Central East
Bedfordshire, Luton, Milton Keynes (BLMK); Cambridgeshire & Peterborough (C&P); Hertfordshire
Local Integration — Referral Pathways & Stakeholder Engagement
BLMK REFERRAL PATHWAYS: DPP referrals via General Practice (primary route) with self-referral also available for GDM via maternity services. T2DR referrals solely via General Practice. BSOP referrals flow through the community weight management service (which also prescribes weight-management medicines). LTCP invitations to register sent by selected GP practices in NHSE time windows. All BLMK practices use SystmOne.
BLMK INCENTIVE: £90 per T2DR place taken up (not yet confirmed for 26/27).
C&P REFERRAL PATHWAYS: BSOP - GP reviews patient (or runs Ardens searches), refers to the 'Healthy You' Single Point of Contact which triages into the Community Intensive Weight Management Service (CIWMS) medication pathway; CIWMS provider refers to BSOP by email; once stable on highest tolerated tirzepatide dose, patient transfers to a place-based light-touch follow-up before returning to GP.
C&P INCENTIVES: T2DR £75 per TDR start; DPP £12.50 per patient; BSOP not incentivised.
HERTFORDSHIRE REFERRAL PATHWAYS: NDPP via GP online referral form plus GDM self-referral; T2DR GP-completed referrals; BSOP referrals made by primary care tirzepatide service providers.
HERTFORDSHIRE INCENTIVE: HWE primary care incentive includes a metric to review NDH patients (BMI check, referral to NDPP / weight management, lifestyle advice, social prescribing). KEY STAKEHOLDERS (all): General Practices, PCNs, maternity services for GDM, community weight management/CIWMS, Tier 2/3 weight management, public health & NHS Health Check providers, community lifestyle services, ICB and clinical leads, VCSE and faith groups, Healthwatch, neighbourhood teams (C&P North/South Place hubs).
REDUCING PRIMARY CARE BURDEN: Co-develop localised, pre-populated referral forms aligned to existing layouts; direct practice visits to demonstrate searches and referral forms; feedback to referrers on ineligible referrals; electronic clinical document transfer (Docman) and exploration of automated coding for outcomes (completion, weight). Explore extraction from GP lists for case-finding to reduce burden and inequalities.
F2F LOCATION PLANNING: Continue use of existing venues where possible; map utilisation, demand and waiting lists; meet ICB place-based teams, public health, faith and community leaders to find venues that engage high-risk/underrepresented groups; in C&P, work with Place neighbourhood teams (North/South) and neighbourhood hubs; in Hertfordshire, prioritise venues with good public transport to avoid widening inequalities.
Meeting Local Need — Health Inequalities & Underrepresented Populations
BLMK ENGLISH PROFICIENCY: 20%+ of residents in Luton and Bedford Borough self-rate as 'cannot speak English well / cannot speak English'.
BLMK KEY LANGUAGES: Polish 2.1% (~20,061), Romanian 1.9% (~18,404), Urdu 1.2% (~11,260), Bengali 0.9% (~8,659), Punjabi 0.6% (~6,011).
BLMK ETHNICITY: Luton 55% ethnic minority - over 30% South Asian (Pakistani/Bangladeshi), much higher than rest of BLMK; Bedford Borough's largest minorities are Other White (Polish/Romanian) and Indian; Milton Keynes has greater Black African; Central Bedfordshire much less diverse.
BLMK PRIORITY: People of Asian ethnicity and people in the most deprived areas - referral, uptake, retention and 12-month weight change all lower for Asian ethnicity vs White on DPP/T2DR. Engagement to use Luton Council of Faiths, MK Equality Council, Bedford Faith Leaders Group.
C&P DEPRIVATION: Cambridgeshire IMD 13.9 vs Peterborough IMD 27.8; Fenland IMD 25.4. ~112,000 in Core20 = 13% of C&P, 18% of Fenland, 41% of Peterborough.
C&P HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY: Peterborough 55.6 (M) / 55.2 (F) vs Cambridgeshire 62.6 / 62.4 vs England 61.5 / 61.9. C&P KEY LANGUAGES (Peterborough): Polish 18.1%, Lithuanian 16.2%, Portuguese 9.0%, Romanian 8.6%, Urdu 6.0%, Latvian 4.4%, Panjabi 4.1%, Russian 2.8%, Slovak 2.6%, Kurdish 2.2%. Fenland's main non-English language is Lithuanian (35.1% of those without English as main language). Cambridge: Spanish top (8.9%), high Chinese and Western European.
C&P ETHNICITY: Cambridge & Peterborough ~18% Asian, ~12% White Other, vs ~90% White elsewhere. Gypsy, Roma & Traveller populations 7,000+ across the ICS footprint.
C&P PRIORITY GROUPS: People with Learning Disabilities (39% of LD register also on obesity register in Peterborough; 43% in Fenland), Autism, SMI (45% / 42% obesity overlap), D/deaf people, physically disabled (access to weighing equipment).
HERTFORDSHIRE ETHNICITY: 71.8% White British; largest minorities Other White, Asian Indian, Black African. Most diverse: Watford (45.8% White British), Hertsmere (63.1%), Welwyn Hatfield (67.2%), Three Rivers (67.9%), Broxbourne (68.6%).
HERTFORDSHIRE LANGUAGES: 91.8% English as main language; top non-English: Romanian, Polish, Gujarati, Italian, Urdu.
