About Us
What We Do
Wirral Primary Care Trust covers the following Wards, Birkenhead, Bidston, Leasowe, Claughton, Moreton, Upton, Oxton, Tranmere, Egerton, Prenton, Wallasey, New Brighton, Liscard, Seacombe, Bebington, Bromborough, Clatterbridge, Eastham, Heswall, Hoylake and Meols, West Kirby and Thurstaston, Greasby, Frankby and Irby, Pensby and Thingwall
The PCT has in excess of 1800 employees and has an annual budget for 2008/09 of
£541 million of which:
- £364m will be spent on Hospital and Other Commissioned Services
- £41m will be spent on Community Services (eg Nursing and Therapy Services)
- £62m will be spent on Primary Care Prescribing
- £58m on Primary Care Services (including Dental)
- £16m on Corporate Services
- 61 GP practices
- 54 Dental Practices
- 34 Ophthalmic premises
- 86 Pharmacies.
Wirral PCT provides a wide range of services including:
PCT Dental Services |
Podiatry |
Those services that we cannot deliver ourselves, we commission from other organisations, for example, acute hospital services and mental health services.
To view the organisation chart click here.
What is a Primary Care Trust?
Primary care is the care provided by people you normally see when you first have a health problem. It might be a visit to a doctor or a dentist, an optician for an eye test, or just a trip to a pharmacist to buy cough mixture. NHS walk-in centres and the NHS Direct phone line service are also part of primary care. All of these services are managed for you by your local primary care trust (PCT).
Your PCT will work with local authorities and other agencies that provide health and social care locally to make sure that your local community's needs are being met.
PCTs are now at the centre of the NHS and control 80% of the NHS budget. As they are local organisations, they are best positioned to understand the needs of their community, so they can make sure that the organisations providing health and social care services are working effectively.
For example, your PCT must make sure there are enough services for people within their area and that these services are accessible. It must also make sure that all other health services are provided, including hospitals, dentists, opticians, mental health services, NHS walk-in centres, NHS Direct, patient transport (including accident and emergency), population screening, and pharmacies. They are also responsible for getting health and social care systems working together for the benefit of patients.
Annual Report
The PCT’s Annual Report can be found by clicking on the following link:-
Trust Strategies
Information on the Trust’s Commissioning Strategy and Communications Strategy
can be found by clicking on the following links:-
Strategic Commissioning Plan 2008
Healthcare Commission Report
To view The Healthcare Commission Report please click here.
