People

Sam is the project manager for Primary Care Services North Cumbria leading on multiple projects and stakeholder relationships across North Cumbria including scoping at scale working for multiple Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and practices.

Sam also has day to day management oversight of: Communications and Media and Widening Participation.

Paul leads on Communications and Media projects for Primary Care Services North Cumbria and specialises in digital communications, multi-media / content creation, websites, social media and design.

Paul previously worked as part of the Communications Team for NHS North Cumbria CCG and then the North East and North Cumbria ICB.

Joel leads the work on Cancer Engagement for Primary Care Services North Cumbria collaborating with GP practices PCNS and working closely with the Northern Cancer Alliance.

Joel previously worked as an Operational Lead for Health Records and Physical Health Psychology at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust. 

Kirsty leads the work on the People Promise for Primary Care Services North Cumbria working with Practice Managers and beyond to implement a broad range of targeted actions to help embed the NHS People Promise across all North Cumbrian GP Practices. 

Kirsty previously worked as Business Manager at Cumbria Health (CH) and has over 13 years of experience in the NHS, working in various administrative and managerial roles within public and private sectors.

Robert chairs our North Cumbria General Practice leadership team and provides strategic support for the project. The Leadership team brings together Clinical Directors and Operational Leads from the North Cumbria Primary Care Networks, along with representation from Cumbria Health on Call, North Cumbria Primary Care Alliance and the Local Medical Committee (LMC).

The team is supported and facilitated by the NHS (Integrated Care Board in North Cumbria) and is an informal meeting of primary care providers and key partners and is working to be the voice of general practice providers within the North Cumbria Health and Care System.

Robert, originally from Redcar, is also a GP having trained in North Cumbria in the 1990s and is Clinical Director of Carlisle Healthcare Primary Care Network. He also works freelance out of hours for Cumbria Health on Call and is a trustee of “ICan Wellbeing Group”, a third sector charitable organisation.

Amit is Clinical Lead for the North Cumbria Primary Care Training Hub which was previously part of Health Education England and now sits within NHS England. In this role he provides strategic leadership around all things connected to primary care  clinical workforce. He has helped to embed the GP and Nurse Fellowship programmes within North Cumbria.

Amit is also a GP Partner with Carlisle Healthcare as well as working with Cumbria Health on Call out of hours and supporting “BASICS” – emergency medical responders in North Cumbria. He can also be heard periodically on BBC Radio Cumbria.