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Viewpoint: Clear referral pathways needed for people with rare conditions
Patients with rare conditions may be at risk of losing out under CCGs, writes GP Dr Stephen Meech, whose son has the rare neuromuscular condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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LMC poll reveals GPs' serious concern over NHS 111
07 May 2013Over 65% of GPs surveyed by LMCs in the north east of England said their experience of NHS 111 was either poor or very poor.
NHS 111 providers face fines and contract cancellation
03 May 2013Failing NHS 111 providers face fines and having their contracts revoked.
Commissioning: Can other laws protect GPs against section 75?
26 April 2013GPs fear the impact of competition rules, but might find lower-profile legislation can provide a counterbalance. Neil Roberts investigates
Hunt 'wrong to scapegoat GPs' for pressure on A&E
25 April 2013GP leaders have hit out at health secretary Jeremy Hunt for blaming the 2004 GMS contract and practices for rising pressure on emergency care services.
Bid to scrap NHS competition rules defeated in Lords vote
25 April 2013A Labour move to overturn controversial 'section 75' NHS competition regulations was defeated in the House of Lords last night.
Hunt reviews Payment By Results after CCGs call for abolition
23 April 2013Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has promised to review Payment by Results after commissioners called for it to be abolished and complained it rewarded activity rather than outcomes.
YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO CLINICAL COMMISSIONING
How clinical commissioning groups will work GPonline.com explains how commissioning will work in light of changes to the Health Bill.
Where GPs fit into the new NHS Critics fear changes to the Health Bill will make the NHS more complicated. From clinical commissioning groups to Monitor, GPonline.com unravels how it will work. Click on the boxes below in our organisation chart for more details.
Informatics - Robust data underpins pathfinder NHS Bexley's focus on patient data analytics aids consortium development, says Dr Sid Deshmukh.
Map of pathfinder clinical commissioning groups View this updated interactive map of the 257 clinical commissioning groups - previously known as GP consortia - that have been given pathfinder status as part of the planned NHS reforms.
Consortia - Understanding statutory bodies GP consortia are going to be statutory bodies, but what will this mean? Justin Cumberlege explains.
The GP consortia trailblazers Julie Griffiths looks at what's next for three pathfinder consortia with very different populations.
Map of CCG authorisation waves
Click below to view our map detailing the boundaries of all clinical commissioning groups.
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Field: My journey from council house to 10 Downing Street
22 February 2013Professor Steve Field, the NHS Commissioning Board's (NHSCB) new deputy medical director, tells GP's Neil Durham how attacking health inequalities is at the heart of his new role.
Viewpoint: Friends and family test for primary care - driving up standards or bulking out bureaucracy?
15 February 2013From April A&E and overnight inpatients will be asked whether they would recommend the services they received to their friends and family, writes Toby Knightley-Day
How Oldham CCG is improving its vascular care (part 2)
28 January 2013To achieve success we must have team members who share the same enthusiasm and passion, writes Dr Anita Sharma.
Why Oldham CCG focused on improving its vascular services (part 1)
22 January 2013Oldham CCG first identified its challenges when trying to improve vascular health and use resources effectively, write Dr Anita Sharma and John McEwan.
Viewpoint: How CCGs save money by choosing private sector over NHS
11 February 2013Private sector involvement in the NHS can bring positive outcomes if contracts are well managed and have strong clinical input, argues GP Dr Kosta Manis, of Bexley CCG in south-east London.
Viewpoint: Incentives, enhanced services and how CCG relationships with practices could develop
17 January 2013What is the relationship between CCGs and their constituent practices, asks Nick Clarke, commercial partner at solicitors Aaron and Partners LLP, and how may it develop?
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Commissioning Show 2012
Video: Lansley at Commissioning Show 2012
04 July 2012Health secretary Andrew Lansley used part of his speech at the Commissioning Show 2012 to explain the thinking behind a list of 'care objectives' that will be used to measure NHS commissioners' success in improving patient outcomes across five key do...
Commissioning Show - NHS Confederation leader has Olympic spirit for commissioning
29 June 2012The NHS Confederation's chief executive Mike Farrar spoke to GPonline.com at Commissioning 2012 about the future of commissioning and the Olympic torch.
Commissioning Show - Case study in clinically-led integrated care
29 June 2012Dr Sam Barrell and nurse Claire Jones at Commissioning 2012
Commissioning Show - Dame Barbara Hakin answers CCG questions
29 June 2012Can primary care nurses sit on clinical commissioning group (CCG) boards and can CCGs use non-NHS premises? Watch Dame Barbara answer CCG questions in video from the Commissioning Show 2012.
Commissioning Show - QIPP showcase: LTC management that works
28 June 2012Dr Paul Lovell discusses his long-term conditions programme at the Commissioning Show 2012.
Commissioning Show - CCG board member's message to GPs
02 July 2012Dr Gill Jenkins is long-term conditions lead on the board of Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).
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