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.

All labels observed (3)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NHS organization ⓘ
primary care trust ⓘ
abolishedInJurisdiction England in 2013 ⓘ
Wales in 2009 ⓘ
accountableTo Secretary of State for Health (England) ⓘ
Welsh Ministers ⓘ
aimedTo improve access to primary care ⓘ
reduce health inequalities ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBy NHS Plan 2000 ⓘ
establishedIn 2001 ⓘ
fullyOperationalBy 2004 ⓘ
fundingSource tax-funded NHS allocations ⓘ
governedBy board of directors ⓘ
legalBasis NHS Act 1999 ⓘ
linked to: Health Act 1999
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) ⓘ
Healthcare Commission (historically) ⓘ
numberAtPeak 303 in England ⓘ
operatedIn England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
oversightBy Department of Health in England ⓘ
Welsh Assembly Government for NHS Wales ⓘ
linked to: Welsh Government
partOf National Health Service ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Strategic Health Authorities in England ⓘ
successorInEngland Clinical Commissioning Groups ⓘ
linked to: NHS organisations
successorInWales Local Health Boards ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Health Act 1999 → introduced → Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales ⓘ
Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales → subordinateTo → Strategic Health Authorities in England ⓘ
linked to: Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales
Joint Strategic Needs Assessment → usedBy → NHS commissioners in England ⓘ
linked to: Primary Care Trusts in the NHS in England and Wales