Walsall Primary Care Trust delivers NHS Healthcare Services to the population living in the Borough of Walsall.

Chief Executive Alistair Howie
Chairman Sukhjinder Singh Khera

The vision for Walsall PCT is:

1. To offer Walsall people fast and convenient care delivered at a consistently high standard by implementing The NHS Plan through the health improvement and modernisation plan (HIMP).

2. To involve users and carers in order to provide patient centred services.

3. To have a locality focus which incorporates multi professional approaches.

4. To be a learning organisation that positively nurtures growth and development, valuing, promoting, and retaining talent to deliver services through a skilled and valued workforce.

5. To be a health improving and enabling organisation, delivering equitable, accessible and culturally sensitive services.

6. To reduce heath inequalities within the Walsall Borough.

Formerly Walsall Community Health Trust and Walsall Health Authority, Walsall Primary Care Trust was formally established 20 March 2002 and commenced the delivery of healthcare services as a Primary Care Trust to Walsall population on 1 April 2002.

Core services:
Mental Health
Children's Services
Intermediate Care
District community and specialist services
Adult community services
Learning disabilities
Family Health Services Operation
Public Health/Health Promotion
Clinical Governance
Sexual Health and Family Planning
Walk in Centre

Corporate Services:
Training & Development
Strategy Development and Implementation
Finance
Communications
Monitoring & Performance Management
Commissioning & Purchasing

For Switchboard, please contact 01922 858000

For press information please contact:
Martin Turner, Head of Communications Tel: 07753 683 337

Source = Trust Web-site (Aug 2003)