Primary care is the term for the health services that play a central role in the local community: GPs, pharmacists, dentists and midwives. Primary care providers are usually the first point of contact for a patient. They also follow a patient throughout their care pathway. Primary care trusts (PCTs) in England receive budgets directly from the Department of Health.
A series of supporting guides to help primary care trusts become world class commissioners of primary care and community services. They have been co-produced by NHS East of England, NHS Primary Care Commissioning (NHS PCC), and the Department of Health.
Equitable Access to Primary Medical Care (EAPMC)
Fairness in Primary Care (FPC) procurement: NHS primary medical care and related services
Tackling inequalities in access to primary medical care services in the most under-doctored PCTs in England.
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The Department of Health allocates revenue funding to primary care trusts (PCTs) on the basis of the relative needs of their populations and in line with pace of change policy.
Latest updates:
2009-10 and 2010-11 PCT allocations
The Department announced allocations to primary care trusts for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 on 8 December 2008.
- Download Table of allocations for 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 (PDF, 200K)
- The NHS in England: The operating framework for 2009/10
ACRA report
The Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation (ACRA) continually oversees the development of the weighted capitation formula. It makes recommendations to the Secretary of State for Health on potential changes to the formula between PCT allocation rounds. ACRA is an independent expert body supported by a Technical Advisory Group (TAG). A report of the review of the weighted capitation formula undertaken by ACRA between 2005 and 2008 was published in December 2008.
Equality impact assessment
A new weighted capitation formula has been developed to inform 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 allocations to PCTs. The new formula is covered in this Equality impact assessment.
- Download Equality impact assessment for 2009-10 and 2010-11 PCT allocations (PDF, 161K)
- Download the data for this report by clicking here.
http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Managingyourorganisation/Financeandplanning/Allocations/index.htm
http://www.medfash.org.uk/publications/documents/HIV_in_Primary_Care.pdf