The GP Federation for Runcorn
We are a federation of GP Practices in the Runcorn area.
Working together to sustain real improvements in both the care of our patients and our working lives.

Welcome to GP Health Connect
Giving patients and local communities the health and social care services they deserve.
Our GP practices recognise the difficult times facing NHS primary care services. With increasing demand and limited funds, we realise we cannot achieve sustainable improvements to care (and to our working lives) without the ability to work at scale.
We have therefore formed a GP federation under the name of GP Health Connect, to ensure long-term sustainability within our individual businesses.
As a result, we firmly believe this will give our patients and local communities the health and social care services and outcomes they deserve.
CQC Rating

We’re Good! We are delighted to report that our GP Extra service has recently been inspected by our regulators, the Care Quality Commission – and they have rated us as “Good”.
What is a GP Federation?
General practices working together to deliver high quality, patient-focused services.
A GP federation is a group of general practices or surgeries forming an organisational entity and working together within the local health economy.
The remit of a GP federation is generally to share responsibility for delivering at scale high quality, patient-focussed services for its communities.
Across the country, GP practices are recognising the benefits of working together. This does not change the responsibilities that each individual GP practice already has. Instead it provides an additional opportunity to improve services and develop new ones at scale.

Want to find out more?
If you have any questions about GP Health Connect please read our frequently asked questions or get in touch.
Who Are We?
The GP practices that have joined the GP Health Connect federation are listed below. These practices are based in Runcorn and one at Upton Rocks in Widnes. If your practice is not mentioned here, then this website does not apply to you.
What does this all mean to me?
If your practice is not part of GP Health Connect, this does not affect you at all. If it is, then read on.
By working collaboratively with the other local GP practices, your surgery can offer efficiencies of scale and scope, strengthening capacity to deliver services outside of hospital – as well as outside of normal GP practice opening hours.
Your existing practice will remain responsible for your healthcare and you should continue to work with them as normal.
This is very much a positive change.
It does not mean that GP practices will be closing or merging or that there will be fewer GPs. It simply means that all practices within GP Health Connect will work together to deliver improved access to primary healthcare services across Halton.
Please read our frequently asked questions for more information.