NHS Southampton City

This basically means that they 'order' services, finding best value for patients and the Trust. Drawing up contracts with those who deliver services etc.

This may change again due to the new government's White Paper on Health, particularly in regard to General Practioners (i.e. doctors in surgeries) also 'commissioning' services for their patients.

Headquarters Oakley Road Southampton

Southampton is home to some of the best health care in the country with excellent hospitals and clinics, highly skilled staff and ground breaking research.

NHS (National Health Service) care in Southampton is commissioned by: Southampton City Primary Care Trust the organisation with overall responsibility for ensuring that Southampton people get the NHS care they require.

The main source for primary care is:

The GP (General Practitioner) - There are 40 GP practices (or surgeries) within Southampton all of which have a team of District Nurses, Health Visitors, Midwives and Practice Nurses. These family doctors are most often the first port of call when you feel unwell. GPs are being encouraged to broaden the services they offer.

Southampton NHS Treatment Centre, located at the Royal South Hants Hospital (Levels C and D), offers safe, fast, pre-booked day and short-stay surgery and diagnostic procedures in brand new, state of the art facilities.

Additionally, Southampton University Health Trust one of the UK's most successful healthcare organisations, providing local hospital services to some 500,000 people living in Southampton and South West Hampshire; and specialist services such as neurosciences, cardiac services and children's intensive care to more than 3 million people in central southern England and the Channel Islands.