About us

About Us

What is a Primary Care Network?

Primary Care Networks were introduced in 2019 as part of the NHS Long Term plan.  As the population grows and people live longer, often with more complex needs,  GP services have had to adapt to these changing needs.

GP practices are working together with community, mental health, social care, pharmacy, hospital and voluntary services in local areas in groups of practices known as Primary Care Networks.

Take a look at this short animation from NHS England which explains how they work.

Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS)

Primary Care Networks have been given funding to provide additional roles to create bespoke multi-disciplinary teams within their individual network. 

PCN’s assess the needs of their local population and, working with local community services, make support available to people where it is most needed.

Find out more on each of the ARRS roles in the video.

Meet our Team

Dr Nithya Nanda
Clinical Director

Barry Dyer
PCN Program Manager and Digital Transformation Lead

Poonam Kumar
Finance Director


Dr Jas Deooray
GP

Dr Anjali Gopinath
GP

Dr Thanusha Stringer
GP

Dr Harsh Kumar
GP

Dr Priya Kumar
GP

Dr Muki Sritharan
GP

Prabjhot Reen
Clinical Pharmacist

What’s the story with the bird?

OK, so the choice of our new logo for SPINE may seem a little odd but there is a reason behind it.

Barry picks up the story:

As a new arrival in Slough (since February 2025), the thing that has struck me about the place is that wherever you are in the town, you look up, or listen out, and you see and hear the Red Kites.

Whenever I’m at Kumar Medical Centre, or at the Wexham Court Parish Hall, the Avenue Medical Centre in Britwell, Farnham Road Surgery or at Weekes Drive Surgery in Cippenham, there is almost always at least one kite in view.

More often, I see up to a dozen kites soaring overhead and I’ve usually got one sitting in the tree outside my office at Farnham Road. Before I worked it out as bird calls, I got very distracted with their whistling and put it down to some locals calling to each other. I suppose I was correct, in a round about way.

They represent an example of regeneration and success. Since they were reintroduced in the 1990s, red kite numbers have been soaring. Seeing them thrive in Slough echoes what we want to do for our patients through SPINE PCN.

The colours in the logo mirror those used by Farnham Road and Kumar Medical Centre as a combined brand identity.

A red kite (bird) in flight