Halton Health is a not-for-profit social enterprise. This means that any surplus monies are put back into our services for the benefit of patients.

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We have been providing urgent out-of-hours healthcare in Runcorn and Widnes since 2006. This service meets all of the Department of Health Quality Requirements. We also manage the GP-led health centres in Widnes and Warrington, and the Windmill Hill Medical Centre in Runcorn.

Our purpose is to work with GP practices, PCTs and other parts of the NHS as partners, and to support them win providing high quality health services.

We support local GP practices across Halton:

• Providing medical / margin cover to the GP practices of Halton
• Providing new services through Practice Based Commissioning (PBC)
• Providing intermediate and out of hospital care

We work with Primary Care Trusts to:

• Offer support as they develop and implement improved care pathways
• Deliver cost effective high quality services in primary care
• Prevent fragmentation of care and to keep services in the NHS family

We work as a flexible and strategic partner to support the provider arms of local NHS bodies, such as:

• Primary Care Trusts
• Mental health providers
• Secondary care providers

We work with and for local people to:

• Deliver high quality services nearer to their homes
• Provide out of hospital services in familiar surroundings
• Support and, where possible, extend access to GP practice based family care

Halton Health is a subsidiary of Devon Doctors, a social enterprise organisation that has been recognised by the National Audit Office and Department of Health as one of the leading healthcare providers in England. Its Board is made up of local GPs and it is owned by every practice in Devon. Find out more here - Devon Doctors