Birmingham East and North Primary Care Trust
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NHS Birmingham East and North is an NHS primary care trust
(PCT) that was formed on 1 October 2006 following the merger of Eastern Birmingham PCT and North Birmingham PCT.
NHS Birmingham East and North primary care trust provides primary care, intermediate care and community services on behalf of 440,000 people living in the east and north of Britain’s second city. It is one of three primary care trusts that cover Birmingham.
The trust commissions services from GPs, dentists, pharmacists, opticians, and voluntary sector organisations. It is held accountable for the quality and accessibility of these services, primarily by the Care Quality Commission
.
NHS Birmingham East and North also answers to NHS West Midlands
, the Strategic Health Authority for the region.
Known as Birmingham East and North PCT (BEN PCT) until 1 April 2009, the trust employs over 1,700 staff, and is responsible for over 200 GPs working in more than 80 practices.
The trust spends hundreds of millions of pounds every year on services for local people; it also hosts the money to commission specialised services for people across the whole of the West Midlands
. The trust directly provides primary care and community services through its Community Health Services arm.
, Bordesley Green
, Erdington
, Hodge Hill
, Kingstanding and Oscott, Shard End
, Sheldon
, South Yardley
, Stechford and Yardley North
, Stockland Green
, Sutton Four Oaks
, Sutton New Hall
, Sutton Trinity
, Sutton Vesey
, Tyburn, and Washwood Heath
.
It also hosts the infrastructure functions of estates, IT and finance and contractor services for all three Birmingham primary care trusts. And it hosts the West Midlands Specialised Services Commissioning Team, which commissions specialised services on behalf of the region.
In 2008, it offered financial incentives to overweight nurses to lose weight.
NHS Primary Care Trust
An NHS primary care trust is a type of NHS trust, part of the National Health Service in England. PCTs commission primary, community and secondary care from providers. Until 31 may2011 they also provided community services directly. Collectively PCT are responsible for spending around 80% of the...
(PCT) that was formed on 1 October 2006 following the merger of Eastern Birmingham PCT and North Birmingham PCT.
NHS Birmingham East and North primary care trust provides primary care, intermediate care and community services on behalf of 440,000 people living in the east and north of Britain’s second city. It is one of three primary care trusts that cover Birmingham.
The trust commissions services from GPs, dentists, pharmacists, opticians, and voluntary sector organisations. It is held accountable for the quality and accessibility of these services, primarily by the Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission
The Care Quality Commission is a non-departmental public body of the United Kingdom government established in 2009 to regulate and inspect health and social care services in England. This includes services provided by the NHS, local authorities, private companies and voluntary organisations -...
.
NHS Birmingham East and North also answers to NHS West Midlands
NHS West Midlands
NHS West Midlands is a strategic health authority of the National Health Service in England. It operates in the West Midlands region, which is coterminous with the local government office region.-General information:...
, the Strategic Health Authority for the region.
Known as Birmingham East and North PCT (BEN PCT) until 1 April 2009, the trust employs over 1,700 staff, and is responsible for over 200 GPs working in more than 80 practices.
The trust spends hundreds of millions of pounds every year on services for local people; it also hosts the money to commission specialised services for people across the whole of the West Midlands
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is an official region of England, covering the western half of the area traditionally known as the Midlands. It contains the second most populous British city, Birmingham, and the larger West Midlands conurbation, which includes the city of Wolverhampton and large towns of Dudley,...
. The trust directly provides primary care and community services through its Community Health Services arm.
Areas served by the trust
The trust is charged with looking after the healthcare services for the following wards on the north and eastern half of Birmingham: Acocks GreenAcocks Green
Acocks Green is an area and ward of south Birmingham, England. It is named after the Acock family who built a large house in the area in 1370. Acocks Green is one of the four wards making up Yardley formal district...
, Bordesley Green
Bordesley Green
Bordesley Green is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England about two miles south-east from the city centre. It also contains a road of the same name. It is also a ward in the formal district of Hodge Hill. Neighbouring areas include, Alum Rock, Saltley, Small Heath and Yardley.Heartlands Hospital...
, Erdington
Erdington
Erdington is a suburb northeast of Birmingham city centre, England and bordering Sutton Coldfield. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee...
, Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill
Hodge Hill is an area seven km east of Birmingham city centre, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee....
, Kingstanding and Oscott, Shard End
Shard End
Shard End is an area of Birmingham, England. It is also a ward within the formal district of Hodge Hill. Shard End borders Castle Bromwich to the north and Kingshurst to the east which are situated in the northern part of the neighbouring Metropolitan Borough of Solihull.-Pre-War:Before the end of...
, Sheldon
Sheldon
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, South Yardley
South Yardley
South Yardley is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. The name of the ward was changed from Acocks Green Ward and with the name change, the boundary changed with Acocks Green village and Acocks Green railway station being lost and the boundary being extended north to Bordesley...
, Stechford and Yardley North
Stechford and Yardley North
Stechford and Yardley North is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England.Stechford and Yardley North is one of the four wards that make up the council constituency of Yardley...
, Stockland Green
Stockland Green
Stockland Green is an area of Birmingham, England.It gives its name to a ward which is part of the Erdington formal district, and which comprises the south-western part of Erdington including areas such as Stockland Green itself and Gravelly Hill....
, Sutton Four Oaks
Sutton Four Oaks
Sutton Four Oaks is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England.Sutton Four Oaks is one of the four wards that make up the Parliamentary Constituency and council constituency of Sutton Coldfield. The ward lies to the north of Sutton Coldfield town centre and covers Hill Hook, Hill Wood,...
, Sutton New Hall
Sutton New Hall
Sutton New Hall is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England and is named after New Hall, a medieval manor house.Sutton New Hall is one of the four wards that make up the Parliamentary Constituency and formal district of Sutton Coldfield. The ward lies to the south-east of Sutton...
, Sutton Trinity
Sutton Trinity
Sutton Trinity is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England. The ward is named after Holy Trinity Church, the town's parish church....
, Sutton Vesey
Sutton Vesey
Sutton Vesey is one of the 40 electoral wards in Birmingham, England.Sutton Vesey is one of the four wards that make up the Parliamentary Constituency and council constituency of Sutton Coldfield. The ward lies to the south of Sutton Coldfield town centre and Sutton Park and includes the...
, Tyburn, and Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath
Washwood Heath is a ward in Birmingham, within the formal district of Hodge Hill, roughly two miles north-east of Birmingham city centre, England...
.
Other trust responsibilities
NHS Birmingham East and North is responsible for Sutton Cottage and the John Taylor Hospice, Erdington. Plus, it is the lead commissioner for mental health, learning disabilities and sexual health in Birmingham.It also hosts the infrastructure functions of estates, IT and finance and contractor services for all three Birmingham primary care trusts. And it hosts the West Midlands Specialised Services Commissioning Team, which commissions specialised services on behalf of the region.
Board
Paul Sabapathy CBE is Chairman of NHS Birmingham East and North, as well as holding the position of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the County of the West Midlands. Sophia Christie is the Chief Executive of the trust.Innovations
It has contracted Pfizer Health Solutions to operate Birmingham OwnHealth, a telephone support programme for people with chronic disorders.In 2008, it offered financial incentives to overweight nurses to lose weight.