Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT)
Headquarters: Bury PCT, 21 Silver Street, Bury, BL9 0EN, Tel: 0161 762 3100
Website:
www.burypct.nhs.uk
Organisation of the PCT
The PCT is a relatively new organisation having only come into being in April 2002. Its responsibilities are:
- Assessing health needs and planning health improvement.
- Securing the provision of services.
- Providing community based services.
- Commissioning family health services.
- Working with Local Authorities and other partners, to maximise opportunities for patients, users and carers, by working towards a seamless service.
The health services available to Bury are broadly provided in 4 ways:
- Those services (mainly community health services) provided directly by PCT staff.
- Primary Care Services (family health services) provided through national contracts with GP's, pharmacists, opticians and dentists.
- Hospital services commissioned by the PCT on behalf of the population of Bury: i.e. locally at Fairfield General Hospital Bury and over 20 other hospitals.
- A range of specific services provided by voluntary or none-statutory agencies with some NHS funding, such as Bury Hospice.
NHS Services directly provided by PCT staff include:
- District Nursing
- Health Visiting (See entry in The Family Support Directory)
- Schools Health Advisors
- Orthoptic Services (eyes)
- Speech and language therapy services
- Community dental services and Dental Access Centre service provision
- Walk in Centre
- Podiatry services (feet)
- Learning disability services
- Occupational therapy
- Dietetic services (nutrition/diet)
- Family planning services
- YPAS (Young Persons Advisory Service)
- Specialist nursing services. Including Breast Care Nurses, Macmillan Nurses, Palliative Care Nurses (Palliative care is a remedy that relieves pain without curing)
- Health promotion
- Child protection
Although the PCT purchases specific services from a variety of hospitals outside of Bury, most hospital services are commissioned from Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust through Fairfield General Hospital Bury, and mental health services, including Child and Adolescent Mental health Services (CAMHS), through the Pennine Care NHS Trust.
Pennine Acute Hospital NHS Trust
Trust Headquarters, Westhulme Avenue, Oldham, OL1 2PN, Telephone Number - +44 (0)161 6240420, Fax Number - +44 (0)161 6273130.
Website:
www.pat.nhs.uk
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust was established in April 2002 and manages hospitals in Bury, North Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale.
It employs a staff of 10,000 across five hospital sites:
- Fairfield General Hospital, Bury
- North Manchester General Hospital
- The Royal Oldham Hospital
- Rochdale Infirmary
- Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale
They provide district general hospital services including; accident and emergency, critical care, inpatient and day case services, outpatient services, pathology, pharmacy and radiological/other investigative services.
Orthopaedics, paediatrics, maternity, cardiology, ophthalmology, ENT, dental and urology are just some of the range of specialities provided by the Trust.
Only Fairfield General Hospital is located within the area of Bury MBC. Contact details are:
Bury (Fairfield General Hospital) - Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 7TD, Telephone Number - +44 (0)161 7646081
Pennine Care NHS Trust.
Is responsible for the provision of mental health services across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham, Tameside and Glossop, Stockport.
225 Old Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire OL6 7SR. Telephone: 0161 604 3000.
Child and Family Service (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services) -Fairfield General Hospital - 0161 778 3526.
Clinical Psychology Services for Looked After Children - 0161 253 5696.
Adult Mental Health Services
Fairfield General Hospital
Roch House Therapy Centre - Fairfield Hospital - 0161 778 3901
Social Services North Mental Health Team - 0161 778 2150.
Social Services South Community Mental Health Team - Tel: 0161 253 7100, Fax: 0161 724 6530.
Drug & Alcohol Team - 0161 253 6488.
