Your local NHS is within Tameside and Glossop and is a Primary Care Service provided by people you normally see when you first have a health problem.
It might be a visit to a;
- doctor
- dentist,
- optician for an eye test,
- or just a trip to a pharmacist to buy cough mixture.
NHS Walk-in Centres, and the phone line service NHS Direct, are also part of primary care.
We, NHS Tameside and Glossop, manage these services for you.
We work with local authorities and other agencies that provide health and social care locally to make sure that your local community's needs are being met.
PCTs are now at the centre of the NHS and will get 75% of the NHS budget. As they are local organisations, they are in the best position to understand the needs of their community, so they can make sure that the organisations providing health and social care services are working effectively.
For example, we must make sure there are enough services for people within their area and that these services are accessible. We must also make sure that all other health services are provided including;
- hospitals,
- dentists,
- opticians,
- mental health services,
- NHS Walk-In Centres,
- NHS Direct,
- patient transport (including Accident & Emergency),
- population screening,
- and pharmacies.
We are also responsible for getting health and social care systems working together to the benefit of patients.