Books balanced on eve of health trust transfer.

A primary care trust is balancing its books for the first time in three-and-a-half years - just as it is about to disband.

Suffolk West PCT held its last board meeting on Wednesday as it prepares to hand over the reins to the new county-wide Suffolk PCT on Sunday.

And, after four-and-a-half years in existence, it looks like it will bow out on a high.

Alison Taylor, director of finance, told the meeting: "For the first time for three-and-a-half years, this PCT is balancing its books. I think that is quite an achievement."

She said the trust had carried over a deficit of [pounds sterling]16.1 million from last year. Since then, savings had …