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PCTs are local organisations, created to work with partners to deliver improvement by being responsive to local needs as expressed by local people. However, PCTs have a more direct interest in service delivery than do LSPs through their statutory responsibilities for commissioning secondary care services and the majority of hospital services. PCTs work towards meeting the NHS targets to improve health outcomes for local populations and help people safeguard or improve their health contributes directly to wider LSP outcomes. The NHS has a long history of evidence-based working and PCTs have or can access a wide range of relevant data relating to LSP Floor Targets, neighbourhood needs and service provision. Government guidance on Local Area Agreements (LAAs) expects that LAAs will demonstrate a ‘co-delivery role’ for LAs and PCTs in improving public health and promoting independence and well-being for older people. Drivers The Healthcare Commission, which promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS and independent healthcare, has a statutory duty to assess the performance of PCTs and award annual performance ratings. They look at a broad range of issues, checking PCT self-assessments by analysing information on performance and by talking to partners and observers. A particular emphasis is placed on what is being done to reduce inequalities in access to health care and in the health of the population. In some areas gaps are widening. For 2005/6, the Commission’s Chief Executive has said, “healthcare organisations will have to demonstrate to us that working with others, including local government, they have assessed the different needs and inequalities within the local population and explain how services and resources are deployed to address them”. They are also concerned to ensure that the PCT’s approach is based on good information, use of evidence and the capacity to deliver effective services and programmes that reflect local needs. |
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