What we do

Liverpool Primary Care Trust is responsible for commissioning healthcare services across the city.

Commissioning in the NHS is the process by which we ensure the health and care services provided most effectively meet the needs of the population. It is a complex process with responsibilities ranging from assessing population needs and prioritising health outcomes, to procuring products and services, and managing service providers.

We manage a large range of contractual relationships with healthcare providers, including local hospitals and NHS Liverpool Community Health, the core of which cost £590m in 2008/09 and rising to £630m in 2009/10.