About Barnsley PCT
NHS Barnsley (Barnsley Primary Care Trust) is the local leader of the NHS.
Barnsley PCT was created in April 2002 following the merger of five partner organisations and is responsible for supporting the local population of Barnsley (224,600 people) to maximise their health by promoting healthy lifestyles and commissioning services that support healthy lifestyles and ensuring that people can access fast convenient health services when they require it. NHS Barnsley does this through strong partnerships with the people of Barnsley and other organisations.
The boundaries of NHS Barnsley are co-terminus with the Local Authority and cover a diverse area of 24 miles with a mix of rural and urban areas.
NHS Barnsley is given funding to plan and commission health services and it spends approximately £400 million per year on health on behalf of the people of Barnsley. It places contracts with doctors, dentists, pharmacists and opticians, community service providers and hospital services. Most services are provided in primary care and community settings and this proportion is increasing.
Barnsley has a single PCT which has recently undergone an internal restructure to split its commissioning function from the care service provision part of the organisation,
The Care Services part of the organisation (Care Services Direct) includes services such as adult health and social care services for mental health, older people’s services, physical disability and sensory impairment services and community and primary care services. This part of the organisation is being developed on a model which would establish it as a stand-alone, fit for purpose organisation with a range of health, social care and other associated contracts.
The PCT is also the host organisation for Yorkshire and Humber/North Trent specialist commissioning consortia, clinical networks, and independent sector contract management managing a commissioning process of approx £600million on behalf of the other PCTs.
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