For most of us primary care provides the initial pathway into the healthcare system when we feel ill or have a health problem. We may go to see our doctor, visit a dentist or an optician; even going to the chemists to pick up medication prescribed by the GP. All of these are primary care services.
Looking beyond the local surgery there are other primary care services, such as community and specialist nursing, community hospitals and diagnostic and treatment centres. All of these are funded and in some cases directly provided by NHS Bradford and Airedale and Bradford and Airedale Community Health Services.
Should your doctor refer you for further investigation or treatment in hospital then the funding for that is also provided by the NHS Bradford and Airedale. So primary care trusts are at the very centre of the NHS and hold the money allocated by the Department of Health for the provision of all local healthcare services. We are therefore publicly accountable for obtaining the best value for money healthcare services for you.
All of the staff at NHS Bradford and AIredale are committed to improving your wellbeing and that of all those we serve in our local communities. We therefore aim to commission the very best services for you based on your healthcare needs.
Using the funding to best effect means that we must also concentrate on promoting well being and improving the health of our communities so that people do not become ill in the first place. So we tackle important health issues such as reducing obesity, smoking cessation and encouraging people to take more exercise. We recognise that we cannot successfully address all of these public health issues on our own so we seek partnerships with other organisations to make even better use of our resources.
Achieving the best health for all: our objectives
Our primary objective is to address the health inequalities and to improve the quality of our service. |
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We will concentrate on these specific areas:
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Primary and community care
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Maternity and children's services
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Health improvement and prevention
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Developing intergrated care models to meet individual needs
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Mental health and learning disability services |
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In order to take forward our ambitious work programme, we are developing 10 priority commissioning programmes:
- Primary and community care
- Maternity and newborn
- Children's services
- Staying healthy
- Long term conditions
- Acute
- Planned care
- End of life care
- Mental health
- Learning disabilities
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The entire strategic plan can be downloaded on the PCT's intranet site.
Our main sites
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The tPCT operates out of a number of sites across Bradford and Airedale. Some sites are main administration or clincial centres, others house just a small number of staff.
These pages initially focus on the main tPCT hubs but will evenutally reflect all sites.
If you are looking for details of a GP Practice, Dentist, Optician or Pharmacist please use the icons on the right.
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Douglas Mill - Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care headquarters
Bowling Old Lane
Bradford
BD5 7JR
Leeds Road Hospital
Maudsley Street
Bradford
West yorkshire
BD3 9LH
Millennium Business Park - Base for public health teams
Station Road
Steeton
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD20 6QW
Shipley Health Centre
Alexandra Road
Shipley
West Yorkshire
BD13 3EG
Westwood Park
Swift Drive
Off Cooper Lane
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD6 3NL
Eccleshill Community Centre
Park Road
Off Harrogate Road
Eccleshill Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD10 0ET
Keighley Health Centre
Oakworth Road
Keighley
West Yorkshire
BD21 1SA
Westbourne Green Health Centre
50 Heaton Road
Bradford
BD88RA