Primary Care is the care provided by people you normally see when you first have a health problem. It might be a visit to a doctor or dentist, an 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. All of these services are managed for you by your local Primary Care Trust (PCT).
PCTs are now at the centre of the NHS and will get 75% of the NHS budget.
Our region is now organised into ninen Primary Care Trusts. The contact details are listed below.