PCN Name: Carlisle and Rural
(This combines previous PCNs of Carlisle Healthcare and Carlisle Rural from April 2026)
Clinical Director: Dr Marcus Rieborn
Operational Lead: Julie Swan
Executive Chair: Dr Robert Westgate
Network Population: 75,191
Overview of Area:
Carlisle and Rural PCN includes the practices of Carlisle Healthcare, Brampton Medical Practice, Spencer Street Surgery, and Longtown Medical Practice.
This is now the PCN with the largest patient population.
Carlisle Healthcare and Carlisle Rural PCNs came together as a single Primary Care Network (PCN) from April 2026 to build resilience across member practices and teams in response to current NHS challenges and a changing general practice landscape. The PCNs have responded to the opportunities created by the PCN framework, building primary care capacity by embedding non-traditional roles and additional staff within the primary care team - including occupational therapists, clinical pharmacists, care co-ordinators, social prescribers, paramedics, physiotherapists and others.
The PCN will continue to evolve with their clinical model to improve patient access, population health and address health inequalities - aiming to deliver high quality personalised care.
They are firmly committed to supporting the next generation of health professionals through investing in training, mentoring and support, both within their own organisations and working with partner organisations.
The PCN welcomes the opportunity to help shape the future of neighbourhood health, described in the NHS 10 year plan – building on a firm foundation of established list-based general practice.
