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Primary care trusts
Primary care trusts (PCTs) covering all parts of England receive budgets directly from the Department. Since April 2002, PCTs have taken control of local health care while strategic Health Authorities monitor performance and standards.
NHS Local
Published: 23 July 2008
PCTs can now choose to adopt the NHS prefix before their place name.
The Secretary of State's speech to the NHS Confederation conference on 18 June 2008 and the Next Stage Review report published on 30 June 2008, signalled that PCTs have the freedom to re-name to NHS Local. This means that they can choose to adopt the NHS prefix before their place name, so for example, Blackpool PCT would become known as NHS Blackpool. This will allow PCTs to position themselves as the local leader of the NHS and front-line commissioners of patient care. It is integral to the objectives of World Class Commissioning and in particular, competency 1, that PCTs should be recognised as the local leader of the NHS.
The guidance to implement this can be found on the NHS Brand website and new NHS logotypes can also be ordered from the site.
Practice based commissioning: Engaging practices in commissioning
Published: 15/12/2004
This sets out proposals for involving GP practices in commissioning health care services.
Professional executive committees (PECs)
Professional executive committees (PECs) are an important aspect of clinical leadership in primary care. These pages provide information for PEC chairs and members on relevant legislation and guidance, including allowances.
Guidance
Documents on PCT establishment, functions, membership, governance, finance and services.
- Primary care trust model standing orders, reservation and delegation of powers and standing financial instructions - August 2006
- PCT and SHA roles and functions
- PCT fitness for purpose programme
- Commissioning a patient-led NHS - human resources framework: Primary care trusts- chief executive posts
- Commissioning a patient-led NHS: Human resources framework for SHAs and PCTs
- Achieving and sustaining improved access to primary care
- Primary care prescribing and budget-setting
- Drug treatment for multiple sclerosis (beta-interferons and glatiramer acetate) - risk-sharing scheme (HSC 2002/004 briefing note)
- Evidence based commissioning for primary care trusts: a directory
- Charging drugs bill costs to health authorities / primary care trusts: cash limits in 2002/03
- National Health Service Act 1977: Further Directions (No. 2) to Strategic Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts and NHS Trusts in England concerning guidance from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence 2002
- Primary care trusts: establishing better services
- Primary care trusts: establishment, the preparatory period and their functions
- Primary care trusts financial framework
- Working together: human resources guidance and requirements for primary care trusts
- Primary care trusts: a guide to estate and facilities matters
- Shifting the balance of power PCT governance arrangements remuneration and allowances banding for Primary Care Trust Chairs
- Shifting the balance of power: Primary Care Trusts and NHS trusts - Chief executive salaries
- Shifting the balance of power: Primary Care Trusts - Governance arrangements, remuneration and allowances
- Shifting the balance of power: a competency framework for PCT leadership
- Shifting the balance of power: a framework for benchmarking PCT Chief Executive salaries
- Guidance for partnerships and primary care trusts (PCTs): Commencement of PCTs as responsible authorities from 30 April 2004
Directions about PCT functions
Directions regarding the functions of primary care trusts (in Portable Document Format).
Directions about PCT membership
Directions regarding the membership of primary care trusts (in Portable Document Format).
- National Health Service Act 1977: the Primary Care Trust Executive Committees (Membership) - Directions 2003
- National Health Service Act 1977 The Primary Care Trust Executive Committees (Membership) (No.2) (Amendment) Directions 2002
- National Health Service Act 1977 The Primary Care Trust Committees (Membership) (No.2) Directions 2000
- National Health Service Act 1977 - The Primary Care Trust Committees (Membership) Directions 2000
UK Statutory Instruments
On the HMSO website.
- The National Health Service (Functions of Strategic Health Authorities and Primary Care Trusts and Administration Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
- The Strategic Health Authorities (Consultation on Changes) Regulations 2003 (opens new window)
- The Health Authorities (Establishment and Abolition) (England) Order 2002 (opens new window)
- The Health Authorities (Membership and Procedure) Amendment (England) Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
- The National Health Service (Functions of Health Authorities)(England) (Support of Provision of Services and Appraisal) Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
PCT Functions - Regulations
On the HMSO website.
- The Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Amendment Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 745 The Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Amendment Regulations 2001 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 695 The Primary Care Trusts (Functions) (England) Regulations 2000 (opens new window)
PCT Membership - Regulations
On the HMSO website.
- Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 1616 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2003 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 1405 The Primary Care Trusts (Establishment) Amendment Order 2002 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 557 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2002 No. 38 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (No. 3) (England) Regulations 2002 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 3787 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (No. 2) (England) Regulations 2001 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2001 No. 2631 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Amendment (England) Regulations 2001 (opens new window)
- Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 89 The Primary Care Trusts (Membership, Procedure and Administration Arrangements) Regulations 2000 (opens new window)
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