title: PCTs/health improvement. The object of the exercise.
abstract: A study of six primary care trusts showed that those most successful in tackling health improvement had certain common characteristics. Strong board-level support and leadership, combined with development funding, were the most effective. Successful PCTs also showed a corporate recognition of local health and socio-economic inequalities.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
authors.forename: Dominique
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Florin
authors.forename: Steve
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gillam
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fulop
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006075:Governing Board; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012935:Social Justice; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom