November 12, 2026
Celebrating 10 years of general practice at scale
Practices and primary care networks (PCNs) from across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) came together for One Care’s Annual Members Event, marking ten years of general practice at scale and looking ahead to the next decade.
Hosted at UWE Enterprise Park in Bristol, the half-day event brought together general practice and senior system leaders to explore some of the biggest opportunities and challenges facing primary care, ranging from neighbourhood working and sustainable funding to digital transformation and shifting care closer to communities.
The day included reflections from Ruth Hughes, One Care’s CEO, on the organisation’s history of supporting general practice in BNSSG. Shane Devlin, BNSSG and Gloucestershire Cluster ICB Chief Executive, spoke about his vision for the future of regional general practice, emphasising the role the newly clustered ICB could potentially play in supporting general practice as strategic commissioner.
The main session saw Dr Jacob Lee, GPCB Chair, hosting Dr Sian Stanley, a GP from Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire, who spoke about the Herts and West Essex approach to a place-based outcome reinvestment model, and how a neighbourhood and acute trust built a real funding left-shift. Dr Lucy Potter from Wellspring Surgery rounded out the talks with a presentation on inclusion within healthcare across BNSSG.
Julia Ross, Chair of One Care, hosted the event. She said: “Our members’ event was an important opportunity to bring practices together to reflect on what we have achieved collectively over the past ten years, while focusing firmly on the future of general practice. Hearing from leaders across BNSSG and colleagues from general practice nationally reinforced both the scale of the challenges ahead and the opportunities we have to work differently.”
A Q&A panel featured leaders from the emerging BNSSG Provider Collaborative, who explored how the wider healthcare system could further support general practice. Ruth and Shane were joined by Jo Beer, Chief Executive Officer, Sirona care & health, Dominic Hardisty, Chief Executive, Avon & Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership, Lewis Scandle, Interim Chief Executive, BrisDoc and Professor Tim Whittlestone, Chief Medical and Innovation Officer, Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.
The panel explored neighbourhood working and sustainable funding, giving general practice an important voice in wider conversations about how services across BNSSG need to develop.
The event also included workshops on neighbourhood working, shifting care into general practice and One Care’s digital vision.
Julia added: “As One Care enters its next decade, our role in supporting practices to collaborate, and shape the future of general practice at scale will be more important than ever.
“Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to such valuable conversations.”
Celebrating 10 years of general practice at scale
