Patients’ council commend local health watchdog results.

Date published: 16 October 2008

The Patients’ Council are delighted with Bury Primary Care Trust (PCT) for their recent results in the Healthcare Commission’s annual health check.

In the 2007/08 report, Bury PCT achieved ‘Good’ for Use of Resources and awarded top marks for Standard of Care.

Paul Mainwaring, Chair of the Patients Council, said, “These are really impressive results and are wholly deserved by the Bury PCT and its hard working staff. We are seeing vast improvements in our health services and are seeing the health of our local population improve. The Patients council would like to thank Bury PCT and its partners for its openness in achieving these results”.

The Patients’ Council continues to work closely with Bury PCT in developing improved health care and support their visions for the future with regards to the reconfiguration of services across North East Greater Manchester called Healthy Futures and also Making It Better, in Greater Manchester”.

Based on these latest results, it shows that Bury PCT is well on track to meeting its targets for reaching the NHS North West 10 Touchstones for World Class Commissioning.

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