533024.

 

Health and Wellbeing Coach

Health and Wellbeing Coaches support people to take steps to improve their health.

They help people raise their knowledge, skills and confidence in managing their health. This can help:

· Stop illness

· Prevent existing conditions from getting worse

· Improve health and wellbeing outcomes

They can help by:

• providing coaching support to help you manage your health problem

• working with you to find out your health and wellbeing goals

• signposting you to helpful resources and support

Mental Health Practitioners

The service is hosted by Mersey Care. They have a team of mental health specialists offering non-urgent mental health assessments. This can be either in person or online.

The first appointment can be up to one hour long. They will ask you questions about your health and create a care plan. Follow up appointments are normally 30 minutes long. They may give advice or tell you about local services for support.

Your GP practice can refer you to this service.

Social Prescribing Link Workers

Our team of Social Prescribing Link Workers support and help patients to

· Engage with community groups

· Engage with services and activities

· Reduce social isolation

· Reduce loneliness

· Improve mood

· Complex social needs

Social Prescribing Link Workers signpost to community groups and services in the local area.

You will be asked questions around what matters to you and a support plan will be created. All staff working within a GP practice in Southport and Formby can refer patients to the team.

Our Social Prescribing Link Workers are hosted in partnership with Brighter Living Partnership and Sefton CVS.

Short videos about the Social Prescribing team

Senior Social Prescribing Link Worker Nikki talks about the service

 

 

Local resident Pam talks about his experience with the NHS social prescribing service

 

 

Local resident Danny talks about his experience with the NHS social prescribing service

 

 

Team of Clinical Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians

Our team of Clinical Pharmacists work across the area to support GP practices with appropriate prescribing of medications. Pharmacists have specialist expertise in the use of medicines, helping patients with their health. Pharmacists can also help people to:

· Get the best from medications

· Manage long-term conditions

· Complete medication reviews Pharmacy technicians play an important role, working with Clinical Pharmacists and other members of the team. Pharmacy technicians can:

· Conduct simple medication reviews

· Screen patients for onward referral

· Carry out medicine’s optimisation tasks

· Medicines reconciliation