County Agencies - National Health Service in Lancashire

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The National Health Service in Lancashire works via a number of NHS organisations to commission care, to provide care and to encourage other bodies to act in a way complimentary to improving health care.

On 1st April 2002, the existing 5 Health Authorities (East Lancashire, North West Lancashire, South Lancashire, Morecambe Bay and North Cumbria) merged, forming the Cumbria and Lancashire Health Authority.

Locally, NHS services are provided by a range of organisations including specialist Ambulance (Lancashire Ambulance NHS Trust), Mental Health (Lancashire Care NHS Trust) and Acute Hospital Trusts based in the areas of Blackburn, Blackpool, Burnley, Chorley, Preston & Lancaster.

Primary Care Trusts have been created for Lancashire between October 2000 and April 2002.

They have 3 main functions:

• health needs assessment and improvement;
• securing services for the population (i.e. direct provision by the PCT and Commissioning by the PCT from NHS and other organisations);
• securing co-operation between health and social care and other care providers, i.e. partnerships.

Primary Care Trusts are thus partners with other organisations in a range of health and social care related initiatives including Community Safety/Crime and Disorder and Local Strategic Partnerships.

For further information visit:

• www.bprpct.nhs.uk
• http://www.clha.nhs.uk

There are eight Primary Care Trusts wholly or partly within the area of Lancashire County Council and one PCT in each of Blackburn with Darwen and Blackpool Unitary Authorities. These titles, addresses, and main telephone numbers and Chief Executives are as follows:

Blackburn with Darwen PCT Chief executive Ms V Aspey Chairman Mrs P Walsh Address Guide Business Centre School Lane Blackburn Lancashire BB1 2QH Telephone 01254 267000 Fax 01254 267009 Top of Page Blackpool PCT Chief executive Mrs Wendy Swift Chairman Tony Shaw Address Blackpool Management and Technology Park Faraday Way Blackpool FY2 0JW Telephone 01253 473640 Fax To be advised... Top of Page Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale PCT Chief executive Mr D A Peat Chairman Mr J Heyes Address 31/33 Kenyon Road Lomeshaye Estate Nelson, Lancashire BB9 5SZ Telephone 01282 619909 Fax 01282 610223 Top of Page Chorley and South Ribble PCT Chief executive Judith Faux Chairman Mr D Benson Address Lancashire Enterprises Business Park Centurion Way Leyland Lancashire PR26 6TR Telephone 01772 644000 Fax To be advised... Top of Page Fylde PCT Chief executive Julie Goulding Chairman Herbert Waddington Address Ground Floor Office 16-18 Great St Georges Road St Annes on Sea Lancashire FY8 2AE Telephone 01253 789170 Fax 01253 789695 Top of Page Hyndburn and Ribble Valley PCT Chief executive Dr L Griffin Chairman Mr M Hill Address Red Rose Court Clayton Park Business Centre Accrington Lancashire BB9 5JR Telephone 01254 380400 Fax 01254 380401 Top of Page Morecambe Bay PCT Chief executive David Jordison Chairman Dr Robin Talbot Address Tentrefield Brigsteer Road Kendal Cumbria LA9 5EA Telephone 01539 797800 Fax 01539 726687 Top of Page Preston PCT Chief executive Jan Hewitt Chairman Wendy Hogg Address Preston Business Centre Watling Street Road Fulwood Preston Lancashire PR2 8DY Telephone 01772 220270 Fax 01772 524223 Top of Page West Lancashire PCT Chief executive Jane Thompson Chairman Mr J Barton Address Ormskirk and District General Hospital Wigan Road Ormskirk L39 2JW Telephone 01695 598084 Fax 01695 598104 Top of Page Wyre PCT Chief executive Doug Soper Chairman Mrs Ray Pigott Address Furness Drive Poulton-le-Fylde Lancashire FY6 8JT Telephone 01253 306302 Fax 01253 306306 Top of Page