NHS Barnet (legally known as Barnet Primary Care Trust) was the statutory

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body responsible for improving the

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of the resident population within the

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. It commissioned services for the second largest

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, both in terms of geographical size and

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. Barnet

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was established on 1 April 2001, taking on functions previously undertaken by the three former Barnet Primary Care Groups and Barnet Health Authority. The Trust also assumed responsibility for the community services previously provided by Barnet Healthcare NHS Trust (other than

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services, which were provided by

Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (BEH) is a large provider of integrated mental health and community health services in North London, providing services across Barnet, Enfield, and Haringey. The trust currently employs around 3, ...

. In May 2009 Barnet Primary Care Trust was renamed NHS Barnet in line with a national move to create a ‘one-stop’ contact for all NHS services for patients. In legal terms the organisation remained Barnet Primary Care Trust. On 1 April 2010 it was announced that Barnet Community Services, the provider arm of the Trust would be moved to the Central London Community Healthcare Trust. NHS Barnet was responsible for managing the local

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, for developing services and for making financial

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s. NHS Barnet commissioned services from

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s, community

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s, private providers, voluntary sector,

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s and mental health trusts. Together, NHS Barnet and its commissioned providers provided a range of services at

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s and

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s across the Borough and at the Trust's two main

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s (Edgware Community Hospital, rebuilt and re-opened in February 2005 and

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, extended in 2013). NHS Barnet held an annual

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of approximately £500 million (with annual fluctuations). Approximately half was spent on

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commissioning. Following an inspection by the

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in 2015, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust obtained an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’. In October 2016, a draft Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) was submitted to

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by the NHS in North Central London (representing Barnet, Haringey, Islington, Camden and Enfield) proposing changes and improvements to their future services.
North Central London Sustainability and Transformation Plan, 21 October 2016.

References

External links

NHS Barnet website

NHS Barnet young persons website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nhs Barnet Health in the London Borough of Barnet Defunct NHS trusts

See also

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