HERTFORDSHIRE DEPRIVATION: 14 LSOAs in the most deprived national quintile - Stevenage, Broxbourne, Watford, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertsmere.
HERTFORDSHIRE PRIORITY GROUPS: Severe mental illness, learning disabilities, sensory impairments (deafness/blindness).
Localities
Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
Showing 60 of 60 PCNs
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCENT PCN | MK41 9BB | Q3 | Average | |
| EAST BEDFORD PCN | MK42 9DJ | Q2 | Deprived | |
| HILLTON PCN | MK41 7BU | Q3 | Average | |
| NORTH BEDFORD PCN | MK40 4AT | Q3 | Average | |
| TRIDENT PCN | MK42 0HU | Q2 | Deprived | |
| UNITY (BEDFORD) PCN | MK40 2NU | Q3 | Average |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROXBOURNE ALLIANCE PCN | EN10 6PE | Q3 | Average | |
| HODDESDON & BROXBOURNE PCN | EN11 8BE | Q3 | Average | |
| LEA VALLEY HEALTH PCN | EN8 7AP | Q3 | Average |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMC PCN | CB1 3LH | Q4 | Affluent | |
| CAM MEDICAL PCN | CB2 1RR | Q4 | Affluent | |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY 4 PCN | CB4 2HY | Q4 | Affluent | |
| CAMBRIDGE CITY PCN | CB1 2NU | Q4 | Affluent | |
| CANTAB MEDICAL PRACTICES PCN | CB1 7DR | Q4 | Affluent |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHILTERN HILLS PCN | LU6 1LJ | Q3 | Average | |
| IVEL VALLEY SOUTH PCN | SG18 8DH | Q4 | Affluent | |
| LEIGHTON LINSLADE HEALTH CONNECTIONS PCN | LU7 1HP | Q4 | Affluent | |
| WATLING STREET NETWORK PCN | LU6 3EU | Q3 | Average |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELY NORTH PCN | CB7 4AY | Q4 | Affluent | |
| ELY SOUTH PCN | CB7 4UW | Q4 | Affluent |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERTFORD AND RURALS PCN | SG14 1LH | Q4 | Affluent | |
| STORT VALLEY & VILLAGES PCN | CM23 3LJ | Q4 | Affluent | |
| WARE AND RURALS PCN | SG12 9DZ | Q4 | Affluent |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FENLAND PCN | PE15 8DA | Q2 | Deprived | |
| SOUTH FENLAND PCN | PE16 6JL | Q2 | Deprived | |
| WISBECH PCN | PE13 3AB | Q1 | Most Deprived |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 NETWORK PCN | PE19 1QQ | Q3 | Average | |
| HUNTINGDON PCN | PE29 3RJ | Q3 | Average | |
| MERIDIAN PCN | PE28 5HL | Q4 | Affluent | |
| ST IVES PCN | PE27 5BB | Q4 | Affluent | |
| ST NEOTS PCN | PE19 1QH | Q3 | Average |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARITAS MEDICAL PCN | LU4 9HX | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| CROWN PCN | LU2 0SX | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| EQUALITY PCN | LU1 1HR | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| GREEN VALE HEALTH PCN | LU3 2RZ | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| HATTERS HEALTH PCN | LU1 5BJ | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| LEA VALE PCN | LU3 3JJ | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| OASIS PCN | LU2 7BB | Q1 | Most Deprived |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST MK PCN | MK10 9AB | Q3 | Average | |
| MEDICS PCN | MK6 5LD | Q2 | Deprived | |
| NEXUS MK PCN | MK13 7HG | Q3 | Average | |
| ONEMK PCN | MK9 3BH | Q3 | Average | |
| PHOENIX SUNRISERS PCN | MK14 5BN | Q3 | Average | |
| SANDHILLS PCN | MK5 6HF | Q4 | Affluent | |
| SOUTH WEST PCN | MK4 4DA | Q4 | Affluent | |
| THE BRIDGE MK PCN | MK2 2EJ | Q2 | Deprived | |
| TITAN PCN | MK3 6EN | Q3 | Average |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITCHIN AND WHITWELL PCN | SG5 1HU | Q4 | Affluent | |
| ICKNIELD PCN | SG6 3DJ | Q4 | Affluent |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRETTON PARK & HAMPTON PCN | PE3 8DX | Q2 | Deprived | |
| CENTRAL THISTLEMOOR & THORPE PCN | PE1 3DW | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| PETERBOROUGH & EAST PCN | PE1 5DD | Q1 | Most Deprived | |
| PETERBOROUGH PARTNERSHIPS PCN | PE2 9JL | Q2 | Deprived | |
| SOUTH PETERBOROUGH PCN | PE2 8AN | Q2 | Deprived |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMBRIDGE NORTH VILLAGES PCN | CB24 9NU | Q5 | Least Deprived | |
| GRANTA PCN | CB22 4QH | Q5 | Least Deprived |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVENAGE NORTH PCN | SG1 4AB | Q2 | Deprived | |
| STEVENAGE SOUTH PCN | SG2 0HU | Q2 | Deprived |
| PCN Name ▲ | Postcode | Deprivation Quintile | Category | Recommended Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HATFIELD PCN | AL10 0NB | Q3 | Average | |
| WELWYN GARDEN CITY A PCN | AL7 4HL | Q4 | Affluent |