Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales
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Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales were local health organizations responsible for planning, commissioning, and sometimes providing primary and community healthcare services for defined populations.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHS organization
ⓘ
primary care trust ⓘ |
| abolishedInJurisdiction |
England in 2013
ⓘ
Wales in 2009 ⓘ |
| accountableTo |
Secretary of State for Health (England)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Ministers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve access to primary care
ⓘ
reduce health inequalities ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | NHS Plan 2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 2001 ⓘ |
| fullyOperationalBy | 2004 ⓘ |
| fundingSource | tax-funded NHS allocations ⓘ |
| governedBy | board of directors ⓘ |
| legalBasis | NHS Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
commissioning community healthcare services
ⓘ
commissioning primary healthcare services ⓘ improving population health ⓘ managing primary care contracts ⓘ planning primary healthcare services ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Care Quality Commission (later in England)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Healthcare Commission (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberAtPeak | 303 in England ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Department of Health in England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh Assembly Government for NHS Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Health Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyDriver |
greater local control of health services
ⓘ
shift of resources from secondary to primary care ⓘ |
| reducedTo | 152 PCTs in England after 2006 reorganization ⓘ |
| reorganizedIn | 2006 ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocating NHS funds to providers
ⓘ
commissioning community nursing services ⓘ commissioning dental services ⓘ commissioning general practitioner services ⓘ commissioning optometry services ⓘ commissioning pharmacy services ⓘ commissioning some hospital services ⓘ local health needs assessment ⓘ |
| sector | public healthcare administration ⓘ |
| served | defined local populations ⓘ |
| sometimesProvided |
community health services
ⓘ
primary care services ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
NHS Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Health Authorities in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInEngland | Clinical Commissioning Groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInWales | Local Health Boards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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