NHS Information Authority
| Reference: |
Change Request 340 |
| Version No: |
1.10 |
| Subject: |
Responsible PCT |
| Type of Change: |
Revision to NHS Data Standards |
| Effective Date: |
Immediate |
| Reason for Change: |
Change to Primary Care Trust Class description to include definition
for responsible population. |
Background:
Primary Care Groups ceased to exist following 'Shifting the Balance of
Power' and the concept of the 'responsible population' was transferred to
Primary Care Trusts.
The definition of a Primary Care Trust has been
updated to define the responsible population.
Summary of changes:
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| Class Definitions |
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| PRIMARY
CARE TRUST |
Change to description |
| Name: |
Janet Powell |
| Date: |
1 July 2003 |
| Sponsor: |
Data Information and Standards Programme |
Note: Additions shown in highlighted with a blue background.
Deletions are shown using strikeout.
PRIMARY CARE
TRUST
Change to Class: change to description
A type of ORGANISATION.
A PRIMARY
CARE TRUSTS is a legal entity, set up by order of the
Secretary of State. It is a free-standing NHS body,
performanced managed by a STRATEGIC HEALTH
AUTHORITY. A PRIMARY CARE TRUST is a legal
entity, set up by order of the Secretary of State. It is a free-standing NHS body, performance managed by a
STRATEGIC HEALTH
AUTHORITY.
The overall function of a Primary Care Trust is to improve the health
of the community; develop primary and community health services; and commission
secondary care services. The overall function of a
Primary Care Trust is to improve the health of the responsible population,
develop primary and community health services, and commission secondary care
services. A Primary Care Trust will, if it so wishes and is capable of
doing so, be able to directly provide a range of community health services,
creating new opportunities to integrate primary and community health services as
well as health and social care provision.
The PCT's responsible population comprises:
| - |
all persons registered
with a GP whose practice forms part of the PCT, regardless of where the
person is resident, plus |
| - |
any persons not registered
with a GP who are resident within the PCT's statutory geographical
boundary |
Note that persons resident within the PCT geographical
area, but registered with a GP belonging to another PCT, are the responsibility
of that other PCT.
With "Shifting the Balance of Power", Primary Care Trusts will be the leading
NHS organisation for partnership with Local Authorities and a range of other
partners, including NHS Trusts, Strategic Health Authorities and a range of
other Primary Care Trusts and local communities to improve health and deliver
wider objectives for social and economic regeneration.
PRIMARY
CARE TRUSTS provide some services themselves and others through agreement
with other organisations. Several PRIMARY
CARE TRUSTS may decide to work together to provide certain services. In
this case a lead Primary Care Trust will be identified for the group.
There may be occasions when relationships are formed on a larger scale. For
example the provision of a highly specialised service, such as specialist cancer
or spinal injury services, may be done collaboratively across a population
larger even than strategic health authority.
References:
Department of Health Booklet "Primary Care Trusts:
Establishing Better Services" (Ref. PCT1), issued April 1999. Shifting the
Balance of Power publications.
This class is also known by these names:
| Context |
Alias |
| plural |
PRIMARY CARE
TRUSTS |
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Information Standards Programme:-
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